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Caroline Gómez-Tom Announces Re-election Campaign For Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

MILWAUKEE — Caroline Gómez-Tom, current Milwaukee County Board Supervisor for District 14, announced today she will seek re-election in the April 7 spring election. She is seeking a second full term as Supervisor, representing the near Southside…

Will County Rehab Kosciuszko Community Center?

Milwaukee County is likely to advance a multi-year renovation of the Kosciuszko Community Center, 2201 S. 7th St. in Kosciuszko Park, next year.Milwaukee Traffic TicketsIn his 2026 recommended budget, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley proposed a total of $1.9 million for detailed…

Wisconsin’s 31 Most Influential Latino Leaders for 2025

Since our founding in 2015, these annual lists of Wisconsin’s most influential Black, Latino, Indigenous, and Asian American leaders have become the most anticipated thing we do. They are more than lists; they are celebrations of the diversity, strength, and resilience of our state.

My goal has always been simple…

MCTS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With Bus Wrap

The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a new bus wrap.

The newly-wrapped bus rolled into service Monday, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month. During the unveiling event in Walker Square…

Caroline Gomez-Tom on ACA health plan price hikes for 2026

Covering Wisconsin enrollment manager Caroline Gomez-Tom discusses projected increases in Affordable Care Act plan premiums in 2026 and expiration of Health Insurance Marketplace enhanced tax credits.

In health care news, Affordable…

Walker Square farmers market makes official reopening with help from community members

After five years and dedication from community members and Milwaukee organizations, the Walker Square farmers market made its official reopening, Sunday July 6.

The market, 1031 S. Ninth St…

Board Passes Resolution In Opposition To ICE Entering Courthouse Unlawfully

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Thursday expressing opposition to perceived unlawful acts by immigration agents in the Milwaukee County Courthouse. It even drew support from conservative members who…

County Board calls on officials to safeguard access to Milwaukee courthouse after ICE arrests

The County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution April 24 formally calling on county officials to ensure access to services at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex and safeguard individuals' right to due process.

What to know about ICE arrests at the courthouse and what's being done

Over the past few weeks, ICE agents arrested two men at Milwaukee’s county courthouse — a space once considered sensitive and safe for all people regardless of status. As the immigration landscape changes, WUWM’s news team is introducing a new segment called, The Check-in: Voices from Milwaukee’s Changing Immigrant Landscape.

Trump's immigrant crackdown is part rumor, part reality. But for Latinos, it's all fear.

Patricia Ruiz-Cantu speaks of the mother whose teenage son begged her not to go grocery shopping because he was terrified immigration agents might pick her up. With her shopping list in hand, the boy took an Uber to shop on her behalf.

Then there's the Lutheran pastor…

Milwaukee County eliminates birth tax, Dane County to follow

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced Wednesday his administration fulfilled a promise to expunge inequitable birth cost recovery judgements, thereby eliminating over $67 million in medical debt actions against young families.

The Birth Tax, formerly known as…

Quiet Policy Change Saves Milwaukee County Fathers $67 Million

A policy change last year has saved thousands of parents in Milwaukee County more than $60 million.

In 2023, the Milwaukee County Board voted to end the county’s Birth Cost Recovery program, which had the county’s child support agency go after fathers for costs associated with…

County Beefing Up Translation Services

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County could soon offer translation services for its public meetings and communications.

County officials are planning to beef up the county’s existing multi-lingual offerings. The only current multi-lingual offering is a link at the bottom of county webpages that brings visitors to a…

Rematch Set For Southside County Board Seat

MILWAUKEE — The election for Milwaukee County Board’s District 14 seat will be a rematch of a special election from less than a year ago.

Last April, a special election was held to fill the seat following the resignation of former supervisor Dyango Zerpa.

Sup. Caroline Gómez-Tom won…

Milwaukee County stops taking fathers to court to pay back Medicaid for childbirth costs

Milwaukee County is on the verge of ending the practice of demanding that unwed fathers pay back the Medicaid program for the cost of covering the birth of their children.

Dane County, which in 2020 stopped going to court to claw back those Medicaid dollars from fathers, is poised to drop pending cases...

Citing Racial Bias, County Ends Birth Cost Recovery Program

MILWAUKEE - With the passage of the 2024 budget, the Milwaukee County Board has ended the practice of Birth Cost Recovery.

When a mother and father are not married, and the mother uses Medicaid, child support agencies can require the father to reimburse some of the cost of child birth under the Birth Cost Recovery Program.

Gómez-Tom Advances County’s First Multilingual Initiative

MILWAUKEE — Supervisor Caroline Gómez-Tom has tentatively secured funding to advance a multilingual initiative across county government.

The Milwaukee County Board’s Budget Committee unanimously supported a proposal from Gómez-Tom to set funding aside to make…

Supervisor pushes County to go Multilingual

Caroline Gómez-Tom wants information and services presented in multiple languages.

Supervisor Caroline Gómez-Tom has sponsored legislation that calls on the county to develop a strategy for making government information sharing multi-lingual, across the board.

The Milwaukee County Board is Back To Full Strength After a Special Election. What To Know About New Supervisor Gómez-Tom.

MILWAUKEE — After months sitting vacant, Milwaukee County's District 14 seat has been filled by Caroline Gómez-Tom, who carried 66% of the vote in a special election Tuesday over Angel Sanchez, according to…

Press Release: Milwaukee Leader Coalesce Around Caroline Gómez-Tom

Six key elected and community leaders endorse Gómez-Tom to be next supervisor in District 14.

MILWAUKEE — Caroline Gómez-Tom, candidate for Milwaukee County Board in District 14 in the May 2 special election, announced today she’s been endorsed by Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa…

Press Release: Caroline Gómez-Tom Announces Campaign For Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

MILWAUKEE — Caroline Gómez-Tom, president of the City of Milwaukee Board of Health and a professional health care advocate, announced today she will be a candidate for Milwaukee County Board in District 14 in the May 2 special election