By RICHARD SANDOMIR of The New York Times Vel Phillips, a barrier-breaking African-American lawmaker from Milwaukee who became an influential voice in the national movement for fair housing during the 1960s, died on April 17 in Mequon, Wis. She was 95. Her son Michael confirmed the death. Ms. Phillips — the first African-American to serve […]
READ ARTICLEThe decision to close the Social Security Office on Milwaukee’s south side has been met with harsh criticism by city and state leaders. The Social Security Administration says the office at 7th and Mitchell will close March 22. The office serves about 2,200 people a month, according to a spokesman with the agency. The office […]
READ ARTICLEMilwaukee, WI – Today, following the announcement of the planned closure of the Social Security Administration (SSA) Mitchell Street Field Office in Milwaukee, Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Senator Tammy Baldwin sent a letter calling on SSA Regional Commissioner Phyllis Smith to urgently identify an alternative Southside location so that all residents in Milwaukee have direct access to in-person SSA services. […]
READ ARTICLETo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Jacob Kittilstad had a bit of a homecoming for Congresswoman Gwen Moore who was born and partly-raised in the city of Racine. Now she represents Wisconsin’s 4th District which includes Milwaukee and some surrounding […]
READ ARTICLEMILWAUKEE — Ascension Wisconsin has “decided to pause our plan to reconfigure medical services from St. Joe’s to Columbia St. Mary’s Milwaukee” after recently announcing planned changes. This, after “feedback” from concerned city leaders. Ascension officials earlier this month said they would keep services at St. Joseph Hospital that they say are needed and used […]
READ ARTICLEFacing growing criticism, Ascension Wisconsin said Wednesday that it was putting its plan to provide only limited services at St. Joseph hospital on hold. The health system had planned to no longer provide surgical and other services at the hospital in a largely low-income neighborhood in Milwaukee. “Over the last two weeks, we’ve been meeting […]
READ ARTICLEThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is negotiating a settlement with a chain of troubled chemical barrel refurbishing plants but may sue the company to force compliance if negotiations break down, officials said Saturday. An EPA official also revealed that the agency’s Chicago office is examining similar operations across the Midwest and sharing findings with EPA […]
READ ARTICLEPublic meetings on the status of federal investigations into environmental violations at a chain of local industrial barrel plants will be held in St. Francis and Milwaukee later this month. U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) is holding the meetings Jan. 27, her office announced late Wednesday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of […]
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