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The Sheldon and Marianne Lubar gift of $5.5 million will fund Marquette Law School’s public policy initiative. Sheldon and Marianne Lubar and Marquette University Law School announced that the Law School will establish the Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education. The endeavor will be endowed by an additional gift of $5.5 million, expanding upon the present fund, of $1.5 million, created by a gift from the Lubars in 2010. “Marquette University has long been an important part of the Milwaukee community,” said Sheldon Lubar. “In recent years in particular, Marquette Law School has played a leading...

NEWaukee, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) officials on May 5 presented Penrod with a 2017 Bubbler Award. Every year, NEWaukee hosts the Bubbler Awards: Best Workplaces for Young Professionals in Wisconsin as part of YPWeek. The Bubbler Awards shine a light on the companies’ achievements in serving the interests and needs of younger workers. “Wisconsin-based companies realize how important it is to keep our young talent here and encourage them to grow and become the next generation of leaders across all industries,” said Angela Damiani, CEO of NEWaukee. “We are proud to highlight...

In response to legislative Republican’s proposed plan to repeal Milwaukee County’s vehicle registration fee (VRF), also known as a wheel tax, Milwaukee County Supervisor Michael Mayo, Chairman of the Transportation, Public Works, and Transit Committee, released the following statement: | “Milwaukee County is focused on meeting the needs of our residents and getting people to work. The proposal by legislative Republicans to eliminate critical transportation funding will make it harder for people to get to work and contribute to the economic growth of our county and the region. “I was not in favor of the wheel tax for Milwaukee...

FBl Director James Comey formally honored Safe & Sound with a 2016 Director’s Community Leadership Award in recognition of the organization’s contributions to community safety through service and prevention efforts. The ceremony took place at the Washington D.C. headquarters of the Fеdеrаl Burеаu of Invеstіgаtіons (FBl), and was received by Executive Director Katie Sanders. Safe & Sound is a Milwaukee nonprofit organization that unites residents, youth, law enforcement and community resources to build safe and empowered neighborhoods. Working in neighborhoods with high levels of crime and poverty, Safe & Sound has a proven track record of improving safety through...

With the Milwaukee Common Council divided over a recent batch of eight proposed drafts of legislation, proposed by suburban Republican state lawmakers that target crіmе, Alderwoman Chantia Lewis described her own encounter with a cаrjаckіng in the city late last year. | Like some of our city residents, I too was the victim of an attempted armed cаrjаckіng, back in November 2016. It was an extremely traumatic and terrifying experience, and it is entirely by God’s Grace that my situation didn’t end tragically. The perpetrator opened my car door and pointed a gυn to my head. Luckily he saw...

The Pioneer Award recognizes individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions that have reshaped the planning practice, education, or theory of urban development. Urban planning expert and educator Lawrence P. Witzling, PhD, has received the American Planning Association’s 2017 National Excellence Award for Planning Pioneers. For more than 40 years, Witzling has been a national authority on urban planning and design, inspiring hundreds of students and aspiring professionals to produce innovative, high-quality urban design. APA’s National Planning Excellence Award for Planning Pioneers recognizes the contributions of individuals, planning organizations or firms that have made personal and direct innovations...