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Larry Sandler

Larry Sandler has been writing about Milwaukee-area news for more than 30 years. He covered City Hall and transportation for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, after reporting on county government, business and education for the former Milwaukee Sentinel. At the Journal Sentinel, he won a Milwaukee Press Club award for his investigation of airline security. He's been freelancing since late 2012, with a focus on local government, politics and transportation. His contributions to Milwaukee Magazine have included in-depth articles about our lively local politics, prized cultural assets and evolving transportation options. Larry grew up in Chicago and now lives in Glendale.



May 31, 2023Insider Magazine

McKinley Beach Is Expected to Reopen Later This Summer

After reconstruction to reduce its deadly rip currents, the beach is back (almost).

May 16, 2023News & Politics

This Spending Cap in the State Aid Proposal Remains a Mystery

A provision in the GOP shared-revenue bill could affect local spending for evicted tenants, museums, arts groups and even Brewers stadium. 

May 2, 2023Magazine News & Politics

How Milwaukee City and County Got to the Edge of the Fiscal Cliff

The sweeping new plan to overhaul state funding of local governments aims to reverse decades of policies that local leaders say put them on a budgetary precipice.

February 28, 2023Insider Magazine

5 Ways Milwaukee Streets Are Slowing Down Reckless Drivers

Here’s how Milwaukee engineers are redesigning city streets to calm traffic.

February 22, 2023Insider Magazine Politics Q&A

Reince Priebus on the MKE RNC and the State of the GOP

GOP convention veteran Reince Priebus says he wants fellow Republicans to feel the love when they arrive next summer in the Democratic stronghold of Milwaukee.

January 25, 2023History News & Politics Web Feature

When Wisconsin Stalled the Choice of a U.S. House Speaker

The last time a speaker election took more than one ballot, in 1923, the GOP holdouts were Progressive allies of Sen. “Fighting Bob” La Follette

January 11, 2023Culture & Style Insider

7 Takeaways From Milwaukee Public Museum’s Social Media ‘Streets’ Fight

Here’s what we learned after a MilMag Interview triggered an online uproar over the fate of the beloved “Streets of Old Milwaukee” exhibit in the museum’s future home.

January 4, 2023Culture & Style Insider Magazine Q&A

Will There Be Butterflies? Milwaukee Public Museum Execs Answer Our Questions About the Big Move

Here’s how the Milwaukee Public Museum is thinking about what will be in its new building, opening in 2026. Yes, there will be butterflies!

November 28, 2022Insider Magazine People

Meet the Women Behind the Badge

MPD pledges to hire 30% female officers by 2030, up from 16% now. Advocates say more women cops could mean fewer excessive force complaints.  

October 11, 2022Insider Magazine

The Debate Over Replacing Highway 175 Is Ignoring a Crucial Piece of History

Targeted for removal, Highway 175 divides two different West Side neighborhoods, but it doesn’t have the racially fraught history of other Milwaukee freeways.

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