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Mayor Johnson Focuses on Prevention Methods in Plan for a Safer City
In the face of rising crime, record homicides and streets increasingly seen as overrun with reckless drivers, Mayor Cavalier Johnson rolled out a new city strategy to address public safety…
Mayor Cavalier Johnson Releases Plan to Combat Reckless Driving
Mayor Cavalier Johnson appeared at an event last week where he released his new plan to combat reckless driving in Milwaukee. He was joined by community members and officials from…
Milwaukee Swears in New Mayor Cavalier Johnson
At a socially distanced event at Bay View High School, Cavalier Johnson was sworn in as Milwaukee’s new mayor last Thursday, Dec. 23. Johnson used his inaugural speech to describe…
How the Milwaukee Bucks Inspired Alex Lasry to Run for the U.S. Senate
As Wisconsin continues to bask in the glow of the Milwaukee Bucks first NBA Championship in 50 years, Alex Lasry, senior vice president for the Milwaukee Bucks, sat down with…
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson Booed at Juneteenth
Last weekend’s celebration of Juneteenth in Milwaukee was quite a sight to see. It was the 50th anniversary of one the nation’s longest running Juneteenth celebrations and it was the…
Mayor Tom Barrett says “This Virus Knows No Borders,” Condemns Hate
Mayor Tom Barrett is condemning hate and encouraging us to come together and be of service to each other during this crisis. Using racist terms for the coronavirus can be…
The Courier is Proud to Endorse Judge Jill Karofsky for Wisconsin Supreme Court
The April 7 election will have an impact on generations to come. In addition to the Presidential Primary and various local elections, the people of Wisconsin will choose their next…
Mayor Tom Barrett Always Stands with Our City in Times of Need
Six families are left with the devastating loss of their family members after the workplace shooting at Molson Coors on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Milwaukee is still reeling and searching for…
Bloomberg to Tackle Housing Crisis
While incomes have stagnated over the last two decades for low-income Americans, rents have gone up at an unsustainable pace for most renters. According to a recent study by the…
Milwaukee Courier Says ‘Nothing Stinks Like Poverty’
Part One A sequence of events stifled new economic opportunity on the city’s north side. On Oct. 8, the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee unanimously approved the creation of a…