NNS reporter Jabril Faraj goes on air with Lake Effect to talk about a new law, passed in 2014, to restrict where former sex offenders can live. The law is creating a homeless population of recently released offenders who are harder to track and have nowhere to go.
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Governor ignores SOC plea to maintain city residency requirement
A letter from the Southside Organizing Committee and elected officials asking Gov. Scott Walker to maintain the city’s residency requirement went unacknowledged.
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City nonprofit organizations shy away from residency debate
Ending the statewide residency requirement for city employees could have a huge impact on neighborhoods across the city of Milwaukee. Yet, few central city community organizations have taken an official stance on the issue.
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Barrett seeks support for residency requirements from business execs
Mayor Barrett spoke out against a proposal to end the residency requirement for public employees in Milwaukee at an awards luncheon sponsored by The Business Journal.
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Ending residency requirements riles up south side leaders
South side community leaders blasted Gov. Scott Walker for adding a provision to the 2013 budget ending the mandatory residency requirement for municipal employees statewide.