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Mayor Barrett Works to Make Milwaukee a Great Place to Live and Own a Home
By Milwaukee Courier Staff Milwaukee needs to be a place where people can afford to live, thrive and raise families. Mayor Tom Barrett is delivering on this pledge. Milwaukee remains the economic...
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The City of Milwaukee is Preparing for Coronavirus
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 more commonly known as coronavirus has been the number one topic of discussion around the world. In recent days, the reaction towards coronavirus...
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Mayor Barrett is Building a Greener Milwaukee
Urban areas around the country are all seeking ways to lessen the environmental impacts by reducing waste, creating more green space, expanding recycling and solar energy. Mayor Barrett has led the way...
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Mayor Tom Barrett Pens Letter Regarding Spring Election
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Mayor Tom Barrett addressed a letter to Gov. Tony Evers, Rep. Robin Vos and Sen. Scott Fitzgerald. The letter focused on the upcoming spring election, which is...
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Mayor Barrett Issues Safer at Home Order
Mayor Barrett’s utmost priority, during these unprecedented times, is to protect the health and safety of the people of Milwaukee as we continue to fight back against the outbreak of respiratory...
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City Officials Discuss “Stay At Home” Order
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Like in many places throughout the world, when coronavirus first came to Milwaukee, residents were told to practice social distancing. The term being used worldwide to encourage...
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Mayor Tom Barrett says “This Virus Knows No Borders,” Condemns Hate
By Milwaukee Courier Staff Mayor Tom Barrett is condemning hate and encouraging us to come together and be of service to each other during this crisis. Using racist terms for the coronavirus can be...
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Wins Fifth Term
By Karen Stokes After a historically unusual election on April 7, Mayor Tom Barrett succeeded in winning his 5th term as mayor of Milwaukee by defeating State Sen. Lena Taylor 63% to 37% according to...
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Mayor Tom Barrett Takes Oath of Office
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Mayor Tom Barrett took his oath of office. Unlike his past four terms, Barrett’s oath for his fifth term took place in his backyard. Following the oath, Barrett...
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Milwaukee City and County Officials Provide Update on COVID-19
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz One of the results of a pandemic is the high level of panic and uncertainty. To combat that, city and county officials have taken to providing a daily update of the COVID-19...
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Mayor Names Lafayette Crump to Head City Development
Commissioner-Nominee is a Champion of Economic Growth and Inclusion Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett appointed Lafayette Crump as Commissioner of City Development. Commissioner-designate Crump is a...
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Mayor Tom Barrett Says the Curfew is a Tool
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz “I can’t breathe.” Those three words were some of the last words George Floyd ever said. On Monday, May 25, Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. His death was not the...
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Milwaukee Will Still Host Democratic National Convention
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Would it continue or would it be canceled? Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, those were the questions on Milwaukeeans minds regarding the Democratic National Convention....
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Mayor Barrett Announces Allocation of Block Funding
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Affordable housing. That is the response a majority of Milwaukee residents give when asked what they would like to see in Milwaukee. Affordable housing goes beyond having a place...
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Mayor and City Leaders Talk Racial Equity, Justice and Violence in Milwaukee
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz This year marked the start of a new decade and a chance to shake things up. Suffice to say, no one expected the year to turn out like it did. From the start of the COVID-19...
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Milwaukee Restaurants Look at COVID-19 Safety Measures
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When the pandemic first began, restaurants were among the first to close. As Milwaukee moves into Phase 4 of the Milwaukee Moving Forward Safely plan, many restaurants are...
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Mayor Tom Barrett Signs Face Mask Ordinance
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously agreed that face masks should be required in public spaces. Mayor Tom Barrett signed the ordinance into action on...
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City of Milwaukee Announces $15 Million in CARES Act Funding for Rent Support...
MILWAUKEE— Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Wisconsin in early March, the City of Milwaukee has been actively working to keep Milwaukee families housed. On July 30, 2020, the City of Milwaukee announced...
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Mayor Tom Barrett and Employ Milwaukee Celebrate Earn & Learn Participants
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Although the pandemic put a stop to Milwaukee’s typical summer programming and events, one program found a way to carry on. The Earn & Learn program, a City of Milwaukee...
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Ascension Wisconsin and Mayor Barrett Join with Faith Leaders to Prevent...
Mayor Tom Barrett and Ascension Wisconsin recently celebrated the 10th Annual Strong Baby Sabbath with faith leaders. The group of more than 100 met for an informative discussion on infant mortality....
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Mayor Tom Barrett Provides Central Count Update
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Editor’s note: This is an ongoing article that will be updated throughout the day. 8 p.m. update It’s now past 8 p.m. on Election Day and polls across the state are now closed....
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Mayor Tom Barrett Letter to Administrator Murphy of the General Services...
Dear Administrator Murphy: On behalf of the more than 600,000 Americans I serve as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I am writing to urgently request that the General Services Administration immediately...
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Milwaukee Common Council Considers Federal Police Grant
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Mayor Tom Barrett and the Milwaukee Police Department met with BID and NID leaders on Monday, Nov. 23 to discuss the benefits of accepting a federal police grant. The grant would...
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City of Milwaukee Receives Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Equality Index
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For the third year in a row, the City of Milwaukee received a perfect score of 100% on the Municipal Equality Index report. The nationwide report is commissioned by the Human...
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Mayor Urges Milwaukeeans to Get Tested for COVID-19
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Nine months ago, when the coronavirus began one of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind was about testing. Testing materials were limited at first, but as the pandemic...
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City of Milwaukee Launches Mobile Testing Site
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In the weeks leading up to and during the holidays, elected officials and health care professionals expressed their concern for a potential spike in positive COVID-19 cases. The...
