MKE Common Council On New Executive Director for the Fire and Police Commission

I have been working on an article about the hot mess that is the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission for two months now but every time I get into it some new shit happens. Tonight there will be a showdown around the police chief…but in the meantime the Common Council…

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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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Lena Taylor to run for mayor of Milwaukee

Capper of Cognitive Dissidence reported this on Facebook yesterday. But Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor (D – Milwaukee) announced that she will run for City of Milwaukee mayor in 2020. Although a number of other candidates have announced a run for mayor, long time mayor, Tom Barrett hasn’t announced whether…

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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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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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