In the past decade, bright green storefronts have been popping up all over Milwaukee, with dollar signs and huge posters in the window advertising, “Up to $2,000 Cash Loans.” Inside, long lines of low-income people wait each day to take out a payday loan — the most expensive legal form of credit. After completing the […]
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Rising Property Assessments in Riverwest
In the past year, Riverwest property values increased faster than any other neighborhood in Milwaukee, leaving many residents surprised and concerned. In Milwaukee, residential property values increased by almost 10 percent overall. The average increase in Riverwest was around 24 percent, while in some pockets of Riverwest, average property values almost doubled. “I was shocked,” […]
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McGee Brings “Organized Confusion” to 6th District
“People are expecting me to go down there and act like a nut… But I think totally outside the box. Everything I do is unconventional to people who are within that box. But for people who think outside the box, they’re like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s how it should be: creative.’”
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Voting Judiciously
After months of mudslinging, heated accusations and controversy, the Court of Appeals race between Joan Kessler and Charles Schudson will soon end; but some local experts claim the race has left voters more confused than informed. “The truth is the typical Wisconsin citizen is given virtually no information about candidates in judicial elections by which […]
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Accusations Fly as Court of Appeals Campaign Heats Up
Appellate Judge Charles Schudson accuses Shepherd Express of printing an error-riddled, disinformation and attack article to support Schudson’s campaign opponent, Joan Kessler. Kessler’s husband is a close personal friend of Shepherd publisher, Louis Fortis. Fortis insists, “Other than the small items we corrected, that article is 100 percent factually correct.” Another recent article in the Shepherd falsely charged that mayoral candidate Sandy Folaron had overdue property taxes in excess of $7000. Fortis was on hand at the Folaron campaign on election night to express his apologies.
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