By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In a few short weeks, the City of Milwaukee will have a new mayor. The choice is between Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson and former Ald. Bob Donovan. “The winner of this … [Read more...]
Mayoral Candidate Bob Donovan Plans a Focus On Crime If Elected
By PrincessSafiya Byers Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Public Safety, Pensions and Lead: Mayor Barrett Announces 2020 Budget
By Dylan Deprey As the days grow shorter, air grows crisp and leaves descend across Milwaukee’s streets, Fall has officially arrived. Along with construction crews packing up their gear and … [Read more...]
MilWALKee Walks Pleads Drivers to Pause for Pedestrians
By Dylan Deprey It was mid-afternoon, and a steady flood of traffic filled the intersection of 35th and Mitchell on Milwaukee’s south side. Buses lined up alongside Greenfield Bilingual School, … [Read more...]
Public Safety Committee Invites Trump to Milwaukee
By Dylan Deprey As the New Year rang in, so did the final count for Chicago’s horrifying murder rate. No man, woman or child was safe. The sound of semi-automatic weaponry sung children to sleep, … [Read more...]
Policing at the top of the List for First Special Public Safety Meeting
By Dylan Deprey The summer of 2016 came and went like a Shakespearean tragedy. What started in hope with the announcement of the Milwaukee Common Council’s multifaceted Public Safety Plan, … [Read more...]
Common Council’s Plan to Combat Violence asks for All Hands
By Dylan Deprey There were 103 homicides that occurred during the summer of 2015 in the city of Milwaukee. This was a jump from the 86 that had occurred the previous year. The spike in violence … [Read more...]
Governor Scott Walker unveils $2 Million blight elimination program for Milwaukee
Citing a need to improve public safety and positively impact property values, Governor Scott Walker this week announced a $2 million program to help the City of Milwaukee through the elimination of … [Read more...]
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Where’s the outrage? Wake up Milwaukee!
By Bob Donovan Alderman While some may argue that we should aspire to emulate Chicago in certain ways, violence shouldn’t be one of them. We certainly had a red letter weekend in Milwaukee – … [Read more...]
Poverty rate among African Americans nearly double that of White Americans
Milwaukee fourth poorest city in nation Washington, DC – Annual data released recently by the U.S Census Bureau indicates that 43.6 million Americans—one in seven people— now live in poverty. This is … [Read more...]