15th District News Releases

2012

Apr. 25  Common Council Committee Appointments Reflect Experience and Leadership  |  Committee List


2011

Nov. 14  Petition Effort Calls for Keeping Milwaukee USPS Stations Open
Sept. 27  Council to Deliberate on Mayor’s Proposed 2012 City Budget  |  Revised 2012 Budget Calendar
Sept. 12  Committee to Hear File on Possible Closing of USPS Facilities  |  File 110539
Aug. 29  Council Members Lobby Against Post Office Closings  |  Letter
July 28  Summer of Peace Youth Rally is Friday
June 22  Common Council Members ask Governor to Veto Pay for Fired Officers  |  Letter
June 1  Proposed Aldermanic District Boundary Plan Released
June 1  MEDIA ADVISORY: Public to Get Chance to Draw Trial Aldermanic Districts
May 10  STATEMENT: President Hines Commends MPD for Apprehending Assault Suspect
Mar. 31  New Collaborative Health Clinic in the 15th District Opens Today
Mar. 14  STATEMENT: President Hines Praises Legacy Bank for Unparalleled Support to Milwaukee Economy
Mar. 9  MEDIA ADVISORY: State Republican Leaders Should Reconsider Their Raid on Milwaukee
Feb. 17  STATEMENT: Alderman Hines and Alderman Bauman Urge State Legislature to Be Consistent, Fair in Budget Repair Bill
Jan. 7  Letter from President Hines to MPS Board of School Directors President Michael Bonds
Jan. 4  President Hines and Senator Darling: Joint Announcement on Plans to Attract High-Performing Schools to Empty MPS Buildings, TOMORROW


2010

Dec. 21  Ordinance Upgrading Vacant Building Registration Passes 15-0
Dec. 2  STATEMENT: President Hines Addresses Recent Rash of Accidents on Fond du Lac
Nov. 17  STATEMENT: President Hines Says Being Open for Business Means Making an Investment in Business
Nov. 16  President Hines Welcomes Caterpillar to Milwaukee, Praises Bucyrus International
Nov. 11  Common Council “On Board” in Rail Support Letter to USDOT Sec’y Ray LaHood  |  Letter
Nov. 5  Council Approves 2011 Budget that Lowers Property Taxes, Reduces Solid Waste fee

Sept. 29  MEDIA ADVISORY: President Hines to Address Education Funding at Fourth Street Forum TOMORROW
Sept. 23  STATEMENT: Pres. Hines to Keynote Opening Ceremony of Milwaukee College Prep, Lindsay Heights Campus
Sept. 20  President Hines Announces Appointments to Flooding Study Task Force
Aug. 31  President Hines, Mayor Barrett Urge School Support from St. Marcus Rooftop
Aug. 25  STATEMENT: Opportunity Can Knock on Boarded-Up Doors
Aug. 19  City of Milwaukee Announces Survey Push in Preparation for FEMA Appeal
Aug. 18  STATEMENT: President Hines, Alderman Hamilton Criticize FEMA Decision, Praise Mayor Barrett for Continuing the Fight for Funding
Aug. 16  President Hines Addresses Death of Man in Police Custody
Aug. 11  President Hines, Mayor Daley to Discuss Education, Budgetary Strategies in Chicago
Aug. 9  STATEMENT: Pres. Hines and Alderman Donovan Commend Officers, Urge Residents to Cooperate with Police
July 16  MEDIA ADVISORY: Alderman Hines and Residents to Hold Press Conference TODAY, Demand that MMSD Fund Solution
July 1  STATEMENT: President Hines Praises Purchase of Former Finney Library by Wisconsin Lutheran College and Pathways to College
June 25  Alderman Hamilton, Common Council President Hines to Join in Inaugural Community Event
June 8  STATEMENT: The Poor Will Always Be With Us – But Will They Be Allowed In New Berlin?
May 19  Milwaukee and Waukesha Council Members Work Toward Regionalism
May 19  Mayor Barrett and Common Council President Hines Announce 2nd Annual Emerging Business Sustainability Conference
Apr. 20  STATEMENT: Licenses Committee Unanimously Approves Task Force Reforms
Mar. 24  MEDIA ADVISORY: Council President Hines to Speak at Garden District Town Hall Meeting
Mar. 19  City Partners with Clear Channel to Promote Google Opportunity
Mar. 19  STATEMENT: President Hines on Passing of Joseph Zilber
Mar. 10  City of Milwaukee “All-In” in Attempt to Lure Google
Mar. 8  STATEMENT: Council President Hines: Now is the Time for RTA
Mar. 2  STATEMENT: President Hines, Aldermen Praise Governor Doyle and Mayor Barrett for Bringing Talgo to Tower
Feb. 17  Milwaukee Officials to Pay Visit to Chicago Unified Call Center
Feb. 11  STATEMENT: President Hines Commends DPW on Excellent Snow Operation
Jan. 28 
STATEMENT: Hines, Bauman Praise “Historic” Federal Investment in Wisconsin Rail
Jan. 6  STATEMENT: President Hines on Senate Bill 405
Jan. 4 
STATEMENT: President Hines Exhorts Citizens to Obey Police, Welcomes Chief’s Review of Recent Fatalities


