A program that helps working families with transportation to and from jobs will target a Milwaukee neighborhood thanks to a new grant. The JPMorgan Chase Foundation has donated $20,000 to support the … [Read more...]
IRS gives truckers three-month extension; Highway use tax return due Nov. 30
The Internal Revenue Service this week advised truckers and other owners of heavy highway vehicles that their next federal highway use tax return, usually due Aug. 31, will instead be due on Nov. 30, … [Read more...]
HUD, VA to provide permanent housing and support to 100 homeless veterans in Wisconsin
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced recently that HUD will provide an additional $524,247 to public … [Read more...]
Black Farmers still face political hurdles to discrimination settlement
Special to the NNPA from the AFRO-American newspapers Despite a discrimination settlement and congressional and presidential approval for payment to cover past injustice, Black farmers in the … [Read more...]
Events in the Milwaukee County Parks System
July 28 – August 14 July 28 & 31, August 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 & 14, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Walker Square Farmers Market: you can buy your produce fresh from the farm. Vendors also offer plants, flowers, … [Read more...]
Helping youth get ready for school
A group of young professionals is assisting young people prepare for the start of school. FUEL Milwaukee is conducting a Back to School Drive for the Youth and Family Development Program of the Social … [Read more...]
IRS scam hits Milwaukee, initiates national warning from agency
Compiled by Courier Staff The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to guard against being misled by unscrupulous individuals trying to persuade them to file false claims for tax … [Read more...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: UNCF held its 27th Annual Walk for Education
PHOTO OF THE WEEK UNCF held its 27th Annual Walk for Education 3.1 mile walk/run on Saturday, July 16 2011. The race began at 2nd & Wisconsin Avenue and ended at Veterans Park. This annual event … [Read more...]
CBC leaders weigh in on “Cut, Cap and Balance” plan
Chairman of the Black Congressional Congress, Emanuel Cleaver, II weighed in on the Republican leadership’s budget plan that ends Medicare while protecting tax breaks for special interests and the … [Read more...]
Republicans rush redistricting power grab overruling local governments
Despite outcries from local government and growing constitutionality concerns, Republican senators hurriedly passed their redistricting maps that remained secret until recently. Republican … [Read more...]
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