Author: Staff

Hundreds of students, teachers, petitioners, and community supporters packed a meeting where the Board of Directors for Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) considered a safe haven proposal on March 30. In a unanimous 8-0 ‘yes’ vote, the resolution was passed to make Milwaukee Public Schools a Sanctuary District. The measure bars Immigration agents from school grounds, prevents the sharing of confidential student information, and provides education workers with more tools to support immigrant and refugee students and their families. “This is a very proud moment, I believe, for this District and for this community,” said Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver. Youth...

The Milwaukee County Transit System announced a new round trip service to Japan through social media on March 27, as part of a campaign to promote ridership and the redesigned website. Not to be confused with Fake News, April Fools’ Day is celebrated every year on April 1 by spreading hoaxes. Because the date falls on a Saturday this year, Milwaukee’s transit agency decided to honor the prank holiday early. The Monday post about the route to Japan was the first of five that will run this week. “We’ll be posting new pictures and ‘press releases’ every day at...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its National Small Business Week award winners on March 22, with top honors going to Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC). Institutions from 16 different categories, ranging from exporting, outreach, contracting, lending, disaster recovery, manufacturing, and research and development, were recognized for the annual honor. “More than half of all Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of three net new jobs in the U.S. each year. I couldn’t be prouder of all the awardees this year – they are working to grow...

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and city aldermen released the following statements, regarding the death of a City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services employee on March 22, 2017. In honor of Gregory “Ziggy” Zyskiewicz’s life and in support of his wife and children, a number of his colleagues at the Department of Neighborhood Services established a fund at US Bank to assist through these trying times. Donations can be made at all US Bank locations, make all checks payable to the OLHA D ZYSZKIEWICZ DONATION ACCOUNT. “I was notified that a Department of Neighborhood Services special enforcement inspector was...