Milwaukee Area Technical College

Eva Martinez Powless Named MATC’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Executive

Journal Sentinel Complex Becoming Education Pipeline

Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news

MATC to Host Free, Public, Virtual ‘Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi,’ Author of ‘How to be an Antiracist,’ March 31

Underfunded UWM Looks to Lead

A key to issues like minority education and freshwater research, but needs more funding.

More Indian Food for East Side

Plus: New custom cakes bakery. A second C-Viche comes to Shorewood. And Stone Creek closes Whitefish Bay cafe.

Big Property Owners Gear Up To Sue City

Record challenges to 2020 assessments now headed to court.

Tech Schools See Big Enrollment Declines

Pandemic reduces enrollment nationally 10%, report says. State schools see similar trend.

Grassroots North Shore Hosts Candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction

The Many Lives of Walter Lanier

Pastor, lawyer, educator, family man. Not to mention the son of Bob Lanier.

UW System Should Correct UWM Inequity

UWM and UW-Parkside serve the most students of color and are grossly underfunded.

Shorewood Debates Affordable Housing

CDA board opposes extending TIF district for affordable housing. How will village board vote?

After Prison, What Next?

How to handle the formerly incarcerated. Milwaukee town hall tackles the issue.

Lessons of the 1969 MATC Strike

How public employees beat the odds to create a union.

Old World Third St. Will Be MLK Drive

Council unanimously approves naming entire street to honor civil rights leader.

New Hilton Hotel Planned for Downtown

8-story Tempo by Hilton would be constructed on old Journal Sentinel parking lot on Third Street.

Hotels Fight City Hall, Win $500,000

Marriott and Springhill Suites win settlement. And council debates assessments.

Marquette University team receives $745,000 grant for Education Preparedness Program

MATC Appoints Dr. Naydeen Gonzalez-De Jesus Executive Vice President of Student Success and Laquitha “Elle” Bonds Vice President of Human Resources

Avalos Confirmation On Hold Because of FPC Misstep

Committee voted for her without necessary background check.

Police Association Calls BLM Protesters ‘Terrorists’

International group with Wisconsin ties sends out research paper with false claims.

MATC to Graduate More Than 800 Students in Virtual Commencement Dec. 11

Ampersand Welcomes Kevin Kahler and Katie Lynne Krueger as New Employees

How Nate Hamilton Became a Leader

The late Dontre Hamilton's brother takes responsibility for his family and his city.

Riverwest Apartment Complex Planned

Affordable housing project with 91 apartments and food accelerator on E. North Ave.

MATC Invites Artists to Develop Works for Display at Downtown Milwaukee Campus

MATC Moving to All Virtual Services and Wrapping Most In-Person Instruction by Thanksgiving

$1.6 Billion Adopted Budget Raises Fees, Cuts Police

City's fiscal challenges continue to mount under state restrictions, rising costs.

Four Wisconsin Colleges Plan to Eliminate Their Racial Disparities

UW-Milwaukee, Parkside, Carthage and MATC want to eliminate their educational equity gaps by 2030.

Mount Mary to offer 4-year BSN in 2021

6,500 learning space for nursing program currently under construction

Where and When To Vote Early in Milwaukee

14 early voting sites are available from October 20th through November 1st.

City of Milwaukee Expands Early Voting to 14 Locations for the 2020 General Election

In-person early voting starts today

Early voting starts today in Milwaukee

Journal Sentinel Redevelopment Secures Two Environmental Cleanup Loans

Funds from revolving loan program will support the cleanup of contamination from a century of use.

New Commission Seeks Police Reforms

Led by Nate Hamilton, Community Collaborative Commission will work with MPD and FPC.

WHEDA CEO Works for the Underrepresented

Joaquín Altoro decided early in his career he wanted to be the 'Banker of the Underrepresented.'

No Early Voting at Miller Park, Fiserv Forum

City fears legal challenges of sites not approved at June emergency meeting.

Local Groups Hosting National Urbanism Conference

NEWaukee and NAIOP Wisconsin sponsoring conference on creative urbanism.

Future for large numbers of Milwaukee students made brighter by key partners

Statement of Common Council President Cavalier Johnson October 3, 2020

Chris Abele Donates $500,000 and Anonymous Alumnus Gives $125,000 to Support MATC’s Free-Tuition Promise Programs

Abele Touts the MATC Promise as a Critical Program for Addressing Milwaukee’s Equity Gaps

Gov. Evers Announces Appointments to Health Equity Council

Nicholson Measure Providing Housing Support to MATC Students Approved

MATC Creating Campus Gateway, Demolishing Building

College will better integrate with The Brewery District, Deer District.

MATC Foundation Announces the Appointment of Three New Board Members

Pandemic Shines Spotlight on Workers’ Struggle

Crisis makes Labor Day 2020 like no other, experts at roundtable discussion say.

Miller Park, Fiserv Forum Will Be Early Voting Sites

Pro sports facilities will serve as two of the city's 18 early voting sites.

Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDI) Announces 2020 Winners for Improving Milwaukee Neighborhoods during Virtual Event

Kohl’s Healthy Families Awards Nutrition Education Grants to Six Milwaukee Organizations

Michael Emem’s Rising Real Estate Career

From drawing homes in high school to building them across the city.

