Tom Barrett, Doug La Follette, Kathleen Vinehout, Kathleen Falk, Mike Tate

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was joined on Wednesday morning, May 9th by the Democratic candidates he defeated in the recall primary for governor. They came together to show unity in their efforts to oust Gov. Scott Walker from office.

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the rating on the city of Milwaukee’s planned $445 million sale of bonds and notes. At the same time, the New York City bond rating agency upgraded the city of Milwaukee’s overall rating outlook to stable from negative. Moody's downgraded the city's planned bond sale to Aa2 from Aa1, which keeps the rating in the high-quality, low-credit-risk category. The bond and notes sale is scheduled for April 23. The rating also affects $963 million in existing... ... Read More

Latino community members are divided about how the maps for the 8th and 9th state Assembly districts on the south side should be redrawn.

A map drawn by the Republican majority divided the 8th and 9th Districts down Cesar Chavez Drive. Republicans argued that by drawing the districts this way, Latinos might become the majority in both districts during the next 10 years. District boundaries are redrawn every 10 years, after the U.S. Census.

However, some community members are concerned that the proposed map would decrease the power of the Latino vote and ultimately lead to reduced representation in the legislature... Read More