by Milwaukee Mainstay | Jun 25, 2025 | Local News
Milwaukee would need to spend more than $821 million to bring its worst streets up to acceptable condition, according to a new Department of Public Works (DPW) report presented to the Milwaukee Common Council’s Finance and Personnel Committee. The June 18 briefing to...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | Jun 25, 2025 | Local News, National News
Real wages for blue-collar workers are surging in early 2025, driven by a tighter labor market, falling inflation, and renewed immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s economic agenda. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said wages for non-supervisory...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | Jun 24, 2025 | Local News
On June 12 Officer Sam Schwabenlander sustained a gunshot wound to the leg after responding to a call regarding men brandishing fire arms near 46th Street and Hampton Avenue. Schwabenlander and a suspect exchanged gunfire resulting in both the officer and the...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | Jun 23, 2025 | State News
As Wisconsin’s June 30 budget deadline approaches, Republican Sen. Chris Kapenga is proposing a path rarely taken in state politics: letting the current budget roll over. In a statement posted to X, Kapenga laid out his opposition to both Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | Jun 21, 2025 | Local News, National News
An El Salvadorian national has voluntarily left the United States after her emergency stay request was denied by immigration authorities. Yessenia Ruano came to the United States in 2011 claiming to be a victim of human trafficking and “an asylum seeker.” She...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | Jun 19, 2025 | Local News
MILWAUKEE — Right-hander Jacob Misiorowski delivered an electric pitching debut Thursday night, touching 102.2 mph and throwing five no-hit innings for the Milwaukee Brewers before exiting with cramps and a minor ankle injury. Misiorowski, 23, retired the St. Louis...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | Jun 17, 2025 | State News
MILWAUKEE, WI — Bill Berrien, a Navy SEAL veteran and CEO of a Wisconsin manufacturing firm, is openly considering a run for governor in 2026. But his recent praise for ranked choice voting—a scheme long championed by the left—has conservatives asking serious...
