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Council designates NorthNow (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel community section) as city’s official newspaper; alder raises circulation concerns

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Wauwatosa designated NorthNow as its official publication for legal notices despite questions from Ald. First about readership and circulation; staff cited statutory eligibility and the paper’s affiliation with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The Wauwatosa Common Council designated NorthNow — the community publication affiliated with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — as the city’s official newspaper for publication of legal notices.

City staff told the council that the choice is constrained by state law, which requires a qualifying newspaper that “reports the news and publishes regularly at least once a week” and files…

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