December 2008
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| Dec. 26 Alderman to Speak On Potential Public Safety Crisis |
| Dec. 22 Alderman Donovan: “All I Want for Christmas is an Appointed MPS Board” |
| Dec. 16 Council Introduces Measure Supporting ACLU Claim Against DOT | ACLU Claim Support |
| Dec. 16 Common Council Approves City Purchase of Former Black Holocaust Museum Building |
| Dec. 11 Governor Should Move Local Streets to Top of Infrastructure Projects List |
| Dec. 9 MEDIA ADVISORY: Alcohol Beverage Licensing Panel to Hold Public Hearing This Week |
| Dec. 5 STATEMENT: Alderman Joe Davis, Sr. on Sheriff Clarke |
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November 2008
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| Nov. 26 Common Council Approves Final Piece of 2009 City Budget, Agrees to Push for Part of U.S. $700B Relief Package |
| Nov. 21 “Punishment” Enabling More Crime? |
| Nov. 21 STATEMENT: Ald. Bob Donovan Blasts Mayor's MFD Budget Veto |
| Nov. 20 MEDIA ADVISORY: Cousins Ribbon Cutting To Celebrate Grand Reopening |
| Nov. 18 Ald. Joe Davis Secures National League Of Cities Board Of Directors Position |
| Nov. 18 MEDIA ADVISORY: Ald. Davis To Attend “Cord Cutting” Ceremony Today |
| Nov. 10 Proposals Sought For State’s First 100% Renewable Energy Development |
| Nov. 7 Common Council Restores Mayor's Cuts To Public Safety, Adopts 2009 City Budget |
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October 2008
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| Oct. 31 Light Rail Infrastructure Amendment To Be Offered On Council Floor |
| Oct. 27 State Trail Extension To Be Part Of Zoo Interchange Project |
| Oct. 27 MEDIA ADVISORY: Target To Award Anti-Graffiti Grant |
| Oct. 27 Our City Needs Systemic Change |
| Oct. 24 Target To Award Anti-Graffiti Grant |
| Oct. 24 Alderman Donovan Will Look at Seceding 8th Aldermanic District From MPS |
| Oct. 17 Initial Results of Operation Impact to be Shared Tuesday |
| Oct. 16 Public Hearing on 2009 City Budget Set For Monday Evening at City Hall |
| Oct. 8 MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Listening Sessions Continue TODAY |
| Oct. 6 Ald. Davis And MPS Partner To Recruit For Milwaukee Youth Council |
| Oct. 6 MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Listening Sessions Continue Today |
| Oct. 3 New Security Initiative Gives Postal Carriers Safe Havens |
| Oct. 2 Pilot Program Combines Available Resources |
| Oct. 1 UWM Foundation Makes Residence Hall Site Selection |
| Oct. 1 MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Listening Sessions Begin TODAY |
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September 2008
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| Sep. 30 Ald. Davis Shares Ideas With National League Of Cities |
| Sep. 30 MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Listening Sessions Begin Tomorrow |
| Sep. 29 Alderman Bets the Sausage on the Brew Crew |
| Sep. 26 Golf Outing Next Week to Benefit Operation Impact |
| 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. 22 Pilot Program Could Provide Immediate Relief |
| Sep. 22 School Plan Goes To Mayor | Ald. Donovan's Letter To Mayor And School Plan |
| Sep. 19 Ald. Donovan Ready With Schools Plan |
| Sep. 15 MEDIA ADVISORY: Witkowski To Host Fall Perennial Flower Exchange Event |
| Sep. 12 Statement From Ald. Jim Bohl On MPS Truancy Numbers |
| Sep. 12 Council Creates Committee To Allocate Federal Foreclosure Recovery Dollars |
| Sep. 12 President Hines Urges Council to Engage Residents on Mayor’s Proposed Fee Increases |
| Sep. 9 Milwaukee Opportunities For Restoring Employment (MORE) Ordinance Ready For Committee |
| Sep. 8 Council To Vote On Ordinance Requiring Surveillance Cameras For Taverns |
| Sep. 5 MEDIA ADVISORY: Villard Avenue Day Festival Marks Its Fourth Year |
