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Froedtert Awards $4.7 Million For Community Clinic Expansion
Groundbreaking held for Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers expansion.
Aug 15th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Crowley Signs Sales Tax Legislation, Tax Starts January 1
Crowley and Nicholson sign sales tax legislation, celebrate historic moment for Milwaukee County.
Aug 3rd, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
35th Street Bus-Bike Lane Wins Federal Funding
Milwaukee County Department of Transportation awarded $400,000 for feasibility study.
Jul 20th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Common Council Approves 2% Milwaukee Sales Tax
But members blast policy provisions state is imposing. Mayor says vote was equal to one to create city in 1846.
Jul 11th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Johnson Touts “One Milwaukee” Vision In State of City Speech
Public safety, an end to reckless driving, more bike lanes, lead lateral replacement and a city government back from the brink.
Jun 26th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Local Leaders Celebrate Launch of BRT Service
Connect 1, the new bus rapid transit service, launched Sunday.
Jun 5th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Supervisors Back Sherman Park Overhaul
Funding for Sherman Park improvements approved by powerful Committee on Finance.
Apr 19th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
State Will Get $139 Million Federal Funds for Water Infrastructure
Around $81 million will be set aside for replacement of lead pipes.
Apr 9th, 2023 by Danielle Kaeding
Baldwin, Crowley Promote Foreclosure-to-Affordable Housing Program
$8 million in funding will rehab tax-foreclosed homes for sale at affordable prices.
Apr 7th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Free Home Repair Organization Receives $1 Million Grant
Revitalize Milwaukee secures federal grant, continues to scale up services.
Mar 23rd, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers
How Much Clout Does Your U.S. Rep Have?
Which committee does each one sit on and why it matters to Wisconsin.
Feb 12th, 2023 by Katjusa Cisar
Sixteenth Street Health Centers Adding a Pharmacy
The $8 million building project will expand clinic on Cesar E. Chavez Dr.
Feb 7th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Speaks At White House Lead Summit, City Joins New Partnership
Wisconsin is part of new program aiming to increase pace of lead pipe replacement.
Jan 27th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Massive Port Project Nears Completion
Ethanol byproduct will soon start flowing through facility, and onward to other continents.
Jan 21st, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Federal Spending Bill Includes $10.8 Million For Milwaukee County
Crowley says Baldwin and Moore fought 'tooth and nail' to secure funding.
Jan 6th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
More Than 15 Candidates Running For Three Council Seats
North side voters will find packed primaries on Feb. 21.
Jan 5th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
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
Gwen Moore Talks About Wealth Inequity
House committee she serves on produces 30-minute documentary, 'Grit & Grace,' exploring the problem.
Dec 20th, 2022 by Isiah Holmes
Five of Eight Wisconsin Congressional Representatives Vote For Defense of Marriage Act
Three Democrats joined by Republicans Steil and Gallagher.
Dec 9th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Goyke Will Challenge Spencer for City Attorney
Democratic state representative plans run against highly controversial city official.
Dec 5th, 2022 by Michael Horne
Milwaukee Port Director To Lead St. Lawrence Seaway
Tindall-Schlicht to oversee U.S. portion of seaway linking Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean.
Nov 14th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Democrats Retain Capitol ‘Firewalls’
Barnes sets record, the most telling campaign quote and Northwest Wisconsin turns red.
Nov 14th, 2022 by Steven Walters
Van Orden Defeats Pfaff in Western Wisconsin Congressional District
AP calls race, with Republican at 52% of vote and 95% of ballots counted.
Nov 9th, 2022 by Rob Mentzer
Milwaukee Candidates for Wisconsin State Senate
And congressional race for fourth district seat.
Nov 5th, 2022 by Urban Milwaukee
Secretary of Labor Tours Milwaukee Wind Turbine Manufacturer
Ingeteam expects to grow Milwaukee operation as part of recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act.
Oct 27th, 2022 by Sophie Bolich
Chantia Lewis Ordered To Pay More Than $27,000
Former alderwoman currently serving 30 days in custody for campaign finance violations.
