Government & Politics

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors has established a new committee to pursue racial equity in county government policies, six days after protests erupted nationwide over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis during a confrontation with police.

A proposal that would provide expanded outdoor seating options for restaurants and bars in selected areas of Milwaukee received the recommendation of the Common Council's Public Works Committee on Wednesday.

Demonstrators again took to Milwaukee's streets today, the fifth day in a row of protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

City of Milwaukee leaders have endorsed a directive to provide relief to property owners who are having trouble making tax payments due to hardships stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thousands of people in Milwaukee participated in demonstrations throughout the city Friday and Saturday expressing outrage for incidents that has resulted in the death of African American suspects during confrontations with police, sparked in particular by the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Former Republican Wisconsin governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson said Republicans and Democrats have to work together to effectively combat COVID-19. 

With federal grant money apparently on the way, Milwaukee County officials say they plan to commence construction of the long-anticipated bus rapid-transit project next spring and have the service available to riders in 2022.

Our country currently has the highest number of unemployed Americans since the Great Depression. While many of the 33 million workers who have filed for unemployment since the coronavirus crisis began expect to be rehired, many jobs will not come back.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday on Twitter that he is committing $40.9 million to the East-West Bus Rapid Transit project in Milwaukee County.

Several Milwaukee real estate developers and leaders of real estate industry groups praised the pick of Lafayette Crump as the city's next commissioner of development.