Milwaukee dramatically increases the amount of curbside recycling collected under new program
The City of Milwaukee is transforming its curbside recycling program. Starting in June, the City began a transition to an every other week, spring-through-fall, citywide collection schedule. The winter collection schedule, December-to-March, will continue to be varied...
Pride flag raised at Wisconsin State Capitol for third year to recognize contributions by LGBTQ+ community
Governor Tony Evers signed Executive Order #120 on June 1, ordering that the Rainbow Pride Flag be raised over the Wisconsin State Capitol during the month of June in celebration of Pride Month. The Rainbow Pride flag began flying over the East Wing of the State...
Milwaukee Film expands “Minority Health Film Festival” under the new name “Cultures & Communities Festival”
Milwaukee Film announced on May 19 that its annual Minority Health Film Festival would be renamed to Cultures & Communities Festival (C&C Fest), presented by the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network. Taking place September 6 to...
Angela Lang: One year after George Floyd’s death and little has changed in Wisconsin
May 25 was the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. There was a wave of international protests. People said enough was enough. So with the unprecedented attention and uprisings, what did we get accomplished? What are we working towards? Assembly Speaker...
Very fine people on both sides: The fallacy of forging political bipartisanship with White Supremacy
For months I have been hearing about pursuing a bipartisan America; about this nation needing to forge a new spirit of political collaboration if we ever hope to bridge the massive divides here. I’m tired of hearing that. We all know how we got here. We have all lived...
MATC ReStart scholarship program continues to help students with outstanding debt return to college
Students who were forced to step out of their studies at Milwaukee Area Technical College between December 2004 and May 2019 due to debt owed to the college have an opportunity to return, thanks to a scholarship program called MATC ReStart. In its second year, MATC...
