City Hall

• Should City Workers Get COVID Bonus?

  Apr 1st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  Public Works employees can't work from home, face more risk of COVID-19.

• Barrett, Taylor Debate Remotely for Mayor

  Mar 30th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  Barrett says he's a stable hand in tumultuous time. Taylor she's already leading.

• Mixed Results on ACLU Settlement Compliance

  Mar 26th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  Settlement monitor praises commitment by FPC and MPD to getting into compliance.

• Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto

  Mar 25th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  Should Friends of Housing contract be terminated? Did mayor violate attorney-client privilege or council violate city charter?

• Common Council Transforms Meetings

  Mar 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  For social distancing: no full council meetings, remote voting allowed, no media on site.

• Public Meeting, Courthouse Cancelations Begin

  Mar 13th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  City, county both cancel their first meetings as COVID-19 closures and postponements grow.

• Milwaukee on 70-Year Pace To Replace Lead Laterals

  Mar 13th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  What will the city do for property owners that want to voluntarily replace their laterals?

• Milwaukee Will Cut Down 900 of Its Ash Trees

  Mar 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  Federal grant funds replacement of trees ravaged by Emerald Ash Borer.

• Audit Gives Water Works High Marks

  Mar 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  Outside audit of city utility found good practices for lead reduction, water quality monitoring.

• Milwaukee Preparing for the Arrival of Coronavirus

  Mar 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  Scale of virus outbreak in Wisconsin doubles during press conference as Barrett asks Evers to declare statewide emergency.

• Milwaukee Moving to Biweekly Recycling Pickup

  Mar 10th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  $1 million grant from non-profit will kickstart program. Change would start in early 2021.

• Committee Demands Stop-and-Frisk Plan

  Mar 2nd, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt

  18 months after court settlement, Judiciary committee wants Fire & Police Commission plan with specific timelines.