Fred Royal, the president of the Milwaukee chapter of the NAACP.
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Milwaukee Believes Census Didn’t Count 15,800 Residents
City submitting formal challenge with more than $21 million in federal aid on the line.
Dec 20th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayoral Race Features Virtual Forums, Keg Tappings
Pandemic alters traditional campaign trail, but candidates still making their pitch to voters.
Jan 31st, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Could Start Towing Reckless Drivers’ Vehicles
Vehicle would need to be unregistered. But committee can't agree on policy.
Jan 27th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Community Policing Commission Off to Slow Start
Community Collaborative Commission sees delays in implementation of new policing procedures.
Dec 16th, 2021 by Edgar Mendez
Racial Disparities Task Force Disagrees on Use of Force
State committee can’t agree on standard to guide police and recommend to Legislature.
Apr 21st, 2021 by Henry Redman
Vos Makes Appointments to Racial Disparities Task Force
This, after the speaker refused to hold a session on racial justice legislation.
Oct 22nd, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
New Commission Seeks Police Reforms
Led by Nate Hamilton, Community Collaborative Commission will work with MPD and FPC.
Oct 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Citizen Group Unhappy with MPD’s Community-Oriented Policing
Community Collaborative Commission says MPD's latest report falls short of recommendations.
Jul 25th, 2020 by Bridget Fogarty
21 Winners and Losers
Beyond the candidates, what was the election about, who were the other winners and losers?
Apr 14th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
2020 Spring Election Results
Live City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County results for the April 7th Spring Election.
Apr 13th, 2020 by Urban Milwaukee
Common Council Candidates
Ten contested races could reshape 15-member council.
Apr 4th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Strauss Closes Door on Milwaukee Move
Plus: An abandoned basement discovered in former Grand Avenue Mall.
Feb 23rd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Common Council Races
Six of 15 Common Council seats feature three or more candidates.
Feb 17th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Meet the Candidates for City Offices
Packed spring election features 46 candidates for 19 city offices.
Jan 15th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Who Lost the Strauss Brands Deal?
State Sen. Lena Taylor helped kill a deal bringing hundreds of jobs to depressed Century City area.
Oct 24th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Delay in Closing Youth Prisons Criticized
Advocates oppose Evers’ projection of two years to close Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake.
Feb 4th, 2019 by Allison Dikanovic
MPD Slow to Respond to Violent Crimes
But response times for all types of calls have dropped an average of 32 minutes since 2015.
Aug 7th, 2018 by Edgar Mendez
Will Settlement Change Police Practices?
Community leaders hope ACLU suit’s settlement will improve cops’ interactions with minorities.
Jul 25th, 2018 by Andrea Waxman
Police Video Gets National Attention
Police confrontation with Bucks player gets national headlines, raises troubling questions.
May 24th, 2018 by Bruce Murphy
Black-Led Groups Get Fewer City Grants
Report finds more Community Grants for white-led non-profits in black neighborhoods. Why?
Mar 14th, 2018 by Jabril Faraj
ACLU Study Finds Racism By Police
About half of all traffic and pedestrian stops failed to show "reasonable suspicion.”
Mar 6th, 2018 by Jabril Faraj
Forum Attendees Demand Local Police Chief
The also call for rebuilding trust between community and police.
Feb 7th, 2018 by Elliot Hughes
County Creating Community Centers
Will focus on black employment, education. MPS may collaborate.
Apr 15th, 2017 by Jabril Faraj
Learning From Cincinnati’s Police Reform
Can its collaborative, community-oriented approach be a model for Milwaukee?
Nov 9th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj
Blacks Slammed by Municipal Court Fines
73% of municipal court fines hit city’s African Americans, totals $23 million over four years.
Nov 4th, 2016 by Edgar Mendez
City Residents Hiring Program Falls Short
Promising effort employs minorities in construction, needs more monitoring and funding.
Oct 25th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj
Citizens Condemn Proposal for More Cops
Different practices, not more police needed, community groups tell aldermen at city hearing.
Oct 8th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj
Action Needed on Lead in Drinking Water
City and DNR officials agree on need, Barrett says current approach just a “band-aid.”
Sep 8th, 2016 by Dee J. Hall
City “Can’t Police” Away Its Violence
Local leaders call for comprehensive solution to gun violence in Milwaukee.
Aug 10th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj
Black Leaders Demand Changes to Address Poverty
State and county criticized for not addressing high city poverty and black unemployment.
Oct 15th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj
Civic Groups Fight MPS “Takeover” Plan
Coalition of 22 groups assails state plan giving county exec power over struggling schools.
Aug 27th, 2015 by Brendan O’Brien
