Expanded plan by Governor Evers aims to help working families with tax cuts offset by massive budget surplus
Governor Tony Evers announced a new plan on August 23 to provide support to working families and address rising costs due to national inflation. The governor’s announcement comes in anticipation of new revenue projections, set to be released by the Wisconsin...
Milwaukee’s City TV Channel now broadcasting programs with closed captioning in Spanish
Viewers of broadcast televised programming on the Milwaukee City Channel are now able to access bilingual closed captioning, according to City Clerk Jim Owczarski. As the City Channel is broadcast in English on CC1 (standard) and in Spanish on CC3 (secondary), viewers...
Mental Health Complex to permanently close as County fully transitions to community-based care
The Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Behavioral Health Services (BHS) announced on August 15 that the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex and Psychiatric Crisis Services (PCS), located for more than 40 years at 9455 W. Watertown...
Governor Evers slams latest delay by Republicans over releasing funds to treat opioid abuse in Wisconsin
Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Josh Kaul slammed Republicans on August 17 after the Wisconsin State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) delayed a plan to use the first tranche of Wisconsin’s $31 million in...
MCTS continues to transform fleet with 73 new clean diesel buses to serve Milwaukee County routes
Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announces the arrival of 73 new clean diesel buses resulting from federal and local funding sources. The investment in more fuel-efficient and cleaner air buses enables MCTS to continue transforming its fleet in alignment with...
MCTS rolls out three phase plan for transitioning to new WisGo fare collection system in 2023
Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) has been working over the past year to modernize its fare collection system, and announced the three phases of the transition to the new system on August 8. The phased approach includes estimated timeframes provided there are no...
