MKE Common Council Meeting On Trump’s Goon Squad

From the inbox this afternoon: Special Public Safety and Health Committee meeting set for Monday, July 27 Agenda to include communication about federal intervention in Milwaukee Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, chair of the Public Safety and Health Committee, has called a special committee meeting that will take place Monday, July 27…

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Milwaukee Common Council Statement: MPD Misconduct?

Joint statement on video of officer restraining protester with knee. From Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II, Alderwoman Chantia Lewis, Alderman Khalif J. Rainey, Alderwoman Nikiya Dodd, Alderman Ashanti Hamilton, Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Alderman Cavalier Johnson, Alderman Mark A. Borkowski, Alderman Nik Kovac,…

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In Ongoing Dispute With Milwaukee’s Mayor, Common Council Makes Worst Decision Ever

No really, if this isn’t the worst idea ever for the Common Council, it has to come pretty close. After the shine had come off the copper for Police Chief Edward Flynn, there were continued disputes between the Common Council, Mayor Tom Barrett, the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission and…

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Milwaukee Alders Condemn Family Separations on US Border

June 20, 2018 Separating families at the border is cruel, unnecessary From Alderman Jóse G. Pérez, Alderman Ashanti Hamilton, Alderman Michael J. Murphy, Alderman Nicholas Kovac, Alderman Mark Borkowski, Alderman Tony Zielinski, Alderman Khalif J. Rainey, Alderman Robert Bauman and Alderman Cavalier Johnson Right now children are being torn apart…

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MKE Common Council Reaffirms Its Hypocrisy!

Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn abruptly announced his resignation on Monday effective February 16th after having completed ten years of service to Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Police Department. His tenure wasn’t without controversy but he made some significant changes on how the police department was organized and introduced new technology…

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Our Back Pages: BP Gas Station in Sherman Park

During the unrest in Sherman Park in 2016, one of the buildings destroyed was the neighborhood BP gas station. Reconstruction of that station began in November and will open as soon as construction is completed…dependent on weather conditions this winter. The same operator will run the station, Mr. Pakhar Singh….

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Milwaukee Common Council Still Interfering with Fire And Police Commission

interesting that they don’t bother to actually name the police chief (or fire chief) in their missive.

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