Voces de la Frontera: Coalition for a people’s sheriff responds to confirmation of Griselda Aldrete as Fire & Police Commission Director

Contact: Markasa Tucker, African-American Roundtable, 414-699-5195, markasa@wisconsinvoices.org Sam Singleton-Freeman, Voces de la Frontera, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council confirmed Griselda Aldrete as Executive Director the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission by a 10-1 vote

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Reps. Cabrera, Brostoff, and Sen. Larson: To hold “Rally for Sanctuary in Wisconsin”

Contact: Rep. Cabrera, (608) 266-1707 Rep. Brostoff, (608) 266-0650 Sen. Larson, (608) 266-7505 Rep. Cabrera, Rep. Brostoff, and Sen. Larson Will Introduce Bill Package to Protect Wisconsin’s Undocumented Population MILWAUKEE – State Rep. Marisabel Cabrera, State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, and State Senator Chris Larson released the following statement regarding their joint

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Voces de la Frontera: Coalition for a people’s sheriff responds to confirmation of Griselda Aldrete as Fire & Police Commission Director

Contact: Markasa Tucker, African-American Roundtable, 414-699-5195, markasa@wisconsinvoices.org Sam Singleton-Freeman, Voces de la Frontera, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council confirmed Griselda Aldrete as Executive Director the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission by a 10-1 vote with 3 abstentions. Prior to the vote, members of the

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U.S. Department of Commerce: Finds dumping of imports of glycine from Thailand

News Media Contact: Office of Public Affairs, 202-482-4883 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced an affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation, and a negative final determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of glycine from Thailand. Commerce found that exporters from Thailand

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U.S. Department of Commerce: Issues affirmative preliminary antidumping duty determinations on acetone from Singapore and Spain

News Media Contact: Office of Public Affairs, 202-482-4883 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of acetone from Singapore and Spain, finding that exporters from Singapore have dumped acetone in the United States at margins ranging

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Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee: Announces senior staff for diversity & intentional inclusion

For More Information news@milwaukee2020.com Host Committee Also Announces Initial Process for Vendors & Suppliers MILWAUKEE—The Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee today announced new senior staff for diversity and intentional inclusion: Lafayette Crump, Vice President of Diversity, Vendor Accountability, and Growth, and Jim Milner, Chief Diversity and Intentional Inclusion Advisor. Additionally, the

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City of Milwaukee Health Department: Cautions establishment operators

Contact: Dr. Diamond D. Hanson Cell: 414-758-0136 Office: 414-286-3548 Operators are encouraged to stay vigilant in midst of possible scamming activity MILWAUKEE – The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) Division of Consumer Environmental Health has been notified that an operator was the intended victim of a scam to obtain

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Department of Health Services: Severe weather recovery- replacement FoodShare Benefits available until August 19, 2019 for many Wisconsin counties

July 31, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 The Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that replacement FoodShare benefits are available for an extended period of time for most of western, northern, and central Wisconsin. DHS requested and received approval from the federal Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to

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