Milwaukee County approves sales tax increase as part of plan to avoid bankruptcy
The Milwaukee County board has voted to nearly double the county’s sales tax, two weeks after the city of Milwaukee appr...
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'It was like a heartbeat': Residents at a loss after newspaper shutters in declining coal county
Months after the last newspaper closed in a declining coal community in West Virginia, residents say they are already ex...
Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count
The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has spiked again, increasing by 9% since last year
Oregon county sues oil, coal companies for $51 billion over deadly heat dome
Oregon's most populous county is suing more than a dozen fossil fuel companies to recover costs related to extreme weath...
Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condo
A unanimous Supreme Court has given a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county k...
