taxes

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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley weighs in financial troubles and opportunities facing Milwaukee in 2026.

Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed a bill allowing the expansion at a ceremony in Waukesha on Monday.

A retired economist offers ways to change the Republican financing plan for maintenance of the ballpark.

Gov. Tony Evers says he will veto the tax proposal if it reaches his desk.

Come 2024, sales taxes in the City of Milwaukee will rise from 5.5% to 7.9%, while sales taxes outside the city, but still within Milwaukee County, will rise from 5.5% to 5.9%.

The proposed hike is moving ahead. But county supervisors say they want input at town hall meetings.

The sales tax in Milwaukee will go up 2 cents per dollar next year after the Common Council voted Tuesday to raise the rate as part of a bipartisan plan to avoid bankruptcy.

The proposed Wisconsin state budget goes to the state Assembly Thursday afternoon, after passage by the state Senate Wednesday. Democrats spent hours unsuccessfully trying to talk the GOP out of approving a large tax cut.

Council members may try to push back against some Republican requirements for Milwaukee.