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The Milwaukee County board voted Thursday to nearly double its sales tax in a bid to spare Wisconsin's largest city from forcing itself into bankruptcy.

The Milwaukee County board voted Thursday to nearly double the county's sales tax, two weeks after the city of Milwaukee approved a local sales tax increase as part of a bipartisan plan to avoid bankruptcy. Both the city and county, which make up the state's largest metropolitan areas, faced running out of money without additional revenue to pay for basic services such as police and fire protection, park maintenance and libraries. Milwaukee leaders, together with a broad statewide co...

The Milwaukee County board has voted to nearly double the county’s sales tax, two weeks after the city of Milwaukee approved a local sales tax increase as part of a

The Milwaukee County board voted Thursday to nearly double the county's sales tax, two weeks after the city of Milwaukee approved a local sales tax increase as part of a bipartisan plan to avoid bankruptcy.

The Milwaukee County board voted Thursday to nearly double the county's sales tax, two weeks after the city of Milwaukee approved a local sales tax increase as part of a bipartisan plan to avoid bankruptcy. Both the city and county, which make up the state's largest metropolitan areas, faced running out of money without additional revenue to pay for basic services such as police and fire protection, park maintenance and libraries. Milwaukee leaders, together with a broad statewide coal...

The Milwaukee County board has voted to nearly double the county’s sales tax, two weeks after the city of Milwaukee approved a local sales tax increase as part of a

 

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors plans to vote Thursday, July 27 on whether to raise the sales tax. If approved, it would be a 0.4% increase.

Ryan Clancy, 29, died after the motorized scooter he was riding crashed on Route 25A, police said.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who's been involved with the centrist effort for years, joked that it's "how all major decisions are made."