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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 planning and design ($1.29 million), as well as reconstruction of the entranceway and facade for the community center ($620,760).

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: to shine a light on the people who are shaping Wisconsin’s future, often behind the scenes, and to give young people role models who…

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 Park, County Executive David Crowley announced that he had issued a proclamation officially declaring it Hispanic Heritage…

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 Care Act premiums are expected to increase sharply when people enroll starting in November. Insurance companies are making their projections now for 2026 rates.

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., originally ran from 2011-2019 with community member and immigration lawyer Jason Cleereman at the helm. After his death in 2020, the market stopped…

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.

The resolution comes shortly after immigration officers arrested three people who showed up for hearings at the Milwaukee County Courthouse in recent weeks. Also, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was charged April 25 with two felonies for her…

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.

WUWM’s Jimmy Gutierrez looks at how the arrests took place by ICE agents and spoke with Caroline Gómez-Tom, Milwaukee County Supervisor of the 14th district.

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, a native of El Salvador and now a U.S. citizen, who has begun carrying his U.S. passport wherever he goes: to work, to hospital visits, to the places where immigration raids are rumored to have happened…

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 Google Translate version of the webpage.

The effort was prompted by freshman Sup. Caroline Gómez-Tom, who sponsored a resolution that requested “options to equip…

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 the prior election, carrying approximately 66% of the vote. She defeated Angel C. Sanchez a construction contractor and…

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.

An amendment to the 2024 budget, championed by Sup. Caroline Gómez-Tom, ends the practice for…

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 government information multi-lingual. The $100,000 proposal will go to the full county board with the committee’s recommendation for inclusion in the final budget.

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.

Her legislation asks a handful of county departments to develop, “options to equip departments with the…

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…

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…

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