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End of the Line

The Milwaukee County Transit System has been trapped in a budget-induced death spiral – increased fares and reduced service, leading to fewer riders and less revenue, leading to increased fares and reduced service. But it wasn’t always that way. Can an out-of-state, for-profit company resurrect the public system?

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Abby Clips, Current Events, Milwaukee Magazine, Reporting Leave a comment November 4, 2013March 10, 2014 1 Minute

No Scrubs | February 2013

The head of Wisconsin’s Medical Examining Board says the state has become a toilet bowl for foreign-trained doctors. But why?

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Abby Clips, Milwaukee Magazine, Reporting Leave a comment December 12, 2012March 10, 2014 1 Minute

Paper Chase

When Luke arrived in Milwaukee in 2007, he brought with him the promise of no more digging through purses and pockets for spare change. He brought the prospect of seamless credit card payments to replace antiquated parking meters. He may have oversold what he could offer the city.

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Abby Clips, Milwaukee Magazine, Reporting Leave a comment November 16, 2012March 10, 2014 1 Minute

21 Ideas to Change Milwaukee

Can Milwaukee really transform from old to bold? Yes, say city leaders. From the slightly expected to the rather radical, here’s how to do it by the year 2050.

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Abby Clips, Milwaukee Magazine, Reporting Leave a comment October 21, 2012September 15, 2014 1 Minute

Money for Jobs

Does economic development work? State government’s not always checking.

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Abby Clips, Milwaukee Magazine, Reporting Leave a comment September 6, 2012March 10, 2014 1 Minute

The Emerald Apocalypse

How Milwaukee got off its ash and did something about the worst threat to trees since Dutch elm disease.

Read about the city’s plan on milwaukeemag.com.

Abby Clips, Milwaukee Magazine, Reporting Leave a comment September 6, 2012March 10, 2014 1 Minute

The Bridges of Milwaukee County

What it costs to keep the city’s Downtown riverways navigable.

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Abby Clips, Milwaukee Magazine, Reporting Leave a comment August 19, 2012March 10, 2014 1 Minute

Political Parks

Once indispensable, public squares are now slipping through the cracks.

Read about the good, the bad and the ugly public squares at milwaukeemag.com.

Abby Clips, Milwaukee Magazine, Reporting Leave a comment June 18, 2012March 8, 2013 1 Minute
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