| Sep. 4 MEDIA ADVISORY: Grand Opening Event Inspires Better Eating |
| Sep. 4 Freedom Scholarship Aids Educational Goals |
| Sep. 2 STATEMENT: Ald. Ashanti Hamilton On Discrepency Of City Services |
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August 2008
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| Aug. 27 New Supportive Housing Facility Bringing Services to City’s Most Vulnerable Residents |
| Aug. 26 MEDIA ADVISORY: District Attorney Asked to Probe Allegations Against MPS Board Member Charlene Hardin | Letter From Ald. Donovan To District Attorney Chisholm |
| Aug. 19 MEDIA ADVISORY: Teutonia Gardens to Celebrate Grand Opening |
| Aug. 19 MEDIA ADVISORY: Council President Hines To Tap Former Justice Louis Butler As Chair of New Alcohol Beverage Licensing Panel |
| Aug. 15 STATEMENT: Ald. Witkowski On Sending Police Officers To Assist In St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Aug. 14 MEDIA ADVISORY: City To Reaffirm Irish Ties That Bind |
| Aug. 13 Merrill Park Courts Channel Positive Energy |
| Aug. 12 STATEMENT: President Hines Asks "What Is Water Worth?" |
| Aug. 11 MEDIA ADVISORY: Banner Ceremony To Welcome Henry Winkler And "Bronze The Fonz" Event |
| Aug. 6 MEDIA ADVISORY: Community Must Exert Pressure To End Hmong Gang Shootings |
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July 2008
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| Jul. 31 Council Action Creates Initiative With Antwone Fisher In Mind |
| Jul. 30 MEDIA ADVISORY: Unity Caucus Members To Host FEMA Flood Damage Information Session |
| Jul. 30 Council Approves Vehicle Registration Fee Initiative & Assessment Adjustments |
| Jul. 30 STATEMENT: Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs About Closure of America’s Black Holocaust Museum |
| Jul. 29 CORRECTED VERSION: Alderman Witkowiak Wants Cap On Vehicle Registration Fee |
| Jul. 29 Alderman Witkowiak Wants Cap On Vehicle Registration Fee |
| Jul. 29 Witkowski To Host Public Meeting On Recent Commercial and Residential Flooding |
| Jul. 29 Alderwoman Coggs To Attend MFD Recruitment Push This Week At Urban League Office |
| Jul. 28 President Hines Addresses Fire Fatality |
| Jul. 25 Witkowski To Host Public Meeting On Recent Commercial and Residential Flooding |
| Jul. 25 President Hines Responds to Tragic Death of Seiaires McHenry Jr. |
| Jul. 24 Mayor Joins Ald. Joe Davis In Applauding House Passage Of Foreclosure Prevention Bill |
| Jul. 23 Alderman Asks For Citizen Court Monitoring |
| Jul. 17 Inaugural Frank P. Zeidler Award Winners Announced |
| Jul. 16 STATEMENT: “Pothole Fee” Eliminates Street Assessments, Far Better than Increasing Property Taxes |
| Jul. 15 STATEMENT: Ald. Bob Donovan On July 4 Homicide Suspects |
| Jul. 14 Media Reports Err On Council License File | Legislative File Number 080452 |
| Jul. 9 It’s The Law: Citizens Can Help Stamp Out Street Noise |
| Jul. 9 MEDIA ADVISORY: Unity Caucus Members To Canvass Near Quadruple Homicide Location Today |
| Jul. 7 STATEMENT: Common Council President Hines Decries Murders, Calls For Genuine Collaboration With Residents |
| Jul. 7 MEDIA ADVISORY: Elected Officials To Hold City Hall News Conference On Quadruple Homicide |
| Jul. 3 Boat Safety A Priority During Fireworks Event |
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June 2008
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| Jun. 27 Common Council Pres. Hines Announces New Task Force To Analyze Licensing Procedures |
| Jun. 27 WARNING: Fireworks Penalties & Fines Have Exploded Sky High |
| Jun. 27 MATC Mirrors City's Sweat-Free Ordinance |
| Jun. 25 New Harbor Speed Restrictions Promote Safety |
| Jun. 25 President Hines’ Statement on Yesterday’s Guilty Verdict |
| Jun. 23 MEDIA ADVISORY: Council President Hines Pushes for Increased Food Donations |
| Jun. 23 Operation Impact Beat Cops Hit Streets Today |
