The Medical College of Wisconsin has begun to explore the development of a statewide community-based medical education program to address Wisconsin’s pending physician shortage. The Medical College’s Board of Trustees authorized the College’s administration to conduct feasibility analyses of placing community-based medical school components in one or more regions throughout Wisconsin. The project will be [...]

The Internal Revenue Service and community partners nationwide today launched their annual outreach campaign aimed at helping millions of Americans who earned $49,078 or less take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In Wisconsin last year, around 378,000 families received approximately $759 million in EITC with an average amount of $2007. This week, [...]

By Karyl Richson Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Milwaukee, WI If you didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B medical insurance when you first became eligible for Medicare, you now have an opportunity to apply — but time is running out. The deadline for applying during the general enrollment period is March 31. If [...]

Thousands of seniors soon will pay higher property taxes according to a report released this week by the Wisconsin Budget Project. The Homestead Credit, which puts money back into the pockets of low-income seniors and helps them stay in their homes, will shrink this year, because state legislators voted to stop adjusting the credit for [...]

Below is an official legal notice that will be published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on February 8, 2012. February 8, 2012 MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER POSITION VACANCIES Applications for three positions on the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) District Board are now being accepted. Applicants must be residents of the District. [...]

Community Relations Social Development Commission Our Mission: Empowering Milwaukee County residents with the resources to move beyond poverty For over forty-five years, the Social Development Commission (SDC) has served as a planner, coordinator, and implementer of human service programs for low-income individuals and families in Milwaukee County. We currently have the following job openings: W-2 [...]

INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: Research to study the effectiveness of continuous chest compressions versus standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with interrupted chest compressions for adult patients suffering cardiac arrest will begin March 2012 in Milwaukee County. Successful resuscitation in humans experiencing cardiac arrest is associated with greater blood flow during CPR. Continuous chest compressions may [...]

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed BIDs will be received by the Milwaukee Area Technical College, Purchasing Department, Room M70 , 700 West State Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233, on or before dates indicated below. BIDs will be publicly opened at the time specified in BID package. Specifications are available at the above address or by calling (414) [...]

NOTICE Milwaukee Public Schools will receive sealed quotations for the purchase of the Air Conditioning Equipment at Pulaski High School, 2500 West Oklahoma Avenue; Milwaukee, WI 53215 until 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at the Division of Facilities and Maintenance Services; 1124 North 11th Street; Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233; to the attention of: John [...]

By Ralph Hollmon President & CEO Milwaukee Urban League Even in better economic times, unemployment in the Black community has been higher than the national average. However, with the recent economic downturn and loss of jobs, the unemployment rate in the Black community is at an alarmingly unacceptable high rate. The U.S. Bureau of Labor [...]