Milwaukee County Executive Abele: Statement on 2018 County Budget

CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today announced that he will not issue any vetoes to the budget that the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors passed this afternoon on a 15-3 vote.

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Rep. Nygren: Opioid prescriptions fall drastically

Contact: Rep. John Nygren, (888) 534-0089 Madison– State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance, released to following statement in reaction to Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program data: “The data released by the Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring

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Rep. Taylor: Statement on Texas Tragedy

Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 MADISON – Yesterday, a gunman opened fire in a Texas church, killing 26 men, women, and children. In response, Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) issued the following statement: “What is it going to take for Republican policymakers to

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Milwaukee Co. Supervisor West: 2018 County Budget calls for exploration of AODA treatment pods at the Milwaukee County House of Correction

Contact: Brian Rothgery 414-278-4230  or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors adopted an amendment to the 2018 budget that calls for a workgroup that would explore the creation of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) treatment pods at the Milwaukee House of Correction (HOC). “It’s time that we

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Milwaukee County Executive Abele: Statement on 2018 County Budget

CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today announced that he will not issue any vetoes to the budget that the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors passed this afternoon on a 15-3 vote. The county executive also announced that he will not sign

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Milwaukee Co. Supervisor Taylor: Thanks County Board for adoption of amendment to restore $200,000 for Senior Center Operations

Contact:  Albert Alfaro, Legislative Aide 414/278-5084 or albert.alfaro@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – Today the Milwaukee County Board unanimously adopted (18-0) an amendment by Supervisors Steve F. Taylor, Marina Dimitrijevic, and six other Supervisors that will restore $200,000 to be used for senior center operations across Milwaukee County. “I support Milwaukee County tightening its belt,

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Milwaukee Co. Supervisor Nicholson: 2018 County Budget includes funding to combat sex trafficking

Contact: Brian Rothgery 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – The 2018 Adopted Budget includes an amendment by Supervisor Nicholson that allocates $10,000 to combat the problem of sex trafficking by funding a public education campaign about the issue, and promoting the National Human Trafficking Hotline. “Today the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors took

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Milwaukee Co. Supervisor Dimitrijevic: 2018 County Budget includes Dimitrijevic’s eviction reduction plan

Contact: Brian Rothgery, Public Information Manager 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov County Departments Unite to Keep Families in Their Homes Using Best Practices MILWAUKEE – The 2018 Adopted Budget includes an innovative plan crafted by Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic to reduce the traumatic epidemic of evictions in Milwaukee County, called Housing Opportunities and Minimizing … Please

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Milwaukee Co. Board of Supervisors Chairman Lipscomb: Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Adopts 2018 Budget

Contact: Brian Rothgery, 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov Listens to Voters and Eliminates Abele’s Proposal to Double the Wheel Tax to $60 MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors adopted the 2018 Milwaukee County budget today on a vote of 15-3 after adopting several amendments to County Executive Chris Abele’s Recommended Budget, including

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Rep. Nygren: Opioid prescriptions fall drastically

Contact: Rep. John Nygren, (888) 534-0089 Madison– State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance, released to following statement in reaction to Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program data: “The data released by the Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is very promising. When comparing the 2017 April-June time

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Wisconsin Menominee Tribe to sue feds over Back Forty mining project

The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin formally announced it intends to sue the feds over the planned Back Forty mining project in Upper Michigan. The tribe, which is represented by San Francisco-based environmental law organization Earthjustice, filed the 60-day notice of intent to sue today. In the notice, the tribe contends

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Rep. Taylor: Statement on Texas Tragedy

Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 MADISON – Yesterday, a gunman opened fire in a Texas church, killing 26 men, women, and children. In response, Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) issued the following statement: “What is it going to take for Republican policymakers to enact common sense gun safety reform before more children, husbands,

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Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership: Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Training Recruitment and Information Session

Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Training Recruitment and Information Session* Attend this session to hear about entry level construction MC3 National Building Trade Training Program opportunity in partnership with WRTP/BIG STEP, MATC, Employ Milwaukee and The Milwaukee Bucks. Interviews will be held same day for qualified and interested candidates. Intervi… Please

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