Milwaukee Public Library Martin Luther King Branch Redevelopment Moves Ahead
MPL Board of Trustees Selects Young Development for Project
Dec 21st, 2016 by Milwaukee Public LibraryMilwaukee County Fleet Management Awarded “Fleet Top 100” Honor
Productivity is up to 98 percent through the use of key performance indicators available to all County employees for complete transparency.
Dec 20th, 2016 by County Executive Chris AbeleRep. Sensenbrenner Urges President-elect Trump to Maintain Intelligence Cooperation Between the U.S. and EU
"I pledge to work with you to ensure that the United States maintains the intelligence capabilities it needs to effectively defend our national security..."
Dec 20th, 2016 by U.S. Rep. Jim SensenbrennerIn Letter to Governor Scott Walker, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Encourages Action on Newly Available Federal Funding to Address Opioid Epidemic
Major legislation signed into law this month includes $1 billion in funding championed by Senator Baldwin for states to address opioid epidemic
Dec 20th, 2016 by U.S. Sen. Tammy BaldwinDOJ Must Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture
"I continue to worry about conflicts of interest with federal forfeiture and the equitable sharing program."
Dec 20th, 2016 by U.S. Rep. Jim SensenbrennerSen. Carpenter Asks Governor Walker to Work to Protect SeniorCare
Senator Carpenter noted that SeniorCare serves around 60,000 seniors and saves tens of millions of dollars for Wisconsin’s seniors and taxpayers.
Dec 20th, 2016 by State Sen. Tim CarpenterGov. Walker and President-elect Trump put polluters and special interests ahead of Wisconsin families
"Gov. Walker is once again proposing a range of costly, discriminatory and unconstitutional policies aimed at punishing workers and dividing communities."
Dec 20th, 2016 by State Sen. Jennifer ShillingHUD Awards $23.6 Million to Wisconsin Homeless Programs
99 local projects working to prevent and end homelessness
Dec 20th, 2016 by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentMKE Plays receiving $100K gift at City Hall Dec. 22 The
MKE Plays is a city-led initiative aimed at renovating 12 of Milwaukee’s most dilapidated playgrounds.
Dec 20th, 2016 by Ald. Michael MurphyUWM joins the largest long-term study of child brain development in the U.S.
University researchers will work with elementary schools during the next two years to recruit families for the study.
Dec 20th, 2016 by University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMarquette purchases rare first edition, first printing of The Hobbit
Classic edition of children’s book will be added to the university’s J.R.R. Tolkien Collection
Dec 20th, 2016 by Marquette UniversityRediscover Turner’s Frontier Essays in Society Press Book
The book is illustrated with photos from Wisconsin Historical Society collections.
Dec 20th, 2016 by Wisconsin Historical Society Press