Oct 7th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Former Alderwoman Chantia Lewis Booked Into House of Correction
Lewis, who awaits restitution hearing, must serve 30 days in custody as part of plea agreement.
Sep 30th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
MacCanon Brown Street Renaming Held
For second time. Proposal honors longtime homeless advocate, but Ald. Stamper says no one contacted him.
Sep 28th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Fitzgerald Constituent Mailing Draws Ethics Complaint
Taxpayers fund mailing that blasts Biden and ‘liberal policies.'
Sep 26th, 2022 by Erik Gunn
Chantia Lewis Sentenced To 30 Days In Custody, 3 Years Probation
Sentence much lighter than DA wanted for two campaign finance felonies.
Aug 25th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
MCTS Adds 73 New Clean-Diesel Buses To Fleet
MCTS working to replace more than 200 aging buses by 2024.
Aug 19th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukee’s Racial Disparity in Homeownership Growing
Report finds gap worse than in 10 peer cities and has worsened since Great Recession.
Jul 25th, 2022 by Isiah Holmes
All The Candidates In Aug. 9 Primary Election
Including contested races for governor, U.S. senator, Congress, sheriff, clerk of circuit court.
Jul 20th, 2022 by O. Ricardo Pimentel
Why Steil Supported Same Sex Marriage
Rep. Bryan Steil is only Republican in state to support House bill, as his party swings ever further right.
Jul 20th, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
County Must Decide On North-South BRT
Project could be transformative, but $148 million price tag nearly twice that of East-West BRT.
Jul 19th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Biden’s Infrastructure Czar Visits City, Touts Lead Lateral Funding
City has replaced 524 laterals this year, but Biden administration says that will greatly increase with federal funding.
Jul 13th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
What’s That Big, New Tower at The Port?
Largest port investment in 60 years is beginning to materialize. See it from the Hoan Bridge.
Jul 8th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Evers Offers Clemency For Doctors Prosecuted for Providing Abortions
Governor made commitment during keynote speech of the state Democratic Party Convention.
Jun 27th, 2022 by Rich Kremer
State Leaders React to Overturning of Roe
Republicans celebrate, Democrats say they are ‘heartbroken’
Jun 25th, 2022 by Ruth Conniff
House Districts’ Maps Protect Incumbents
State's 8 congressional districts typically won by incumbents, resulting in long tenure.
Jun 13th, 2022 by Steven Walters
Grothman, Gallagher Face No Opponents
Only Wisconsin congressional districts without a Democrat on the ballot.
Jun 8th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Gwen Moore Bill Adds Doulas, Midwives to Medicaid
Mamas First Act would require state Medicaid programs to cover doula, midwife services.
May 21st, 2022 by Matt Martinez
Gwen Moore Discusses Her Abortion
One of few woman in Congress to talk frankly about the days before Roe, an era that may soon return.
May 16th, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
City’s Housing Crisis Has Historic Roots
Impact of redlining, restrictive covenants, disinvestment still felt today.
May 14th, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers
U.S. House Committee Comes to Milwaukee
Investigating housing inequities, barriers to home ownership residents face.
Apr 13th, 2022 by Christine Hatfield
New Mayor Offers Upbeat Inaugural Address
A who's who crowd cheers Johnson's vision of improved public safety and family-supporting jobs
Apr 13th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Meet Milwaukee’s New Mayor Cavalier Johnson
Johnson, first elected Black mayor in Milwaukee history, promises to focus on crime, jobs, neighborhoods and relationship with state.
Apr 5th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Congress Extends Streetcar Grant
Extended deadline for spending grant allows city to finish streetcar line through delayed Couture tower.
Mar 16th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
America’s Black Holocaust Museum Reopens To Great Fanfare
Packed event 14 years in the making is just the beginning says CEO.
Feb 25th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Great Lakes Get $1 Billion for Clean Up
Funding from infrastructure law will help with remediation in Milwaukee Estuary.
