AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoJuneteenth & Milwaukee leadership: Former alderman Mike McGee Sr., battling terminal cancer, says Milwaukee’s Black political gains haven’t translated into real leadership, arguing the city still lacks the kind of change he fought for. Local government & legal costs: Washington County’s executive committee approved extra legal-fee funding tied to the former UWM-Washington County campus sale process. Fraud & banking: Nine people were charged in connection with nearly $14,000 stolen from a Hartland woman’s credit union account, including identity theft and money-laundering allegations. Education & budgets: A Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds K-12 enrollment is down but costs aren’t dropping as expected, putting more pressure on school staffing and services. Open meetings fight: A conservative nonprofit sued DPI over a 2024 Wisconsin Dells conference over standardized-test benchmarks, alleging open-meetings notice violations. Immigration & civil rights: A federal judge ordered release of Milwaukee mosque leader Salah Sarsour from ICE detention, citing a substantial First Amendment claim. Data centers & power: A new report warns datacenters are accelerating clean-energy growth while also straining grids and driving utilities to keep or add fossil generation. Business & real estate: Zilber Property Group affiliate bought a Pleasant Prairie industrial building for about $10 million.
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