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Two companies are vying for a 10-year, multimillion-dollar contract to run Milwaukee’s wastewater treatment plants. An ad hoc committee released its recommendation on which company MMSD should choose.
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Katherine Kokal/WUWMCan Hunger Task Force's free summer meal program help solve childhood hunger in Milwaukee? Free meals are served at parks, churches and schools. -
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This WUWM series focuses on the challenges of food accessibility in Milwaukee and examines solutions.
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Katrina Lord started Milwaukee Love Letter in 2016. Since then, she’s written over a thousand love letters and placed them throughout the city for strangers to find. -
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated democratic socialist Francesca Hong. Crowley will face Republican Tom Tiffany Nov. 3. -
David Crowley narrowly won the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary. He's hoping a broad coalition will join him to win the November election.
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Primary voters chose moderate Democrat and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley to take on Republican U.S. Congressman Tom Tiffany in general election. -
Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski speaks with Scott Marshall — the CEO of Community Smiles Dental, a local nonprofit that provides dental care for underserved children, pregnant women and individuals with special needs in the community who are on Medicaid. -
In July, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed a crude oil and gas pipeline has been trespassing on Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa land for years. -
Last year, much of Milwaukee was under water. And while people waited for the local and federal government to spring into action, a group of men took to the streets, helping where they could. They reflect on last year's flooding and how their work has continued. -
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11. Voters will determine who will face off in November’s elections for governor, Congress, the state Assembly, and half of the state Senate.
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