Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
De Bruin's departure creates opportunity on Milwaukee County board
The two candidates vying to represent District 15 on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors have targeted parks and transit...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Plus Hero and Jerk of the Week
Planning for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line is moving ahead, despite shaky funding from a rental car fee increase and...
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
But could a sales tax rescue local transit?
Can you imagine a Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) without its Freeway Flyer routes?
That may materialize in Milwaukee County’s 2010 budget if the bus system doesn’t get an infusion of cash. “We’re at a point where there aren’t any easy cuts,” said MCTS Managing Director...
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008
Trying to save the bus system and build a commuter rail line
Just a month after Milwaukee County voters approved an advisory referendum to allow a 1-cent sales tax increase for transit, the parks and property tax relief, a regional transit planning committee also has a sales tax proposal in the works. Both will try to make their case in Madison, where the governor and state Legislature...
