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Hundreds of inmates of a Chinese prison were forced to make Milwaukee Tool gloves for 48 cents a day, Wisconsin Watch found.

Chishan prisoners report being forced to produce work gloves for the Brookfield, Wis.-based tool company, which did not answer specific questions.

The zoning committee endorsed a tax incremental financing district for the $500 million project. It includes relocating 2,000 employees from Franklin.

Economic experts discuss how the Iron District downtown has an opportunity to impact the service industry in Milwaukee if it follows procedures similar to the Bucks' Deer District.

FPC Live's $50 million concert venue complex proposed for the Deer District in downtown Milwaukee was endorsed Tuesday by the city's Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee.

The National Federation of Independent Business has been active in passing new laws allowing teenagers to work long and late hours in three states.

Leaders from the Milwaukee Bucks, construction contractors, labor and city officials announced a project labor agreement on the proposed FPC Live music venue located in the Deer District on the grounds of the old Bradley Center.

Madison-based concert promoter FPC Live announced Monday that it has finalized two separate labor agreements for its $50 million concert venue complex proposed for the Deer District in downtown Milwaukee.

FPC Live, with support from live music juggernaut Live Nation, is hoping to open a two-venue live music complex in the Deer District in 2024.

Top Democrats in the race for U.S. Senate lined up to burnish their labor credentials at a protest outside Sen. Ron Johnsons office.