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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Business
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Milwaukee's 2% sales tax brought $200 million into city coffers in first year
The City of Milwaukee surpassed expectations in the first year of its local sales tax, bringing in more than $200 million in revenue in 2024. The city had anticipated — and budgeted — revenues from the 2% sales tax at about $184 million. The state had previously put that estimate at $193.6 million. In all, Milwaukee Comptroller Bill Christianson said the 2024 sales tax revenue was $16.6 million over budget. The difference between expected and actual revenue can be explained by two factors, he said. First, the city made a conservative estimate because it didn't have its own historical sales-tax data to draw from. Second, the local economy was strong, driven by major events like the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival and the Republican National Convention and the absence of a broader economic slowdown. The sales tax went into effect Jan. 1, 2024, as part of a local government funding law passed by the state Legislature and signed by Gov. Tony Evers the previous year. The landmark law, known as Act 12, boosted revenue to local governments, including by allowing Milwaukee to enact a local sales tax and Milwaukee County to boost its existing sales tax. The law helped the city avoid deep service cuts, but it also came with significantly increased costs for public safety and the city's annual pension payments in addition to a series of non-fiscal policies aimed at the city. The city may use the sales tax dollars only for specific areas: pension costs; maintaining police, fire protection and emergency medical services at April 1, 2023, levels; and growing police and fire staffing over a decade to levels mandated in the new law. The city must increase its police and fire personnel until it has at least 1,725 officers, including 175 detectives, and a daily staffing level of at least 218 members in the fire department. It must reach those benchmarks by the end of the 10th year after a sales tax goes into effect. The city had 1,587 police officers in late 2024. The increased funding does not mean the city is flush with cash. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson warned ahead of 2025 budget deliberations that departments would face difficult decisions. Alison Dirr can be reached at adirr@ This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee's 2% sales tax brought in $200 million in 2024
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to buy tickets for Chris Stapleton's 'All-American Road Show' Tour
Country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton will be reviving his long-running All-American Road Show for some tour dates across the U.S. this summer. Stapleton, The "Think I'm In Love With You" singer will be joined on various dates by guests like Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose, Brittney Spencer, and several others. Sprinkled throughout the tour will be a few additional shows featuring Stapleton co-headlining with the legendary country star George Strait for a series of five stadium shows in May, June and July. Tickets to those double-bill shows as well as the 2025 "All-American Road Show" tour are already on sale now at Ticketmaster. Here's everything you need to know about how to see Chris Stapleton when he performs at a venue near you. Christ Stapleton's "All-American Road Show" will tour the U.S. between June and October, 2025. Additionally, Stapleton will perform five stadium shows with George Strait this summer. Tickets for Chris Stapleton's tour are currently on sale. Check Ticketmaster Tickets for Chris Stapleton's tour start between $88 and $295, depending on the venue, with some packages costing upwards of $1,400 per seat at some locations. Tickets can also be found at reliable third-party sites like StubHub, where general admission seats start around $80. Find tickets on StubHub Chris Stapleton will be touring throughout the U.S. between May and October, 2025. A full list of tour dates is below, including dates where he will be co-headlining with George Strait, are below: May 10: Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field (with George Strait) May 31: Pittsburgh, PA @ Acrisure Stadium (with George Strait) June 4: Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena† June 7: Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena‡ June 12: Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena+ June 14: Orchard Park, NY @ Highmark Stadium (with George Strait) June 18: Greensboro, NC @ First Horizon Coliseum^ June 20: Albany, NY @ MVP Arena^ June 21: Foxboro, MA @ Gillette Stadium (with George Strait) June 27: Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre# July 11: St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre‡ July 12: Milwaukee, WI @ Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival July 19: Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium (with George Strait) July 23: Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena~ July 25: New York City, NY @ Madison Square Garden~ Aug. 1: Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center** Aug. 8: Phoenix, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena‡‡ Aug. 15: Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre* Aug. 22: Denver, C) @ Ball Arena** Oct. 10: Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live *with special guest Marcus King†with special guest Nikki Lane‡with special guest Brittney Spencer+with special guest Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs^with special guest Maggie Rose# with special guest The War and Treaty~with special guest Grace Potter**with special guest Allen Stone‡‡with special guest Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
