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County on track to have lowest level of street homelessness ever recorded, housing director said. By Graham Kilmer - May 13th, 2021 10:44 am //end headline wrapper ?> Homes on N. 20th St. File photo by Jeramey Jannene. Milwaukee County has used federal funding to prevent an estimated 5,480 evictions since the COVID-19 pandemic began. David Crowley, the county put approximately $18 million of its allocation from the CARES Act into eviction prevention and housing assistance.  The county started cutting checks to renters and homeowners in June to keep them in the...

George Floyd who are deserving of our continued love, strength, and support. “For close to a year, millions across the globe joined the family in their righteous calls for justice, but true justice lies beyond a single verdict. Even after the entire world witnessed George Floyd’s life taken on film, more Black and Brown people lost their lives at the hands of law enforcement. Just days ago, another Black man, Daunte Wright, was killed by a police officer just ten miles away from the courthouse where the Chauvin trial was taking place. A single verdict cannot bring justice for the Floyd f...

City and county officials have been pursuing option for over a year. By Jeramey Jannene - Feb 12th, 2021 01:26 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Milwaukee Center from City Hall. Photo taken September 23rd, 2012 by Erik Ljung. With state shared revenue declining and property taxes capped, Mayor Tom Barrett has been advocating for a sales tax to bail out Milwaukee’s budget for more than a decade. Governor Tony Evers‘ budget proposal would give him his wish, and possibly a path forward for the cash-strapped city. Evers announced Friday that his budget, due to be ...

Press Release Milwaukee County Awarded Additional $1.34 Million by MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge to Rethink Local Justice System New Funding Will Support Initiatives Aimed at Preventing Unnecessary Jail Use and Advancing Racial Equity MILWAUKEE – February 9, 2021 – By way of the Milwaukee Community Justice Council (CJC), Milwaukee County is the recipient of a $1.34 million grant by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to continue building on efforts to rethink the local criminal justice system, prevent unnecessary jail use, and eliminate racial inequities....

Rep. Evan Goyke thinks the failure of the state's plan can lead to creative reforms. By Graham Kilmer - Jan 11th, 2021 05:44 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School. Photo from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. The State of Wisconsin’s two youth prisons are supposed to close this summer, but the state has failed to move forward, or fund, plans for new facilities, and now the deadline can’t be met, as Urban Milwaukee has reported.  The prisons — Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls — were...