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Sachin Chheda elected chair of Milwaukee democrats
Milwaukee activist Sachin Chheda was chosen to lead the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County during the local Party’s biennial officer elections last Monday night, Nov. 23. Chheda, a former aide to...
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Abele names top Johnson Controls legal exec Kimberly Walker as County...
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele on Monday named Kimberly R. Walker, an attorney who has held top positions at Johnson Controls, Inc., as Milwaukee County’s corporation counsel. “Kimberly is an...
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Sup. Biddle seeks to establish Milwaukee County Youth Task Force
Milwaukee County Supervisor Eyon Biddle Sr. will be introducing a resolution to create a Youth Task Force, consisting of community youth and adult leaders to develop recommendations on how to enhance...
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Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic announces Board of...
Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic has announced the launch of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors internship program, which is designed to give students a unique introduction...
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Statement from Michael Bonds & Darienne Driver On Proposal to Hand Some...
MILWAUKEE (May, 2015) – Today, Milwaukee Board of School Directors President Michael Bonds called a plan released by Wisconsin Republicans Dale Kooyenga and Alberta Darling to turn over the Milwaukee...
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Abele Emphasizes Results, Progressive Agenda in Budget Address
By Milwaukee Courier Staff When Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele took office in 2011, he inherited a county on the brink of bankruptcy. Nearly five years later, Abele is able to paint a different...
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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele Announces Mike Lappen, MS, LPC to Lead...
Lappen brings local connections, broad background in community based behavioral health care to BHD Milwaukee, WI –Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today announced Mike Lappen, MS, LPC as the...
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ICYMI: 10 Milwaukee County Accomplishments You Should Know About
MILWAUKEE – From finally moving forward with a plan to remove the Estabrook Dam to an unprecedented jobs and economic development boom spurred by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele’s leadership,...
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Milwaukee County’s Approach to Mental Health Reform is a National Success Story
MILWAUKEE – For more than 20 years, Milwaukee County has been serving children and families with mobile crisis response services. In 2014, amid concerns about increased violence in the city of...
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Examination of Pension System Confirms Systemic Errors Span At Least Three...
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Employee Retirement Systems released a report from auditors at Baker Tilly, which detailed the auditors’ findings in their comprehensive examination of the County’s...
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County Executive Abele Announces Retirement Sustainability Taskforce
MILWAUKEE – In the wake of a comprehensive examination of the County’s pension system that confirmed systemic errors spanning decades, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today announced the launch...
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City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force to Hold Community Listening...
Local residents asked to provide input into coordinated plan to fight opioid abuse and addiction Milwaukee – The Milwaukee City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force is issuing a call to local...
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Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division Receives $2.6 Million Dollars in...
By Danielle Miller The Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division (BHD) received $2.6 million dollars in grants to help fund programs that assist those who suffer from opioid addiction in communities...
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Moving Forward, Milwaukee County Issues a New Order
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Wisconsin was essentially open for business. And while residents in other parts of the states flocked to the bars,...
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Milwaukee County Wants Its Money Back
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When coronavirus swept through Milwaukee, it left a struggling economy in its wake. Milwaukee County residents found themselves in need of resources and basic essentials and so...
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Juneteenth Now a Permanent County Holiday
Amendment to Elevate “Black Freedom Day” to a Mandatory Day Off Adopted MILWAUKEE – The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution making June 19 of every year, or “Juneteenth”, a holiday...
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Let’s Work Together to Move Milwaukee County Forward
By David Crowley Milwaukee County Executive They say if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together. My vision is for Milwaukee County to go far on its journey to achieve race...
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Governor and Legislative Leaders Collaborate on GroundBreaking Revenue Reform...
By Karen Stokes Governor Tony Evers, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have announced a bipartisan deal to increase shared revenue for communities statewide and...
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Milwaukee County has Great Potential
By David Crowley Milwaukee County Executive Three years ago, I was sworn into office on my front lawn. At the height of the pandemic and public unrest, we faced an uncertain path ahead. In the face of...
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