Author: Wisconsin Examiner

Hoping to build a political legacy, President Donald J. Trump mused in 2018 that the expansive Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park in Mount Pleasant would be the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” The first phase of the project — while still a substantive investment for the area — is slightly more than one-third of the projected valuation of the property for what Foxconn initially proposed in 2017. With the state, county and local governments financing $1.4 billion in infrastructure and land acquisition costs, Foxconn agreed that the tax revenue from the company’s portion of that building project would...

The federal government should take concrete steps to help bolster housing in Black and other nonwhite communities in order to rectify racist practices that for decades cleaved them from white communities that benefited exclusively from support and investment, a professor who has studied the history of segregation in Milwaukee told a Congressional committee on April 13. “We need nothing more than a national reckoning about racial exclusion and housing,” said Anne Bonds, a geography and urban studies professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. “Emphasizing the access to housing is central for thriving communities and for our collective well-being.” A...

In 2024, the city of Milwaukee could get a second chance to host a national political convention and to reap the economic benefits that almost always come along with such events. Nearly two years ago the city’s convention dreams were dashed when, after Milwaukee won the chance to host the Democratic National Convention (DNC), the whole event went virtual, swallowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the city is a top contender to host the Republican National Convention (RNC) along with one other finalist, Nashville, Tennessee. Were Milwaukee to be chosen, hosting the convention would bring multiple dimensions of exposure....