Milwaukee arts and cultural organizations and agencies negatively impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be able to apply for assistance under a new $5 million grant program announced by Governor Tony Evers, said Alderman Michael J. Murphy, chair of the City of Milwaukee Arts Board.
Community engagement session hosted by Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force
The community will have an opportunity to weigh in on the heroin and opioid epidemic during a community engagement session on Saturday, June 9, hosted by the City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force.
State changes to residency law having a negative impact on Milwaukee
Alderman Michael J. Murphy says a study proves that the state’s interference into local affairs is once again having a negative impact on the City of Milwaukee.
Alderman Murphy secures funding for opioid addiction awareness
Alderman Michael J. Murphy’s budget amendment passed the Common Council on November 10, securing $50,000 for an opioid addiction awareness campaign to address the public health crisis in the community.
Common Council approves Municipal Court legal representation for indigent residents
Today the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed Alderman Michael J. Murphy’s initiative to provide Municipal Court representation to indigent residents in non-criminal cases.
MKE Plays receives $100K from Herb Kohl Philanthropies
Gift supports the revitalization of neighborhood parks across Milwaukee.
Common Council approves annual Housing Trust Fund grants
The Common Council has approved the Milwaukee Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Advisory Board’s $526,000 in funding recommendations for six projects that will construct new housing for those in need, rehabilitate existing housing stock and convert historic buildings to adaptive reuse residential developments.
MKE Plays receiving $100K gift at City Hall Dec. 22
The MKE Plays initiative will be presented with a $100,000 check from Potawatomi Hotel and Casino’s signature community charitable program, Heart of Canal Street, on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber anteroom. Media coverage is invited.
Milwaukee County on pace for a record-setting year of opioid overdose deaths
Building on a report from the office of Alderman Michael J. Murphy, an analysis of opioid overdose deaths conducted by the Medical College of Wisconsin shows Milwaukee County is on pace to significantly eclipse last year’s figure of 231 heroin and opiate overdose deaths.
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s Heart of Canal Street supporting MKE Plays with $100K gift
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s signature community charitable program, Heart of Canal Street, today announced the City of Milwaukee’s MKE Plays initiative as its Charity of Choice, and a generous donation from it will be going to renovate a near south side park playground. Alderman Michael J. Murphy said the first $100,000 raised through Potawatomi Casino’s […]