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A proposed ordinance change would have given the board final authority over major trail alterations. By Graham Kilmer - Apr 22nd, 2021 07:54 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Oak Leaf Trail – Zip Line. Photo taken October 20th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene. A controversial change to the way Milwaukee County Parks manages bike trails was narrowly voted down Thursday by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. The proposed legislation would have given the board the final...

Wisconsin Examiner "This budget isnt my budget, its your budget" Gov. Tony Evers gives his 2021-23 budget address (via YouTube). Cannabis legalization and other criminal justice reform strategies took center stage Wednesday in Gov. Tony Evers’ live stream discussion of his Badger Bounceback plan. “This budget isn’t my budget, it’s your budget,” the governor said during the event. “Our justice system has put a strain on our state, and on our communities, and on our families for fa...

Staff wearing "Punisher" symbol and Spartan helmet, both used by far-right groups. By Graham Kilmer - Apr 13th, 2021 12:43 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Milwaukee County Jail and Milwaukee County Courthouse. Photo by Jeramey Jannene. During a tour of the Milwaukee County Jail in January, Milwaukee County Supervisor Ryan Clancy noticed that one of the staff members was wearing a mask with the symbol for the Marvel comic book character The Punisher. This symbol, a...

County Board Debates Expansion of Trails in Mangan Woods Photo Credit: Virginia Small A Milwaukee County Parks woodland with rare old-growth trees is the focus of heated debate over new trail development meant to serve both mountain bikers and hikers. The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors role in oversight of parks is also at issue. Mangan Woods’ undulating hills and ravines were formed thousands of years ago by glacial events. Strolling its rustic trails offers spectacular vistas year...

Jilly Gokalgandhi and Alex Brower. (Photos provided by respective candidates) On Tuesday, voters head to the polls again – as four of the nine seats on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors are up for election. Candidates Marcelia Garcia and Henry Leonard are each running unopposed – in Districts 6 and 7, respectively. But there are contested races in Districts 4 and 5. In District 5, which includes parts of Harambee, Riverwest, Downtown and the East Side, Alex Brower and Jilly Gokalgandh...

About half of Milwaukee voters will elect new school board members April 6, with no incumbents running for four open seats. Two of the races have only one candidate on the ballot: Walker’s Point Center for the Arts executive director Marcela Garcia for the south side District 6 seat now held by Tony Baez; and recently retired Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Harry Leonard for the southwest District 7 seat held by Paula Phillips.  The north side District 4 seat is contested between Silver Spr...

Increase in electric cars in Wisconsin will require more places to plug in Two big announcements in the last couple of weeks mean major changes are coming in what we drive and how we fuel up. and last updated 2021-03-01 23:22:31-05 Two big announcements in the last couple of weeks mean major changes are coming in what we drive and how we fuel up. First, President Joe Biden wants to replace the federal governments fleet of 645,000 vehicles with electric cars. Also, General Motors wants to sell ...

Board Rejoins WI Counties Association Board had withheld membership dues in January but decides to rejoin group after WCA leaders offer assurances. By Graham Kilmer - Feb 25th, 2021 03:05 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Milwaukee County Courthouse. Photo by Sulfur at English Wikipedia (GFDL) or (CC-BY-SA-3.0), via Wikimedia CommonsAfter extensive deliberation, the Milwaukee County Board has voted to release ...

Ryan Clancy, organizers from All of Us or None Wisconsin and Milwaukee community organizer Vaun Mayes. Members of the public attended the event in person, while an additional audience watched from home over a video feed. One panelist, Wendel Hruska, a re-entry specialist with Project Return, emphasized the need for housing support for formerly incarcerated people returning to the community. “Without stable housing, everything else sort of falls apart,” Hruska said. “So when we’re talk...

Abbie Fishman, Jilly Gokalgandhi, Kahri Phelps Okoro and Alex Brower. Next week voters head to the polls again – as four of the nine seats on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors are up for re-election.  In District 5, which includes parts of Harambee, Riverwest, downtown and the East Side, four candidates will be on the ballot for the Feb. 16 primary. After the primary, two candidates will move on to the general election on April 6. Early voting is open at City Hall until 5 p.m. Friday. ...