People who used the Social Development Commission to help file their taxes will be able to resume appointments as soon as next week.
Cavalier Johnson
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Bids to build the new juvenile prison in Milwaukee are in. What happens next?
It has been over six years since state legislation called for the building of new juvenile prisons. Milwaukee is getting closer to the beginning of construction.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the week of May 20
Spend the day at the park with the Milwaukee Police Department; build your own automata machine at the Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch; learn how to sew at Art, Joy & Culture Studio; share your food truck experience with the city’s Common Council; and improve your mental health through nature.
Posted inCommunity
Here’s what you need to know to vote in the primary election on Feb. 20
Milwaukee’s primary election is on Feb. 20. Here’s what you need to know about how to vote and who’s running.
Posted inCommunity, Neighborhoods, Public Safety
Milwaukee is relaunching an initiative that brings neighbors together to address safety issues. Here’s what you need to know.
The City of Milwaukee is relaunching its Alert Neighbor Program, an initiative that brings neighbors together to address safety issues.
Posted inCommunity, Public Safety
Advocates push for more urgency to end MPD’s unconstitutional stop-and-frisks.
Five years after the historic Collins settlement mandated major changes in MPD’s stop-and-frisk and other policies, the department struggles to reach full compliance.
Posted inCommunity, Public Safety
JusticePoint offers incarceration alternatives in Milwaukee. Two judges tried to cancel its contract.
Municipal Court officials refuse to comment on efforts to cancel JusticePoint’s contract without lining up an alternative provider. A legal ruling allows the services to continue — for now.
Posted inCommunity, NNS Summer Survival Guide, Public Safety
NNS Summer Survival Guide: What you need to know to have a safe summer with the kids
Here are some things to know about keeping your kids safe and engaged this summer.
Posted inCommunity
What you need to know about the Aug. 9 primary election in Milwaukee
On Tuesday, voters will help choose their party’s nominees for such high-profile races as governor and the U.S. Senate as well as determine which two candidates advance to the November election to succeed Mayor Cavalier Johnson in Aldermanic District 2.
Posted inCommunity, NNS Spotlight
NNS Spotlight: A love for data and a love for service: Victor Amaya’s journey
Victor Amaya, president and executive director of Data You Can Use, hopes to empower communities by using data to understand their shortcomings and to celebrate their accomplishments.