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Social enterprise event raises $170K for Milwaukee homeownership

Posted by Staff | Oct 5, 2017 |

Barbara Hudson rented a home from her brother until he became ill and lost the home to foreclosure. She wanted to purchase the home on West Galena, but her credit history was a roadblock. One day she found an ACTS Housing Orientation flyer on her door. Three years after attending an ACTS orientation, Barbara owns her home. On September 28, ACTS Housing celebrated Milwaukee families who, like Barbara, have completed the ACTS process and now own their own homes at the “Longest Neighborhood Table” event. ACTS Housing, founded in 1995, has empowered over 2,200 families to become homeowners—167 in...

NRA-backed “Right-to-Carry” legislation disastrous for Milwaukee’s urban safety

Posted by Staff | Sep 23, 2017 |

“This NRA-backed bill is a step forward for freedom-loving Americans. There is no reason why law-abiding citizens should have to pay fees and fill out paperwork to exercise their rights.” – Scott Rausch, NRA-ILA Wisconsin state liaison Concealed weapons could be carried in Wisconsin without a permit under a “right-to-carry” bill headed to the state Senate. The Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee voted 3-2 along party lines to pass the measure. Current state law requires anyone who carries a concealed weapon to obtain a permit and get training. Mayor Tom Barrett released the following statement regarding State...

Bryan Stevenson: America has done a terrible job of telling the truth about racism

Posted by TheGuardian | Sep 21, 2017 |

Acclaimed author and lawyer Bryan Stevenson talks about why a new museum in Montgomery, a key place in the slave trade, sets out the history of American racial inequality. If one set out to crown a symbolic epicenter for the 400-odd year odyssey of white supremacy in the US, they would be hard-pressed to do better than Montgomery, Alabama. It was at the statehouse in Montgomery that Jefferson Davis was first inaugurated as the president of the Confederacy in a bid to preserve the institution of slavery and in defense of the inferiority of the black race. It was...

State budget to boost property taxes for local low-income households

Posted by Jon Peacock | Sep 20, 2017 |

An estimated 11,400 households will have tax increases averaging $614. Despite the claims of state lawmakers that the biennial budget bill cuts property taxes, the actions of those policymakers will increase property taxes for thousands of low-income Milwaukee and state households. The budget bill does that by significantly reducing funding for the Homestead Tax Credit, which was designed to provide targeted property tax relief to low-income homeowners and renters. A new Wisconsin Budget Project summary of tax changes in the budget bill describes some of the major items, which include more than $400 million of tax cuts. But the...

Photo Essay: Global PARK(ing) Day brings green spaces to urban landscape

Posted by Lee Matz | Sep 17, 2017 |

Eleven metered parking places in the city were transformed for global PARK(ing) Day on September 15. Downtown Milwaukee reimagined almost a dozen roadway spaces, filling the territories with games, food, and live entertainment. The temporary greening and landscaping was provided by KEI Landscaping, Inc. “We’re excited to join the movement,” said Beth Weirick, CEO of Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21. “PARK(ing) Day is a fun way to engage our property owners and partners in placemaking, while demonstrating that the central business district is a vibrant place to live, work and open a business.” From giant Chess to bowling, coffee to...

Key to Change meters to aid in ending chronic homelessness

Posted by Lee Matz | Sep 14, 2017 |

“Give people a place to feel safe. Everyone, not just some people. And then provide them with the wraparound services that they need for rehabilitation, for job training, for job placement. All the support they need to feel like they also have a place in this community.” – Beth Weirick, CEO of Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21. In cities across the country, parking meters have been repurposed to end chronic homelessness, and on September 13 Milwaukee joined that effort, to implement a community-giving program through meter donations. Key to Change includes seven coin parking meters along Wisconsin Avenue. Led by...