MKE Mayoral Race? Hamilton OUT!

I don’t know Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton well enough to know if he would make a good mayor or not. But I think it is a shame that he feels the need to bow out…I think he would provide a new voice in a mayoral race and would help…

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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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Alderman Tony Zielinski: Lame-duck session measures not in tune with Milwaukee

something else from our inbox today: Statement of Alderman Tony Zielinski December 6, 2018 The lame-duck session measures approved by the Republican-controlled state Legislature are ill-advised and I firmly oppose them. In my view it’s never a good idea to try to govern and consolidate power by ignoring the will…

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What I Learned About Milwaukee Business Improvement Districts Today

Because I live in the Bay View neighborhood of the City of Milwaukee, I have been watching the drama surrounding the Bay View Business Improvement District for years. This week a petition to have the BID terminated was submitted to the city. It isn’t a big deal to me one…

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Report: Milwaukee Ald. Tony Zielinski pressured business owners for campaign contributions

On Thursday Milwaukee Alderman Tony Zielinski was removed as chairman of the Licenses Committee by Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton. Zielinski has said his removal is politically motivated, as he has announced he will challenge Mayor Tom Barrett in 2020. However according to a new report by Daniel Bice 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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Mayoral Candidate Alderman Zielinski on Chief Flynn’s Retirement

And a further statement about the resignation of Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn from mayoral candidate, Alderman Tony Zielinski who represents the 14th District: There should be no golden parachute for Chief Flynn Statement of Alderman Tony Zielinski January 8, 2018 With Chief Flynn’s announcement this afternoon that he will…

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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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Alderman Tony Zielinski Goes All Donald In His Announcement For His Mayoral Run!

full disclosure: Tony Zielinski is my alderman and the only thing I agree with him on from this video is the fact he isn’t going to run for his aldermanic seat while running for mayor. And he is also correct. He is one of the hardest working campaigners that I…

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