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County Exec. Chris Abele Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection

County Exec. Chris Abele Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection

I don’t think many people saw this coming…

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is not seeking re-election, he announced Wednesday.

That’s a reversal from May, when Abele told the Journal Sentinel he was running again.

He said he first ran because he wanted to make a difference and thinks government is a noble endeavor.

“Nine years later, that hasn’t changed,” Abele told the Journal Sentinel.…

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Milwaukee County Executive Takes Action to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis (Video)

Milwaukee County Executive Takes Action to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis (Video)

A Milwaukee County executive has made clear his commitment to ensuring racial equity across the county in Wisconsin’s largest metropolitan area.

On Monday, Chris Abele signed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Abele, a Democrat, said the measure was about making a public commitment to take action “in the face of injustice.”

“Everybody…

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Chris Abele running for reelection....meh

Chris Abele running for reelection….meh

Consider me underwhelmed…

After an expensive 2016 re-election fight, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is launching his campaign for a third full four-year term and, at least so far, is heading into 2020 unopposed.

He kicked off his campaign Tuesday at Gee’s Clippers on King Drive.

“Everybody who lives in this community knows we are never going to be the community we can be until everybody —…

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Whither Milwaukee County: Chris Abele Wants Four More Years!

Whither Milwaukee County: Chris Abele Wants Four More Years!

from my email inbox this morning:

I am excited to share the news with you that I am running for re-election as Milwaukee County Executive.

Milwaukee County is a great place to live, and we have made a lot of progress addressing the challenges I inherited almost nine years ago, improving services, and making government more efficient for the people we serve. But we still have much more work…

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Whither Milwaukee County: A Fair Deal

Whither Milwaukee County: A Fair Deal

From our email in box today…a missive from Milwaukee County Board Chairman, Theodore Lipscomb:

You are invited to attend a town hall meeting to learn more about the solutions we are proposing to avoid a funding crisis in Milwaukee County.

For too long, Milwaukee County has been forced to delay necessary maintenance in our parks and facilities, and put off important investments in…

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Funding Opioid Programs

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is reintroducing his push for a $60 wheel tax and metered parking at the lakefront to expand county revenues. I may have more on that later. But one of the reasons he wants to expand county revenues is to pay for the opioid epidemic.

User fee increases, which may be appropriate in some circumstances, simply don’t generate enough revenue to make a…

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Milwaukee County sued by game developer over park-permit requirement

Milwaukee County sued by game developer over park-permit requirement

A California game developer has sued Milwaukee County over its requirement that developers get a permit to have augmented-reality games like “Pokemon Go” played at its parks. The lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin is one of the first tests for how far state and local governments can go in trying to regulate virtual games. Irvine-based Candy Lab, Inc. asks in a federal lawsuit for…

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Anchors Aweigh | Milwaukee Magazine

Climb aboard the first-ever MilMag cruise! Here’s a new piece for Milwaukee Magazine’s April issue about a theoretical cruise designed to mend political divisions. Sheriff David Clarke faces off with columnist Dan Bice in a cupcake decorating competition. State Senator Leah Vukmir serves spanakopita while county executive Chris Abele performs Shakespeare.

Read the full story at https://www.milwaukeemag.com/climb-aboard-the-first-ever-milmag-cruise/

Thanks to Krista Schmidt!