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Mayor unveils $1.7 billion Milwaukee budget proposal that relies heavily on federal funds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 | by Editorial | WISN ABC-12 NEWS (WISCONSIN)

Includes “Mayor Tom Barrett unveiled what was expected to be his final city budget Tuesday morning. ‘Change is likely to come to city government,’ he said before the Common Council. After 17 years as mayor, President Joe Biden has nominated Barrett to serve as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg. Barrett's budget is filled with dire warnings. … The $1.7 billion budget plan relies heavily on American Rescue Plan to help pay for city services. … But he called it a short-term fix for long-term, systemic problems.”

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