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Bruce Murphy

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
22
Latest publication
Sep 10, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Urban Milwaukee
Top 500K sites
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Bruce Murphy

    Murphy’s Law: The Millionaires of We Energies (opens the original)

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    While seeking ever higher electric rates since 2020, its 7 top execs were paid $119 million. Oak Creek Power Plant. Photo taken November 13, 2021 by Dave Reid. At a rally in Milwaukee last week, community organizers, local leaders and environmental activists voiced their opposition to We Energies’ plan to raise rates by $13.35 per month in 2027 and another $8.69 per month in 2028, adding up to about $22 more per month after two years. This would bring the total number of rate hikes since 2020 to

  2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Bruce Murphy

    Back in the News: Don Quixote Takes On Derrick Van Orden (opens the original)

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    Conservative pundit James Wigderson is threatened by Wisconsin congressman. James Wigderson is a conservative Republican who doesn’t support Donald Trump. That has turned him into an embattled Don Quixote of the right, tilting at MAGA windmills and defending traditional conservative policies. Wigderson wrote a column for more than a decade for the right-leaning Waukesha Freeman and the arch-conservative MacIver Institute. He then served as a full-time reporter for the conservative Wisconsin Watc

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Bruce Murphy

    Murphy’s Law: Meet Wisconsin’s Richest CEOs (opens the original)

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    Many of them make hundreds of times more than average worker, new report finds. This article is available only to Urban Milwaukee's paid members. Membership is available for $9 per month or $99 per year and includes access to this article, an ad-free website, a customizable member email, access to free tickets and events and more. Most importantly, it provides the support necessary to generate thoughtful, independent journalism. Join today. Enter your email address and we'll send you a link to l

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Bruce Murphy

    Murphy’s Law: County Parks Has Oh So Many Friends (opens the original)

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    But so little funding. How did this contradictory, messy situation arise? This article is available only to Urban Milwaukee's paid members. Membership is available for $9 per month or $99 per year and includes access to this article, an ad-free website, a customizable member email, access to free tickets and events and more. Most importantly, it provides the support necessary to generate thoughtful, independent journalism. Join today. Enter your email address and we'll send you a link to log in.

  5. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Bruce Murphy

    Remembering Dan Petry (opens the original)

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    Marketing and development person, died at age 70, helped nearly every classical music group in town. Daniel Petry. Photo taken September 28th, 2019 by Michael Horne. Dan Petry was a leading supporter of classical music in Milwaukee. The longtime marketing and financial development professional, who was a key person behind the scenes for nearly four decades for such groups as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Present Music and Florentine Opera, died at age 70 sometime last week in his apartment a

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