Milwaukee’s 2021 Budget: Economic hardships felt from COVID-19 and Wisconsin’s broken funding formula
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett presented his proposed 2021 budget in an address on September 22, outlining how million of dollars in cuts were required due to the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Common Council President Cavalier Johnson follow with a...
Deshea Agee: Why the King Drive project is good for its neighbors
With a rich legacy of nearly three decades, the Historic King Drive Business Improvement District (BID #8) has been working to improve the district by fostering a culture of revitalization that has attracted local entrepreneurs who embrace the commitment to hard work...
Milwaukee County rolls out grant program aimed at helping minority small businesses hard hit by COVID-19
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced the launch of the Small Business Initiative Grant program on September 17 to relieve local businesses adversely affected due to COVID-19, and the Community Resource Navigator Employment program to get Milwaukee County...
Civil Rights lawyer details how 1930s German rhetoric and dangerous policies are being used today
One of the nation’s foremost civil liberties lawyers published a book last year that powerfully described how America’s constitutional checks and balances were being pushed to the brink by a president who was consciously following Adolf Hitler’s extremist propaganda...
Hip-Hop Week MKE adapts to 2020 conditions with plan to stream educational summit on voter suppression
Educating the Milwaukee public about voter suppression and other key issues in advance of the November 3 General Election will be the focus of the Hip-Hop Political Education Summit on September 22, a day-long streaming event that will feature key rap artists and...
Painted hearts encourage residents to enjoy downtown parks while remaining socially distant
Painted hearts have popped up in two downtown parks recently, to encourage people to “love their parks” in a safe and physically distanced way. The initiative celebrated two events, the Downtown Employee Appreciation Week that was hosted by Milwaukee...
Marcus Center to enhance Uihlein Hall and expand performing arts programs via livestream technology
The Marcus Performing Arts Center presented a re-envisioned Phase One of its Campus Master Plan to the public on September 17. The $4 million project was made possible through the generous support of donors, including a major gift from an anonymous donor and a $1...
Daniel Thompson gets crowdfunding support after quitting over distorted Jacob Blake news headline
The Black journalist quit his job at the Kenosha News on Saturday, August 29, after a dispute with the editor over a misleading headline for a story about a rally organized by the family of Jacob Blake, and has since funded his independent journalism through a wildly...
Helping Wisconsin Vote: TV host Stephen Colbert launches nonpartisan #BetterKnowABallot initiative
Emmy Award winner and host of “The Late Show” on CBS wants to help all Wisconsinites exercise their right to vote in the 2020 election. Wisconsin was Part 4 of Stephen Colbert’s new 50 part video series that explains the guidelines in each state for...
Troops and air support from Wisconsin National Guard deployed to help fight California’s wildfires
The Wisconsin National Guard deployed a pair of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and about 15 soldiers to California on September 11 to help fight massive wildfires that are raging across the state. State officials in California asked for the assistance under an Emergency...
New home for the Milwaukee Public Museum to be located in downtown’s Deer District area
The Milwaukee Public Museum announced on September 11 the site of its future home, the northeast corner of Sixth and McKinley Streets in downtown Milwaukee. The 2.4-acre site is adjacent to the Deer District and will provide abundant access to visitors from near and...
From Portland to Kenosha: ACLU records law enforcement violence against peaceful protestors
Law enforcement officers have used sharpshooters to maim people, swept protesters away in unmarked cars, and brutally attacked journalists, legal observers, and medics. Day after day, night after night, protesters have been taking to the streets since the police...
