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How Milwaukee Lost Its DEI Director

How Milwaukee Lost Its DEI Director

It wasn't President Donald Trump. But the name of office will change.

City Hall: Top City Official Resigns
City Hall

Top City Official Resigns

Preston Cole rose to the unofficial title of 'deputy mayor,' then walked away.

Committee Marks Up Milwaukee Budget With Amendments, Footnotes

Committee Marks Up Milwaukee Budget With Amendments, Footnotes

Council raids personnel accounts to pay for services it says constituents demand.

Eyes on Milwaukee: City Evacuates 27th Street Building Over Safety Concerns
Eyes on Milwaukee

City Evacuates 27th Street Building Over Safety Concerns

It's expected to be months before residents can move back in.

City Hall: Mayor Johnson Signs 2% Sales Tax Into Law
City Hall

Mayor Johnson Signs 2% Sales Tax Into Law

"Something huge, something major, something extraordinary," says Johnson of revenue deal, averting fiscal cliff.

Eyes on Milwaukee: New Milwaukee Apartment Building Closed For Health Emergency
Eyes on Milwaukee

New Milwaukee Apartment Building Closed For Health Emergency

Community Within The Corridor has high levels of dangerous chemical, many residents forced to leave.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Council Members, DCD and Citizens Panel At Odds Over Affordable Housing
Eyes on Milwaukee

Council Members, DCD and Citizens Panel At Odds Over Affordable Housing

Confusion, disagreements over how to spend federal pandemic funds on housing projects.

Eyes on Milwaukee: City Seeking Affordable Housing Developers Who Need Funding
Eyes on Milwaukee

City Seeking Affordable Housing Developers Who Need Funding

Housing Trust Fund has $10 million to award to worthy projects.

City Hall: ARPA Funds Can’t Plug City Budget Hole
City Hall

ARPA Funds Can’t Plug City Budget Hole

Deficit keeps growing and even devoting every ARPA dollar to it won't solve problem.

City Braces For Fallout From January’s Eviction Wave

City Braces For Fallout From January’s Eviction Wave

Berrada Properties Management Inc. filed more than 1,000 evictions in a matter of weeks.

Eyes on Milwaukee: City Lands $61 Million For Rental Assistance
Eyes on Milwaukee

City Lands $61 Million For Rental Assistance

Emergency assistance funds will be distributed by SDC and Legal Aid Society.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Redeveloped 37th Street School Opens
Eyes on Milwaukee

Redeveloped 37th Street School Opens

Affordable apartments available for seniors, with neighborhood resident serving as developer.

Gov. Evers Announces $75 Million Investment In Minority-Owned Businesses

Gov. Evers Announces $75 Million Investment In Minority-Owned Businesses

Two new programs will support businesses disproportionately harmed by COVID-19 pandemic.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Plan To Renovate Every City-Owned Home Gains Traction
Eyes on Milwaukee

Plan To Renovate Every City-Owned Home Gains Traction

Council now embraces Bauman proposal. Barrett's plan will include elements of it.

Eyes on Milwaukee: City To Get $17.6 Million Federal Rent Assistance Grant
Eyes on Milwaukee

City To Get $17.6 Million Federal Rent Assistance Grant

COVID-19 relief funds meant to prevent homelessness, reduce pandemic's spread.

City Steers $15 Million More to Help Renters

City Steers $15 Million More to Help Renters

Funding from federal CARES Act will help meet surging demand for rental assistance payments.

City Hall: Council Grilling, But Advancing Mayoral Appointees
City Hall

Council Grilling, But Advancing Mayoral Appointees

Most being confirmed unanimously after long meetings.

City Hall: Common Council Threatens City Shakeup
City Hall

Common Council Threatens City Shakeup

Votes to hold every Barrett cabinet appointment, wants systemic change in all city operations.

Archdiocese To House Homeless During Crisis

Archdiocese To House Homeless During Crisis

Facility that once housed nuns will provide housing for COVID-19 recovery, prevention.

City Hall: Feds Award $5.6 Million for Lead Abatement
City Hall

Feds Award $5.6 Million for Lead Abatement

42-month grant can be used for paint and soil abatement in affected homes.

City Hall: Will DNC Convention Help Small Businesses?
City Hall

Will DNC Convention Help Small Businesses?

Common Council seeks ways to spread economic impact beyond Downtown.

Public Hearing Probes Solutions To Homeless

Public Hearing Probes Solutions To Homeless

Population is 900 to 1,000 people. More funding, volunteers needed.

Black-Led Groups Get Fewer City Grants

Black-Led Groups Get Fewer City Grants

Report finds more Community Grants for white-led non-profits in black neighborhoods. Why?

City Hall: Mayor Allows Interim Health Leader
City Hall

Mayor Allows Interim Health Leader

Returns file to the council unsigned, opens door to approval of McManus.

An End to Chronic Homelessness?

An End to Chronic Homelessness?

That's the aim of a new joint county/city venture led by Chris Abele.