| Jun. 20 Alderman Willie Wade To Host Job Event For New Restaurant |
| Jun. 19 Ald. Coggs Challenges Students To Put Freedom In Writing |
| Jun. 16 Juneteenth Day: A Solemn Celebration |
| Jun. 13 It’s Frozen Custard To The Rescue |
| Jun. 13 Operation Impact Camera Helps Nab Suspect 36 Hours After Being Installed |
| Jun. 13 Common Council President Hines Announces Grand Opening Of Foundation Park |
| Jun. 11 Council Votes For Solar Energy - Milwaukee One Of 12 Grant-Eligible Cities |
| Jun. 4 Public-Private Partnership To Target Crime And Aims For Sudden Impact, Alderman Says | Operation Impact Report |
| Jun. 3 Generous Grant Keeps Balls Bouncing & Youngsters Busy At West Side Parish |
| Jun. 2 MEDIA ADVISORY: Riversplash Violence To Be Addressed During City Hall News Conference |
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May 2008
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| May 30 Asset Forfeiture Money To Help Expedite New MPD Task Force HQ At Former Station |
| May 28 MEDIA ADVISORY: Committee Votes Non-Renewal For Troubled 132-Unit Mobile Home Park |
| May 28 Billions For Milwaukee Freeways; Vending Machines For The Renovated Amtrak Depot |
| May 22 March4Freedom To Bring Positive, Anti-Violence Message |
| May 20 Common Council Amends Noise Ordinance, Stargazers Loses License |
| May 16 Sculpting A Park Out Of A Landfill; Hartung Park Phase One Groundbreaking Ceremony Sunday |
| May 9 MEDIA ADVISORY: Fair Trade Coalition To Celebrate |
| May 8 MEDIA ADVISORY: Milwaukee Takes World Coffee Break |
| May 7 Aldermen & Cops Declare War On Street Noise |
| May 7 President Hines Calls For Action In Evaluating Milwaukee's Racial Disparities |
| May 2 Cops & Kids Team Up For Cleanup |
| May 1 Ald. Davis Honors Sister City Agreement With Council Resolution |
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April 2008
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| Apr. 29 Council Members To Mark 40th Anniversary of Passage of Fair Housing |
| Apr. 29 City Hall Ceremony To Mark Signing of Sister City Agreement With South African City |
| Apr. 25 Ald. Davis Honored For Advocating Minority Business Growth In Wisconsin |
| Apr. 24 Hines Draws On Members' Strengths, Experience & Leadership In Making Council Committe Appointments | 2008-2012 Common Council Committee Appointments By Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. |
| Apr. 22 Council Members See Relevance In Play About City's Open Housing Protests |
| Apr. 15 MEDIA ADVISORY: Vandals To Begin Community Service Wednesday As Part Of "Operation Payback" |
| Apr. 15 Facts For Tuesday’s Charter Meeting & Public Inauguration Ceremonies at City Hall, Pabst Theater |
| Apr. 9 Mayor Tom Barrett, Common Council Annouce Public Inauguration Ceremonies |
| Apr. 7 STATEMENT: Council President Hines Commends Milwaukee Journal Sentinel For Winning Pulitzer Prize |
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March 2008
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| Mar. 31 National League Of Cities' Top Issues Mirror Milwaukee's Plans |
| Mar. 31 MEDIA ADVISORY: News Conference At 3P.M. To Address Hmong Protest Of MPD Case |
| Mar. 31 CORRECTION: Police Officer's Name In Earlier Statement Incorrect |
| Mar. 31 STATEMENT: Ald. Donovan Comments On Hmong Protest |
| Mar. 27 MEDIA ADVISORY: Chief Edward Flynn To Appear At Bay View High School April 15 |
| Mar. 25 Intermodal Station Role Earns Ald. Bauman Downtown Award |
| Mar. 20 Economic Development Summit Yields Strong Interest, Collaborative Efforts |
| Mar. 20 Street Maintenance Audit Results Expected In Time For 2009 Budget |
| Mar. 19 Aldermen Call On State Legislature To Pass Property Tax Inflation Relief |
| Mar. 19 STATEMENT: President Hines Applauds Gov. Doyle, Milwaukee Delegation For Passing SB 176, Calls For Further Reform |
