Milwaukee Bucks, MPS team up to promote attendance: "You can’t learn if you aren’t in school"
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks and Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) announced Monday, August 10th a joint initiative to promote attendance among Milwaukee students.
Milwaukee Bucks lease payment for Cousin's Center increases to $200,000 per year
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks lease payment to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for the team's training facility at the Cousin's Center in St.
Governor Scott Walker to sign Milwaukee Bucks arena funding bill August 12th at State Fair Park
MILWAUKEE -- FOX6 News has learned Governor Scott Walker will sign the Milwaukee Bucks arena funding bill next week -- on Wednesday, August 12th at State Fair Park.The Wisconsin Assembly passed the bill to have taxpayers pay $250 million to help pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee on July 28th.The bill passed on a bipartisan 52-34 vote.The Wisconsin Senate passed the bill on July 15th with a 21-10 vote.
Tickets for Milwaukee Bucks preseason game in Madison go on sale August 5th
MADISON -- Tickets for the Milwaukee Bucks preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Kohl Center in Madison on Tuesday, Oct. 20, will go on sale tomorrow, Aug. 5, at 8:30 a.m.The game will mark the first full-team appearance by the Bucks in Madison since a preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Kohl Center on Oct. 19, 1999.This year’s game will showcase the Bucks taking on a Minnesota Timberwolves team featuring Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns, the top overall picks in each of the last two NBA drafts (7 p.m. tip).Tickets may be purchased online at bucks.com/Madison, UWBadgers.com, by calling 1-800-GO-BADGERS or (608) 262-1440, or in-person by visiting the McGinnis Family Athletic Ticket Office located at 1440 Monroe St., near Gate 1 of Camp Randall Stadium.
Belly up to the milk house! 25-cent cups of milk return to the Wisconsin State Fair
WEST ALLIS -- The Milwaukee Bucks and Prairie Farms announced on Thursday, July 30th they are bringing back a State Fair staple for the 27th summer -- 25-cent cups of milk at the Milwaukee Bucks Milk House presented by Prairie Farms Dairy.The Milwaukee Bucks Milk House presented by Prairie Farms will once again be located at Main Street and South Grandstand Avenue, close to its original location from 1989.This year’s milk house will feature five of Prairie Farm’s tasty flavors:
Debt dilemma: Bucks arena okayed state, but how will Milwaukee Co. pay for its portion?
MILWAUKEE -- In the Bucks arena bill approved earlier this week in Madison, Milwaukee County has to come up with $80 million.
A big thanks! Commercial Association of Realtors to launch billboard campaign
MILWAUKEE -- The Commercial Association of REALTORS (CARW) plans to launch a two-day billboard campaign on Thursday, July 30th to thank legislators who voted to fund the arena project.The bill passed both the Senate and the Assembly by bi-partisan vote.
Milwaukee Bucks sign free agent forward Chris Copeland
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent forward Chris Copeland.Copeland, 31, was undrafted out of the University of Colorado in 2006 and spent six seasons split between the NBA D-League and professional teams overseas before landing in the NBA with the New York Knicks in 2012-13.
Imperfectly acceptable: Reflecting on passage of Milwaukee Bucks arena funding bill
MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday, July 28th passed a bill to have taxpayers pay $250 million to help pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee.
"It's going to be neat:" Arena bill approved, Ace Hardware near Park East to be revitalized
MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday, July 28th passed a bill to have taxpayers pay $250 million to help pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee.
Bucks arena funding plan passes in Madison, and now, it's up to the city and county to approve their portions
MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday, July 28th passed a bill to have taxpayers pay $250 million to help pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee.
Lawmakers, community leaders react to Milwaukee Bucks arena funding deal
MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin state Assembly on Tuesday, July 28th passed a bill to have taxpayers pay $250 million to help pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena.Gov.
Wisconsin Assembly approves Milwaukee Bucks arena funding deal; Gov. Walker says he'll sign it
MADISON — The Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday, July 28th passed a bill to have taxpayers pay $250 million to help pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee.The bill passed on a bipartisan 52-34 vote.
Deal close at hand: Assembly to approve funding for $500 million Bucks arena
MADISON— Republican and Democratic state Assembly members are joining together to support a $500 million financing plan for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena.
Republican majority leader says votes will be there to pass arena funding plan in Assembly
MADISON — A Republican leader in the Wisconsin Assembly says the votes will be there to pass a bill approving a $500 million financing plan for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena.Republican Majority Leader Jim Steineke said Monday that there are at least 30 Republican votes for the plan and he expects about 15 Democrats to support it.
Bucks arena deadline quickly approaching as community members make demands
MILWAUKEE -- It's crunch time for lawmakers as the Wisconsin State Assembly is set to debate a new Bucks arena deal on Tuesday, July 28th.
'Save Our Bucks' group sparks major discussion among lawmakers in Madison
MILWAUKEE -- A group of basketball fans has become a lobby in Madison.
Quest for "yes" votes: Assembly Democrats debate arena funding bill
MADISON -- Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly spent much of Wednesday, July 22nd in Madison.
Wisconsin Assembly to vote next week on Bucks arena bill
MADISON — The Wisconsin state Assembly plans to vote next week on a public financing deal to pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena.Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said Monday that the Assembly will be in session on July 28 to debate the bill.
Needing to come up with $55 million dollars, county still plans to sell Park East land for $1
MILWAUKEE COUNTY -- With the Senate's passage of a funding bill for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee County is stuck with a $55 million bill -- with no solution as to how to come up with the cash.The bill approved by the Senate eliminated a provision that would have used existing, unpaid debt to pay for the county's portion of the financing plan.This move essentially leaves Milwaukee County with a $4 million hole in the budget.Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele says he was given no direction as to how to come up with the money.However, Milwaukee County officials say they're still planning on selling land in the Park East Corridor to the Milwaukee Bucks owners for just $1.County supervisors tell FOX6 News they're worried the Senate vote may mean higher taxes or cuts in services for Milwaukee County.