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Former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on missing Milwaukee politics: “It’s all yours, baby!”

November 14, 2022

Does former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett—who held the city's top position from 2004 to 2021, only to suddenly resign mid-term and accept a position as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg—miss his old gig?...

At 5 p.m. today, Milwaukee will get its first new mayor in nearly two decades

Matt Wild

December 22, 2021

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye.Yes, the City of Milwaukee is set to get its first new mayor since 2004. At 5 p.m. today, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will officially resign. Common Council Presi...

Tom Barrett to live on nice farm in country, a.k.a. take gig as U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg

Matt Wild

December 16, 2021

"Mommy? Daddy? What happened to longtime Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett?""Oh honey, don't worry. He's living on a nice farm in the country now the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Sta...

So, um, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will be nominated new U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg?

Matt Wild

August 25, 2021

So, um, President Joe Biden has nominated Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to be the new United States Ambassador to Luxembourg? Whaaaaaaa?Here's the official statement from the White House:President Bid...

Barrett: “There is a curfew that will go into effect at 9 p.m. tonight and will be reevaluated tomorrow”

Matt Wild

May 30, 2020

Saturday evening, just as protesters were setting up shop outside his home, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett released a statement addressing the wave of national protests surrounding the murder of George Floyd, inst...

Streetcar sponsorship, DNC stuff, and the rest of Mayor Barrett’s 2020 State of the City address

Matt Wild

February 10, 2020

Mayor Tom Barrett gave his 2020 State of the City address Monday morning at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino (in front of a People's Flag of Milwaukee, no less.) The address covered streetcar sponsorship (We Energ...

Read (and/or watch) Mayor Barrett’s 2019 State of the City address

Matt Wild

March 12, 2019

Monday morning, Milwaukee rejoiced as news surfaced that the city had finally landed the 2020 Democratic National Convention. In your face, Miami! But the big story overshadowed an event that immediately preced...

Ever notice how Mayor Barrett and Alex Trebek kind of look alike?

Matt Wild

September 13, 2018

Hey. It's Thursday. It's getting late. The weekend is on the horizon. Just a few more hours and one more day to go. Yawn.Hey. Ever notice how Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Tre...

Tom Barrett says he won’t run for governor for the 8,000th time

Matt Wild

May 29, 2018

Last time we checked in with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, he was mulling running for Wisconsin governor—despite the fact that he had failed to win the office not once, not twice, but three times in the past (an...

Four “part 4″s more enticing than Tom Barrett running for governor for a fourth time

Matt Wild

April 19, 2018

Earlier this week, in "You have GOT to be shitting me" news, sources confirmed that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett "isn't ruling out" running for Wisconsin governor in 2018. This despite the fact that Barrett has ...

Here’s Mayor Barrett’s 2017 State of the City speech

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 6, 2017

Monday morning, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his 2017 State of the City speech at the Harley-Davidson University. Here's the full text of that speech.Good morning, I’m Tom Barrett, mayor of the Ci...

Here’s Mayor Barrett’s “state of the city” speech for 2016

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 8, 2016

//Monday morning, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his 2016 "state of the city" speech at the Hmong American Peace Academy. Here's the full text of that speech, via the Journal Sentinel. (The petition...

Mayor Barrett dropped an unfortunate ‘Predator’ quote at a luncheon on Tuesday

Matt Wild

September 17, 2015

// On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Business Journal held a “Downtown Milwaukee Renaissance” luncheon at the Pfister Hotel. It was the kind of event where a bunch of people who have more money than you—Milwaukee Buc...

Rage against the dying of the light and help bring back Mayor Barrett’s mustache

Matt Wild

April 16, 2015

Tuesday’s Milwaukee Day festivities notwithstanding, it has been a phenomenally shitty week for our fair city. Violence has spun out of control, people are being killed, children are being shot, higher educatio...

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