Feb 18th, 2022 by Isiah Holmes
Port Building New Cruise Ship Dock
Gov. Tony Evers announces $3.5 million grant to bolster $7 million project.
Feb 3rd, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Governments Should Support Apprenticeship Program
Build Back Better funding can help assure more people of color become skilled laborers.
Feb 3rd, 2022 by Lindsay Blumer
USDA Secretary Touts Lead Removal Funding
Sec. Tom Vilsack visits Bloomer, Wis. announcing $28 million for lead pipe removal.
Dec 17th, 2021 by Hope Kirwan
Infrastructure Funds Impact Entire State
Every person, every region in state helped. Yet package divided state's congressional delegation.
Dec 6th, 2021 by Steven Walters
‘No Thanksgiving Without immigrants’
Advocates in Wisconsin call on congressional Democrats to deliver a pathway to citizenship.
Nov 25th, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty on All Counts
He faced five charges, including first degree homicide, for shootings during 2020 protests in Kenosha.
Nov 19th, 2021 by WPR Staff
Construction Starts on Biggest Port Project In More Than 60 Years
Milwaukee project intended to make Wisconsin export hub for ethanol byproduct.
Oct 13th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Lena Taylor Is Running For Lieutenant Governor
Veteran state senator would be first Black woman to hold the position.
Oct 4th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Big Changes Needed In Political Districts
Population changes in Madison, metro Milwaukee require redrawn legislative and congressional seats.
Sep 27th, 2021 by Steven Walters
Cities Near Fort McCoy Help Afghan Refugees
It’s Trump country but many are rallying to donate food, clothing, household goods.
Sep 20th, 2021 by Henry Redman
Bill Would Prevent Police Job Hopping
Moore Omokunde notes research showing many fired officers get rehired elsewhere.
Sep 15th, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
Elizabeth Warren Endorses Barnes for U.S. Senate
A high-profile endorsement in Democratic primary with nine candidates.
Sep 15th, 2021 by Laurel White
Leaders Celebrate New Mental Health Center
Huge gathering of officials for project lauded as momentous, exciting and historic.
Aug 31st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
How Can High Schools Be Improved For Young Black Men?
A group of students and educators developed six plans for Milwaukee schools.
Aug 11th, 2021 by Sam Woods
Milwaukee Invited To Apply For 2024 DNC
But some aren't happy the city must bid for convention in the first place.
Aug 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
History Suggests Ron Kind Will Win Reelection
Democratic congressman faces rematch against Derrick Van Orden. Just 15% of such efforts have succeeded since 1848 in Wisconsin.
Aug 3rd, 2021 by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Lawmakers Request Civil Rights Probe of Tosa PD
Rep. Gwen Moore and Sen. Tammy Baldwin ask Justice Department for investigation.
Jul 23rd, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
House Committee Will Look At Milwaukee’s Disparities
Rep. Moore will serve on Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth.
Jun 28th, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
Federal Water Infrastructure Spending Needed
In Wisconsin could be used to replace lead service lines and improve sewerage systems.
Jun 14th, 2021 by Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Megan Severson
Bus Rapid Transit Construction Beginning Soon
The Milwaukee County Transit System held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the long planned project.
Jun 10th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Legislators Pushed to Revise Schools Budget
Congressional Democrats warn that Republican budget could lose state $1.5 billion in federal aid.
Jun 9th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff
15 State Projects Included in House Infrastructure Bill
Rep. Moore requested $19 million for projects in Milwaukee.
Jun 9th, 2021 by Laura Olson
U.S. Labor Secretary Visits Milwaukee
Marty Walsh visits building trades and manufacturing trainees, hears from immigrant rights advocates.
May 27th, 2021 by Erik Gunn
State’s COVID-19 Stimulus Cut by $700 Million
Gov. Evers said state will still prioritize small business with federal funds.
May 13th, 2021 by Laurel White
Vice President Visits City, Sells Jobs Plan
Harris tours UWM Clean Energy Laboratories, promotes infrastructure spending.
