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CARBON HILL - Financial advisor Randy Dodd told the Carbon Hill City Council on Thursday, Jan. 11, that the city has now turned the corner on its financial records and

Vote was 9-6. Elected officials will get 15% hike, non-elected leaders even more.

Top elected officials would see raises ranging from 14% to 27% after a divided Milwaukee Common Council approved the pay.

Multi-million dollar proposal also includes raises for dozens of department, division leaders.

The annual salaries of Milwaukee elected officials and top leaders would rise, in some cases substantially, under a proposal.

Finance Committee to discuss issue Wednesday. Many city administrators also get raises.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, County Executive David Crowley and City Attorney Tearman Spencer could face re-election challenges.

After a three and half year battle with pancreatic cancer, Dennis Arthur Pickering, age 79, passed peacefully away on November 18, 2023 with his loving wife Pat and friends close by his side.

Council narrowly endorsed idea, only for Mayor Cavalier Johnson to kill initiative.

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