Stories tagged: "Milwaukee Bucks"

Sports
Sports MKE’s MVP: How the NBA’s New ‘Jordan Trophy’ Got Made in Milwaukee

When millions of people tune in this June to see who will win the 2023 NBA MVP award, they'll be staring at a brand-new trophy that was made in Wisconsin! But will it STAY here?

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey January 24, 2023 2:17 pm CST
Best Of
Best Of The Best Moments in Wisconsin Sports in 2022

From the Bucks, Badgers, and Brewers to our beloved Packers– sports unite us, win or lose. Unfortunately, 2022 seemed to include an often-unexpected amount of the latter. But there were still many bright spots. Here are a few standouts!

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey November 23, 2022 4:00 pm CST
Sports
Sports WalletHub Ranked 392 American Sports Cities. Find Out Where 5 Wisconsin Towns Landed.

What makes a great sports town? The venues? The fans? The food? The bars? The options? The energy? WalletHub claims to have found the answer in its list of 2022's Best Sports Cities.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey November 11, 2022 1:49 pm CST
Politics
Politics From Restoring Reproductive Freedom to Saving Social Security: Democrat Mandela Barnes, on How He’d Improve Your Life

Wisconsin's Lt. Gov and Democratic nominee for US Senate Mandela Barnes talks about his background, why voting matters, and his fight to restore reproductive freedom and protect Social Security.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey September 26, 2022 12:57 pm CDT
Education Giacomo Fallucca, CEO of Palermo's, speaks Wednesday in favor of using part of the state's projected budget surplus on schools. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Education ‘We Have the Dollars’: Milwaukee Business Leaders Call for Using Surplus on Schools

From the Bucks president to the Palermo’s CEO, a diverse range of business leaders pleads for action from Evers and legislators.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski March 2, 2022 4:13 pm CST

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Auto workers on the picket line at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne County. (The 'Gander Newsroom/Kyle Kaminski) News Auto Workers Fight Back After ‘Getting Screwed’ by Detroit Three
(Photo by Matt Marton/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Editorial Anti-Milwaukee Bias Rears Its Head in Funding Fight Over Brewers Ballpark
Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, July 4, 2023, in Washington. After being thwarted by Congress, Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas, File) Climate Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 Jobs
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Economy Fireworks explode over Fiserv Forum after the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship early Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Economy Bucks’ NBA Playoffs Run Brought Milwaukee $58 Million, Showing Value of Investing in Wisconsin Largest City

Hundreds of thousands of people from Milwaukee and beyond spent millions as the Bucks made their way through the NBA Playoffs.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 28, 2021 1:51 pm CDT
Economy Becky Cooper in Bounce Milwaukee
Economy How Does This Milwaukee Business Plan to Address the Worker Shortage? A Union.

Bounce Milwaukee is proactively seeking a union contract on behalf of its own workers in advance of its reopening.

Olivia Stern Olivia Stern August 9, 2021 12:27 pm CDT