May 4th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson and Laurel White
Will Biden Deliver Immigration Reform?
It’s time. He promised voters to prioritize reform bill in the first 100 days.
May 1st, 2021 by Christine Neumann-Ortiz
Who’s the Most Right Wing Of All?
Conservative group ranks state’s most conservative members of Congress and Legislature.
Apr 27th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Jury Finds Officer Derek Chauvin Guilty
Minneapolis cop guilty on all charges, including second degree murder of George Floyd.
Apr 20th, 2021 by WPR Staff
Moore Hopes Biden Plan Can Replace City’s Lead Pipes
Milwaukee's 70,000 lead pipes including those for home of her great granddaughter.
Apr 17th, 2021 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
Meet the District 5 School Board Candidates
Alex Brower and Jilly Gokalgandhi compete to replace outgoing school board director Larry Miller.
Apr 4th, 2021 by Sam Woods
Which Members of Congress Got Vaccine?
One third are Republicans, survey of 22 states find. But Wisconsin divided by party.
Apr 1st, 2021 by Laura Olson and Ariana Figueroa
Evers Is Wrong on I-94 Expansion
The proposal doesn't learn from history and contradicts the approach of Biden, Buttigieg.
Mar 16th, 2021 by John Norquist
Stimulus Bill Provides Major Funding to Local Governments
Bill will funnel millions into local services, housing assistance, health care, childcare tax credits and unemployment.
Mar 12th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess
School Vouchers a Danger For Democrats
The issue could lose them enough voters in Milwaukee to lose the state.
Mar 10th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
Federal Bill Combats Voter Suppression
For the People Act seeks to assure that all people have an equal right to vote.
Mar 6th, 2021 by County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson and State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff
$15 Minimum Wage Would Help 831,000 State Workers
38% of Milwaukee workers would benefit from minimum wage hike, versus 22% nationally.
Feb 22nd, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
Baldwin, Moore Push Momnibus Act
Senator, congresswoman offer 12 bills to improve maternal and child health outcomes.
Feb 10th, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
City Bans Discrimination Based on Hairstyle
In unanimous vote, Milwaukee passes local version of CROWN Act.
Jan 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin Delegation Votes Party Line on Impeachment
Republicans voted against impeachment, Democrats for it.
Jan 14th, 2021 by Rob Mentzer
Wisconsin Congressional Delegation on Removing Trump
Democrats want him gone, Republicans support him.
Jan 8th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson and Laurel White
Tiffany, Fitzgerald Object To Some Biden Electors
Hours after chaos at the Capitol, two members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation vote to overturn part of the election, effort fails.
Jan 7th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Political Leaders React to Capitol Storming
Though many supported Trump for years, all now condemn Capitol chaos he helped cause.
Jan 6th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Gwen Moore Positive for COVID-19
The congresswoman is a cancer survivor and recently contracted the virus.
Dec 28th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
BRT Secures Key $41 Million Grant
Federal grant to pay for 80% of county's Bus Rapid Transit project. Construction starts in spring.
Dec 14th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Baldwin, Moore Seek Biden’s Support For Transitional Jobs
The two Wisconsin legislators have sponsored bills in the Senate and House that would help workers connect to job market.
Dec 4th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
Lead Testing Down During Pandemic
Milwaukee has performed nearly 40% fewer lead tests this year.
Nov 6th, 2020 by Edgar Mendez
Your Guide to Down Ballot Races
Trump versus Biden isn't the only ballot item. Here's information on 13 other races across the county
Nov 2nd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Biden Brings His Message of Controlling COVID-19 to Milwaukee
Says Trump has "waived the white flag" and surrendered to the coronavirus.
Oct 31st, 2020 by Madeline Fox
Kenosha Is Charlottesville
And a country divided by its president cannot stand.
Aug 31st, 2020 by U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore
Thousands March With Blake Family in Kenosha
Lt. Governor Barnes, Rep. Gwen Moore join march for justice one week after Jacob Blake shot seven times by officer.
Aug 31st, 2020 by Corrinne Hess
