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Urban Milwaukee: County Could Replace Private Firm With Deputies or Transit Rangers

May-18-2023

A task force working on security for the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is looking at replacing the current private contractors with sheriff’s deputies, non-law enforcement “transit rangers” or some mix of both.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Wisconsin Examiner: At Milwaukee County Reintegration Center New Vision Collides With Mass Incarceration

May-17-2023

Milwaukee County has big plans for its Community Reintegration Center (CRC), an incarceration facility formerly known as the House of Corrections. By creating a diversified network of programs and services and avoiding overcrowding, officials hope to repurpose the facility to better reintegrate its residents back into the community.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

WISN: Milwaukee County Supervisor Shares Her Challenge With Mental Illness to Help Others

May-16-2023

On the surface, Milwaukee County Supervisor Kathy Vincent handles her roles with ease. Whether welcoming constituents to a beer garden, presiding as president of the Greendale School Board, or teaching eighth-grade English full-time at a Kenosha public school, she finds a way to juggle it all.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Patch: Milwaukee Opens Red Arrow Park For Roller Skating In Warmer Months

May-15-2023

The ice skating rink at Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee will soon be hosting roller skaters during its off-season as part of a pilot program.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Recombobulation Area: Supervisor Burgelis on the Stadium Freeway

May-05-2023

Supervisor Burgelis discusses the Stadium Freeway. The segment begins at 44:10.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Gómez-Tom Wins County Board Special Election

May-03-2023

Caroline Gómez-Tom defeated Angel C. Sanchez Tuesday in a special election for Milwaukee County Board District 14. Gómez-Tom will replace former supervisor Dyango Zerpa, who resigned in January.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

JS Online: The Milwaukee County Board is Back to Full Strength After a Special Election

May-03-2023

After months sitting vacant, Milwaukee County's District 14 seat has been filled by Caroline Gómez-Tom, who carried 66% of the vote in a special election Tuesday over Angel Sanchez, according to unofficial results.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: County’s Debt Relief Program No Laughing Matter

May-03-2023

If if weren’t for comedian John Oliver, there probably wouldn’t be an innovative Milwaukee County program to erase $153 million in debt for county residents.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Resolution Opposes a County Brewers Subsidy

May-02-2023

The Milwaukee County Board will consider a resolution in May that would make it the position of the board to oppose a county subsidy for any future renovations at American Family Field.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

JS Online: Milwaukee County Received a Record $101 Million Opioid Settlement.

Apr-21-2023

Milwaukee County now has a whopping $101 million in opioid litigation settlement recovery, after entering into a second settlement agreement with companies providing opioids.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

FOX6: Highland Park to be 'Harley Park;' H-D Foundation Pays for Naming Rights

Apr-20-2023

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution on Thursday, April 20 to accept $350,000 from the Harley-Davidson Foundation in exchange for renaming "Highland Park" to "Harley Park."

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

JS Online: Milwaukee County Recognizes La Revo Books for its Community Work

Apr-20-2023

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on Thursday recognized a Latina-owned bookstore for the work it is doing in the community. South side sisters Valeria and Barbara Cerda created La Revo Books in 2021.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Supervisors Back Sherman Park Overhaul

Apr-19-2023

The Milwaukee County Board is poised to contribute nearly $1 million to an overhaul of Sherman Park. The board’s powerful Committee on Finance has approved approximately $962,000 for a project led by The Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club and called “Reimagining Sherman Park.”

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Estabrook Beer Garden Sets Grand Opening

Apr-19-2023

An early April “fool’s spring” coaxed Milwaukeeans outdoors in record numbers last week, leading Estabrook Beer Garden to host a pre-season opening. The beer garden, 4600 Estabrook Pkwy., is now adhering to its regular operating hours, though a grand opening is still on the horizon.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Highland Park To Become Harley Park

Apr-13-2023

The Harley-Davidson Foundation is planning to invest approximately $350,000 in a Milwaukee County park adjacent to its corporate campus in exchange for changing the name to Harley Park. The announcement comes as Harley-Davidson prepares to build a large, privately-owned park on its campus.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

TMJ4: Wisconsin Policy Forum - MCTS Facing A Significant Financial Situation In Millions

Mar-30-2023

The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is facing a significant financial situation in the millions. A recent study from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds that in two years, MCTS will be looking at a nearly $26 million budget deficit that could impact riders.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Right to Counsel Program a Success, Report Finds

Mar-28-2023

Milwaukee County’s Right to Counsel Program, providing free legal representation for low-income Milwaukee County residents faced with eviction, has been a success, a new report shows.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

WPR: Milwaukee County Working With Nonprofit To Eliminate $153M In Residents' Medical Debt

Mar-27-2023

Milwaukee County is partnering with a national nonprofit to eliminate more than $150 million in medical debt held by some 67,000 residents.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Harley-Davidson May Revamp Highland Park

Mar-27-2023

The Harley-Davidson Foundation has plans to invest in the rehabilitation of a county-owned park near its corporate campus on the Near West Side and may, in exchange, seek a name change for the park.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

JS Online: Milwaukee County Board Approves $153M to Wipe Out Residents' Medical Debt

Mar-24-2023

Roughly 67,000 eligible Milwaukee County residents will now benefit from a countywide push to erase crippling medical debt as a part of a new initiative sweeping the cities and counties across the United States.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Board Approves Cost Increase For Jail Food Contract

Mar-24-2023

The company that provides food in Milwaukee County correctional facilities secured an 8% price hike from the Milwaukee County Board Thursday.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Supervisors Want Audit of County Jail

Mar-23-2023

Following four deaths in less than a year at the Milwaukee County Jail, two county supervisors are calling for a formal audit of the facility.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

CBS 58: Local Female Powerhouses Honored During Milwaukee County Board Meeting

Mar-23-2023

Dozens of local female powerhouses were honored Thursday morning at the county courthouse by the Milwaukee County Board.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Urban Milwaukee: Company Hiking Prices for Corrections Food

Mar-21-2023

The corporation that supplies the food for the Milwaukee County Jail, its Community Reintegration Center (CRC) and juvenile justice facility is trying to raise the prices by 8% in its contract with the county.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

Marquette Law School: On the Issues: New Leadership, New Milwaukee

Mar-21-2023

Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson and other local leaders discuss their priorities, the array of possibilities and challenges the county and city face, and, most generally, the prospects for the region’s future.

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Department
  • Board of Supervisors
Year
  • 2023

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