Police department agrees to certain conditions for grant intended to reform operations. By Jeramey Jannene - Jan 19th, 2021 11:03 am //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee Police Department. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
After rejecting a $9.7 million federal grant to pay for 30 police officers for three years in December, the Milwaukee Common Council reversed course Tuesday and voted to accept the grant. But the approval comes with conditions.
The Milwaukee Police Department command staff has pledged to work towards changing how the department operates.
The conditions target improvements to response time, traffic enforcement, crime reduction strategies, technology integration and community-oriented policing.
Alderman
Ashanti Hamilton led the negotiation with the police department. “There has been a tremendous amount of cooperation on behalf of acting chief
Focus is on positioning performing arts organizations for a strong return post-pandemic
Heather Dunn. Photo courtesy of UPAF.
MILWAUKEE (Dec. 16, 2020) – The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) has tapped three prominent business leaders to serve as co-chairs for the 2020 UPAF Community Campaign. The trio consists of
Heather Dunn, senior vice president and chief financial officer of West Bend Mutual Insurance Company,
Steve Johnson, regional president of BMO Private Bank and
“I am thrilled to have the support of this passionate group of leaders for my first UPAF Campaign as President & CEO” said
Patrick Rath, president and CEO of UPAF. “Our performing arts sector needs the support of many now more than ever. Our focus is to retain our incredible local talent and position ourselves for a prepared transition back to normal programming when it is safe to do so. Heather, Steve and Greg are a dynamic team who understand the critical role that the performing arts play in
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Wisconsin, health care workers to receive it this week
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Wisconsin received its first allocation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine today.
The state is set to receive 49,725 doses of the vaccine, which was authorized on Friday for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, throughout the week, Gov. Tony Evers said Monday. The doses are being shipped directly to regional hubs across the state, which are equipped with ultra-low temperature storage capabilities needed for the Pfizer vaccine. Shipments are expected to increase over the coming weeks as more supply becomes available.
The first doses of the vaccine will be given to frontline health care workers, according to the state’s prioritization plan. Wisconsin has more than 400,000 health care workers.
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Committee proposes 7 conditions for police department in order for city to accept federal grant. By Jeramey Jannene - Dec 14th, 2020 02:45 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee Police Department. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
It will attempt to impose seven policy requirements on the police department in exchange for voting to accept the grant. The requests include improving response time, allocating more staff to traffic enforcement and cooperating with an administration analysis on the right balance of civilian staff with sworn officers.
“It will put us in a position that there’s an expectation of what to expect from hiring more officers,” said sponsor Alderman