Author: Staff

Last year included an extraordinarily high number of local anti-Semitic incidents, with a 60% rise in reports over 2015. The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation just completed its 2016 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents. Mirroring a dramatic rise in anti-Semitism across the globe, and increased acts and expressions of bigotry surrounding the U.S. presidential campaign, last year included an extraordinarily high number of local anti-Semitic incidents. “We should all be vigilant against this rise in hate and extremism,” said JCRC Director Elana Kahn. “We see from history that when communities allow people to be targeted...

Milwaukee still has an election in 2017, so if there is time to demonstrate by walking city streets then there is time to vote. This is where it starts. No election is too small. If there is time to march, write letters to politicians, and protest on social media, there is time to stand in a line and cast a vote. Local elections matter, because they more directly influence the future of the Milwaukee community. On Tuesday, February 21, all Wisconsin voters will have the opportunity to vote in a three-way primary for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Other races...

Almost half a million people signed a White House petition, four times the amount required to get an official White House response regarding the issue of President Trump’s tax returns. A petition to the White House run website We The People stated, “The unprecedented economic conflicts of this administration need to be visible to the American people, including any pertinent documentation which can reveal the foreign influences and financial interests which may put Donald Trump in conflict with the emoluments clause of the Constitution.” Contrary to the Trump administration claim, the American people care deeply about seeing the tax...

From finally moving forward with a plan to remove the Estabrook Dam to an unprecedented jobs and economic development boom, 2016 was a year of growth at Milwaukee County. Spurred by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele’s leadership, initiatives begun in prior years reached major milestones and completion in 2016. The county launched other major projects which, over the course of the next few years, will have transformative effects on the community. Abele’s plans kept a focus on building a model government that runs efficiently and effectively in service of Milwaukee County’s residents. Here is a list of the top...