Single-Sort Recycle holiday wrapping, food containers, pots & pans and more The average Wisconsin resident generates 1,500 pounds of garbage each year, and the holiday season can be an especially wasteful time. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the trash we generate can increase by 25 percent! This year, generate memories, not waste. There are [...]

Immediate next steps identified From the office of Mayor Tom Barrett The City of Milwaukee Emerging Business Enterprise Program recently released the results of its Disparity Study. The study was conducted to determine whether a disparity exists for minority and women-owned emerging business enterprises (EBEs) working on City of Milwaukee construction, professional services and goods [...]

City of Milwaukee winter parking regulations are in effect from December 1, 2010 through March 1, 2011. Most residential streets have alternate side night parking during this period. However there are exceptions to this rule. Overnight parking is prohibited on major arterial streets and bus routes during this time period. These streets are not posted. [...]

My name is Jerry Ann Hamilton, President of the Milwaukee Branch NAACP. First of all, we thank the Senate Committee on Education for holding this public hearing in Milwaukee. Founded in 1909 the NAACP is the nation’s premier civil rights organization. The Milwaukee Branch NAACP has been in existence since 1919, and has actively worked [...]

The following is a statement released by Common Council president Willie J.. Hines, Jr. For several years, the State of Wisconsin and Milwaukee County have overseen and administered Early Childhood Education (ECE) in our city. This includes licensed group child care centers, licensed family child care centers and certified family daycares. The City of Milwaukee, [...]