County Executive Chris Abele delivered an upbeat 2014 State of the County address on Monday.
Some state lawmakers are pledging that action will still be taken this session to reform Milwaukee County's embattled mental health system.
Most Milwaukee County supervisors want to boost the minimum wage for employees of companies that contract with the county.
UWM is cancelling classes from 4 P.M. Monday until 4 P.M. Tuesday, while Milwaukee County will close all offices and buildings on Tuesday.
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors late Tuesday passed its version of the county budget for the coming fiscal year.
The $1.3-billion budget is similar in many ways to the proposed budget offered by County Executive Chris Abele, but veers from it in key ways, as well.