2009

Dec. 22  Council Poised to Approve Summerfest Lease Extension
Dec. 15  President Hines Seeks Role for City In Reforming Milwaukee Child Care
Dec. 9  Potential Water Sale Represents Opportunity for Real Regionalism
Nov. 6  Council Adopts 2010 City Budget that Maintains Vital Services, Lowers Solid Waste Charge
Nov. 4  President Hines in Madison to Hear from U.S. President Obama, Sec. Duncan on Meaningful Education Reform
Oct. 14  President Hines, YMCA Announce New Mentoring Recruitment Program
Oct. 13  Citizens Invited to Joint Public Hearing Tonight on 2010 Budget
Oct. 7  President Hines, Residents Mourn Loss of “Querro” Evans
Sept. 1  President Hines' Remarks from Yesterday's MPS News Conference
Aug. 24  STATEMENT: President Hines on MPS Governance
Jun. 19  President Hines Expresses Concern Over Flooding, Sewage in City Neighborhoods
May 29  Milwaukee Will Defer Look at Water Privatization, Aldermen Say  |  Letter to Comptroller  |  Letter to City Attorney
May 1  STATEMENT: President Hines and Mayor Barrett on RTA and Sales Tax
Apr. 29
  President Hines Welcomes TARP Congressional Oversight Committee to Milwaukee
Mar. 27 
City’s TID Districts Could Provide Millions for Local Street Work, Create Jobs
Mar. 11  STATEMENT: President Hines Welcomes GLUE Founders; Milwaukee Hosts National Conference
Feb. 26  President Hines And Alderman Murphy Praise President Obama For Budget Commitment To Great Lakes
Feb. 16  Futures of MPS and City of Milwaukee Inextricably Linked
Jan. 29  President Hines Applauds Governor Doyle’s Straightforward Leadership In State Of The State Address
Jan. 23  President Hines’ Statement on Harley-Davidson Layoffs
Jan. 20  President Hines’ Statement On The Inaugural Ceremony For President Obama


2008

Dec. 9  MEDIA ADVISORY: Alcohol Beverage Licensing Panel to Hold Public Hearing This Week
Oct. 27  Our City Needs Systemic Change
Oct. 8  MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Listening Sessions Continue TODAY
Oct. 1  MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Listening Sessions Begin TODAY
Sep. 30  MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Listening Sessions Begin Tomorrow
Sep. 26  President Hines Praises Joseph Zilber’s Leadership, Commitment to Central City
Sep. 24  Common Council Members Will Hear From Residents on Mayor’s Budget
Sep. 12  President Hines Urges Council to Engage Residents on Mayor’s Proposed Fee Increases
Aug. 19  MEDIA ADVISORY: Teutonia Gardens to Celebrate Grand Opening
Aug. 12  STATEMENT: President Hines Asks "What Is Water Worth?"
Jul. 28  President Hines Addresses Fire Fatality
Jul. 25  President Hines Responds to Tragic Death of Seiaires McHenry Jr.
Jul. 16  STATEMENT: “Pothole Fee” Eliminates Street Assessments, Far Better than Increasing Property Taxes
Jul. 7  STATEMENT: Common Council President Hines Decries Murders, Calls For Genuine Collaboration With Residents
Jun. 27  Common Council Pres. Hines Announces New Task Force To Analyze Licensing Procedures
Jun. 25  President Hines’ Statement on Yesterday’s Guilty Verdict
Jun. 23  MEDIA ADVISORY: Council President Hines Pushes for Increased Food Donations
Jun. 17  Juneteenth Day: A Solemn Celebration
Jun. 13  Common Council President Hines Announces Grand Opening Of Foundation Park
May 6  President Hines Calls For Action In Evaluating Milwaukee's Racial Disparities
Apr. 24  Hines Draws On Members' Strengths, Experience & Leadership In Making Council Committe Appointments
Apr. 24  2008-2012 Common Council Committee Appointments By Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr.
Apr. 7  STATEMENT: Council President Hines Commends Milwaukee Journal Sentinel For Winning Pulitzer Prize
Mar. 19  STATEMENT: President Hines Applauds Gov. Doyle, Milwaukee Delegation For Passing SB 176, Calls For Further Reforms
Mar. 13  STATEMENT: President Hines Welcomes Circus Parade Back To Milwaukee, Wants Public Transit To Return Too
Feb. 11  An Open Letter From Council President Hines Regarding Weekend Violence