City and county officials have been pursuing option for over a year. By Jeramey Jannene - Feb 12th, 2021 01:26 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee Center from City Hall. Photo taken September 23rd, 2012 by Erik Ljung.
With state shared revenue declining and property taxes capped, Mayor
Tom Barrett has been advocating for a sales tax to bail out Milwaukee’s budget for more than a decade.
Governor
Tony Evers‘ budget proposal would give him his wish, and possibly a path forward for the cash-strapped city.
Evers announced Friday that his budget, due to be released next week, would include an option for communities to enact a new 0.5% sales tax via referendum.