MATC Announces New Board Appointments and Officers

Mora Anderson Joins Penfield Montessori Academy

MATC Hosts In-Person Fall Registration Event for GED, HSED, Adult High School and English as a Second Language Programs Aug. 21

MATC Announces Plans to Offer a Mixture of Online, In-Person and Hybrid/Blended Courses for the Fall Semester: Receives Health Department Approval

Gov. Evers Grants Nine More Pardons

Mexican Fiesta Organizers Make 45,000 Masks

Pandemic forces festival to cancel, organizers use the time to produce free masks for the community

Community Trust in Police Is Broken

Activists say police profiling and violence in communities of color must stop.

$1 Million For ‘Really Unique Project’

Headline: Journal Sentinel building from 1960s would become housing for MATC students.

New Public Trail Near Estabrook Park

A local non-profit will convert an unofficial trail on private land into a new public trail.

Federal CARES Act Shows Racial Bias

Nearly twice as much funding for mostly white UW-Madison students than for mostly minority MATC students.

City Funds Get First Approval for Journal Square Lofts

Affordable housing development is focused on non-traditional MATC students.

MATC to Stream Virtual Commencement Beginning July 24; Ceremony to Air on Milwaukee PBS Aug. 1-2

MATC Announces Technology Package for MATC Promise and Other Students to Increase Digital Equity

American Family Insurance Donates $40,000 to Help Fund Effort to Ensure Computer and Internet Access

Jeffers Advancing New Plan to Redevelop Journal Sentinel Complex

Student housing for MATC up first.

A Community of Voices Announced as Inaugural Exhibition

Six African-American Milwaukee Women Artists on View at the Museum of Wisconsin Art

Fire & Police Leader Withdraws

FPC Executive Director Griselda Aldrete says council values spectacle over merit.

Miller Park To Be Early Voting Site

Milwaukee residents will be able to vote for President at ballpark.

MATC Launches Debt Scholarship Program to Allow Students to Return to College; MATC ReStart Program Helps Students Repay Up to $1,500 of MATC Past-Due Balances

Better Than Breier Isn’t Good Enough

Milwaukee Police aren’t using bullets and billy clubs on protesters. But that’a low bar by which to measure improvement.

City Holds Emergency Council Meeting To Approve Voting Sites, Why?

Move expands early voting access from three to 16 sites.

New appointments to Community Collaborative Commission

Statement of Common Council President Cavalier Johnson June 10, 2020

Making Life Sweeter for Essential Workers

Confectionately Yours gives 500 or more cookies a week away to pandemic’s frontline workers.

UWM, MATC, Other Colleges Creating Incentives For Fall Admission

Deadline extensions and scholarships are being used to attract students in an uncertain time

Janesville Firm Making Millions of Masks

Monterey Mills pivots to making 65,000 masks per day for healthcare workers, others.

Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Candidates

Only three of the 18 races are contested.

Common Council Candidates

Ten contested races could reshape 15-member council.

Milwaukee Public Schools Four-year Graduation Rate Rises

MPS continues to show gains in four-year student outcomes

Common Council Races

Six of 15 Common Council seats feature three or more candidates.

Where to Get Free Tax Assistance

Don’t throw your money away. Three organizations at six locations offer free help.

County Exec Candidates Discuss Fiscal Crisis

Lipscomb, Larson, Crowley and Nath present their vision for addressing Milwaukee County's fiscal challenges.

DNC Chair Talks Healthcare in Milwaukee

Chair Tom Perez is touring 2020 battle ground states discussing health care.

Seven Will Run for County Executive

Gwen Moore endorses Lipscomb, Crowley has raised $53,000, no word from Abele.

American Federation of Teachers Local 212 COPE Endorses Chris Larson

Milwaukee PBS to Live Broadcast First Concert in the Milwaukee Symphony Center

‘Outdoor Wisconsin’ Returns With a New Season and New Stories From the State’s Great Outdoors

The Mess at Fire & Police Commission

Key city agency seems to be in very big trouble. Why?

FPC Leader Submitted Inaccurate Resume

Aldrete falsely stated she taught a criminal justice course for three years at MATC.

What Is Going On With the Fire and Police Commission?

Statement from Alderman Bob Donovan December 16, 2019

Milwaukee-area students to present Zoo Train Challenge ideas at UWM Dec. 13

Stash of Guns Found on Milwaukee River

Sheriff's deputies arrest man, find underground bunker full of weapons in wooded area near Capitol Dr.

Foxconn Announces First-Round Finalists of Year-Two “Smart Cities – Smart Futures” Competition

Foxconn continues three-year competition that awards up to $1 million in cash and technical support to Wisconsin students, faculty and staff

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 212 Endorses Peter Burgelis for Common Council, District 11

“Local 212 has an incredible record of fighting for progressive causes, from education to immigration.”

Tom Steyer Comes to Town

That would be the billionaire investor running for president who calls Trump “a fake businessman.”

UWM joins Marquette and MATC students to help seniors as part of ‘Make a Difference Day’

One-third of older adults live alone, and many cannot complete the outdoor tasks required as the winter months approach.

Regional Education Leaders Form Alliance to Address College Completion, Workforce Development in Southeastern Wisconsin

Together, HERA’s higher education institutions and partner organizations are committed to leveraging their collective strengths and resources.

New Apartments Near Streetcar Line

Plus: Where does the Strauss deal stand? State office building moving forward.