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City of Milwaukee Launches Vaccine Site for City Employees
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz While the COVID-19 vaccine isn’t yet widely available for the masses, it is available for a select few, namely persons employed by the City of Milwaukee. Eligible employees will...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall Meeting Separates Myths From Facts
By Karen Stokes The Milwaukee Health Department hosted a COVID-19 vaccine virtual town hall meeting Wednesday night. The panelists included: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; Marlaina Jackson, MPA, interim...
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Help Mayor Tom Barrett Honor Milwaukee’s Unsung Heroes
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It has been quite the year. The City of Milwaukee had its first case of COVID-19 on Friday, March 13. Since then, Milwaukeeans throughout the city have made concerted efforts to...
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President Joe Biden Signs COVID-19 Relief Package
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz If all goes according to the federal government’s plan – and for now it looks like it is – Americans can expect to receive another COVID-19 stimulus check. The $1.9 trillion COVID...
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Milwaukee Extends Vaccine Appointments to 10 county ZIP Codes
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Since the start of the pandemic, low-income and minority neighborhoods have been hit the hardest by coronavirus, especially in Milwaukee. In an effort to mitigate the spread,...
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City of Milwaukee Unveils Solar Energy Project
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Climate change isn’t a new idea, nor is the use of clean and renewable energy, but in recent years the topic has generated more momentum and has been on the forefront of people’s...
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The American Rescue Plan Can Invigorate our City and Change Lives in Milwaukee
By Mayor Tom Barrett On March 11 President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act. Most Americans are familiar with the plan’s third $1,400 stimulus check, extended unemployment...
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Mayor Barrett Talks Potential Investments with ARP Funding
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz This is an unprecedented chapter in Milwaukee’s history, Mayor Tom Barrett said during a presentation earlier this week. It is a moment that everyone will remember for the rest of...
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Reflections on a Historic Year with Mayor Tom Barrett
Community Members – What a remarkable year. So much has happened over the past 15 months, and not just the pandemic. All of us faced unprecedented disruption, challenge and change. As we reflect on...
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Breaking Ground: MCTS Prepares for Bus Rapid Transit Project
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz If you need to get around Milwaukee County and don’t have a car, an affordable option is the bus. For $2.25 (or less if you have the M-CARD) you can ride the bus to practically...
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City’s Office of African American Affairs Awarded $4 Million to Fight...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) has announced an award of $4 million to the City of Milwaukee’s Office of African American Affairs as a part of a...
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Mayor Tom Barrett Prioritizes Affordable Housing with ARPA Funds
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Housing is a basic human right, but not everyone has access to safe and affordable housing. During the COVID-19 pandemic housing issues in Milwaukee were further exacerbated....
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American Rescue Plan Money to Go Toward Workforce Development
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The nation’s economy took a hit when the pandemic began, and Milwaukee was no exception. The federal government is hopeful that the American Rescue Plan Act will help give cities...
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Mayor Plans to Tackle Reckless Driving with ARPA Funding
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Reckless driving is one of Milwaukee’s most prevalent issues. Mayor Tom Barrett is hoping that investments in various initiatives will curb the issue. Barrett announced his...
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Mayor Tom Barrett To Become Ambassador to Luxembourg
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Change could be coming to Milwaukee and it’s in the form of a new mayor. The White House announced that President Joe Biden will nominate Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as ambassador...
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As Gun Violence Surges in Milwaukee, is There a Solution?
By Karen Stokes Milwaukeeans need a break from the breaking news reports of the endless stream of shootings. This year has already been a horrific year of gun violence. The following events occurred in...
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Ascension Wisconsin Announces Program Designed to Help Fathers Be More...
By Karen Stokes Mayor Tom Barrett and Ascension Wisconsin welcomed local faith leaders for an informative discussion on infant mortality at the 11th Annual Strong Baby Sabbath event. The virtual event...
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Milwaukee Celebrates Most Successful Solar Power Group Buy to Date
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Many people would agree that solar power is a good thing, but one of the downsides is the cost. Group buy purchases like the one the City of Milwaukee’s Environmental...
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‘These Crimes and Deaths are Preventable’: City of Milwaukee Joins the Gun...
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last week, Pastor Willie Davis of Invisible Reality Ministries officiated the funeral and burial of a young man who lost his life to gun violence. Davis said at the end of his...
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Mayor Barrett Nominates Dana World-Patterson as a Fire and Police Commissioner
Mayor Tom Barrett nominated Dana World-Patterson, a prominent advocate for the victims of human trafficking, to serve on the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission. World-Patterson is the founder and...
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‘Milwaukee Accepts People as People’: City of Milwaukee Receives Score of 100...
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Several years ago, Tony Snell and his husband moved from South Carolina to Milwaukee after Snell’s husband received a position at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Snell continued...
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Mayor Barrett To Be Next Ambassador to Luxembourg
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Mayor Tom Barrett is officially going to Luxembourg. The U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination to be the ambassador to Luxembourg on Thursday, Dec. 16. “I feel unbelievably honored...
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Mayor Tom Barrett Officially Resigns as Mayor Effective Wednesday, Dec. 22
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Mayor Tom Barrett signed his resignation letter on Wednesday, Dec. 22. The resignation went into effect later that day at 5 p.m. Common Council President...
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Milwaukee Swears in New Mayor Cavalier Johnson
By Milwaukee Courier Staff At a socially distanced event at Bay View High School, Cavalier Johnson was sworn in as Milwaukee’s new mayor last Thursday, Dec. 23. Johnson used his inaugural speech to...
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