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Article: Does Milwaukee County make the grade?
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 24, 2002
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Pension scandal lowers grade for county here
Milwaukee County: B-
Sunday, February 24, 2002
Milwaukee County stands as a historic crossroads, as residents and
officials ponder the very direction of government in the wake of the
pension scandals that lead to the retirement of County Executive F.
Thomas Ament. As community leaders prepare to issue a report on the
structure of county government here, it's helpful to see how
Milwaukee County currently compares with other counties across the
nation.
In its February edition, Governing magazine, which is published by
Congressional Quarterly in, evaluates 40 counties across the nation,
based on revenue and representing the Midwest, West, South and ...