| Mar. 17 MEDIA ADVISORY: News Conference Today; Aldermen To Discuss Escort Service Licensing |
| Mar. 13 STATEMENT: President Hines Welcomes Circus Parade Back To Milwaukee, Wants Public Transit To Return Too |
| Mar. 13 MEDIA ADVISORY: Mitchell International Airport Area Focus Of Economic Development Summit |
| Mar. 10 Ald. Joe Davis Leads Live Congressional City Conference Foreclosure Panel On CSPAN |
| Mar. 7 Airport Area Economic Development Summit To Be Held |
| Mar. 7 Police Division Will Move To Former District Three Station |
| Mar. 7 State Senate Unanimously Approves Housing Trust Fund Bill |
| Mar. 6 Committee Passes Explosive Penalties For Fireworks Code Violations |
| Mar. 6 Chief Flynn To Meet With South Side Neighborhood, Business Associations |
| Mar. 4 City Neighborhoods Face Crisis As Anti-Graffiti Funding Dries Up, Aldermen Say |
| Mar. 4 Aldermen Seek Answers On Transit Funding Debacle |
| Mar. 3 Panel To Look At Snow Removal, Pothole Repair Policies |
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February 2008
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| Feb. 27 Alderman Calls On Mayor & Governor To Champion "Common Sense" Election Changes |
| Feb. 26 Council Approves Noise Restrictions For Private Waste Haulers |
| Feb. 26 Ald. Davis To Guide National League Of Cities Workshops On Foreclosure Crisis |
| Feb. 19 Snow Removal & Other City Services Taking Back Seat To Staffing Polls, Alderman Says |
| Feb. 15 Council Resolution Seeks Boost For Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative |
| Feb. 14 Mayor Continues To Duck Real Issues Strangling Milwaukee, Alderman Says |
| Feb. 12 Irked Council Member Says Potholes Not Being Addressed Quickly Enough |
| Feb. 12 City Panel To Look At Snow Emergency, Pothole Repair Policies |
| Feb. 11 An Open Letter From Council President Hines Regarding Weekend Violence |
| Feb. 7 City Plows Haven't Touched Parts Of Northwest Side |
| Feb. 7 MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayor To Sign Resolution Naming District 13 "The Garden District" |
| Feb. 5 Aldermen Ask DOT For Major S. 27th St. Improvements To Mitigate I-94 Rebuild |
| Feb. 5 New Ordinance Allows Homeowners "Paver" Options For Driveways |
| Feb. 5 Common Council Approves First Round Of Housing Trust Fund Grants, Funding For More Officers In MPS Schools |
| Feb. 5 Council Approves Garden District Designation For District 13 |
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January 2008
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| Jan. 31 Northwest Side Area Comprehensive Plan Passes Committee |
| Jan. 29 Foster Care Issues To Be Examined During City Hall Event Tuesday |
| Jan. 28 MEDIA ADVISORY UPDATE: Community Meeting To Host Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Police Chief Flynn |
| Jan. 28 MEDIA ADVISORY: Community Meeting To Discuss Recent Crime, Development Parking And More |
| Jan. 28 STATEMENT: Ald. Hines On Walker's Point Shooting |
| Jan. 25 City Gets Restraining Order In Action Against Gang-Controlled House |
| Jan. 23 MEDIA ADVISORY: Low Speed Vehicles And Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Showcased As Ordinance Heads To Committee |
| Jan. 18 Downtown Club Shuttered After Two Shootings In 17 Days |
| Jan. 18 Alderman Helps Make Electric Car Possible In Milwaukee |
| Jan. 16 Ald. Bauman Extremely Pleased As MPD Focuses On Historic Concordia Area In The 4th District |
| Jan. 15 Council Loosens 24-Hour Parking Restrictions In Areas Of District 4 |
| Jan. 14 Committee Favors Five Projects For First Round Of Housing Trust Fund Grants |
| Jan. 14 Club Escape Revocation, Alarm Companies & Changeable Message Signs Headline Tomorrow's Common Council Agenda |
| Jan. 9 Businesses To Be Honored For Landscaping & Garden Efforts |
| Jan. 7 Hartung Park Wins Stewardship Grant Award |
