Vanessa Swales
Milwaukee County Reporter at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee reporter @journalsentinel | Verified nuisance | US-British-Persian | Prev @NYTimes @NBCNews @reveal | Hablo español. Yes, I have a British accent.
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2 days ago |
jsonline.com | Vanessa Swales
Milwaukee, get ready to celebrate Independence Day with a slight tech-savvy twist this year. Milwaukee County, in collaboration with the Milwaukee Parks Foundation, plans to use drones instead of fireworks for its long-standing McKinley Beach July 3 celebration.
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4 days ago |
yahoo.com | Vanessa Swales
The family of an inmate who died of a fentanyl overdose at the state’s troubled Waupun Correctional Institution has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the prison's top leadership, including its former warden. Joshua Botwinski, 43, died in January 2023, marking the first of eight in-custody deaths at the maximum-security facility in the last 2 1⁄2 years.
Renting is tough in Milwaukee. There could soon be a tool to help residents find affordable housing.
2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Vanessa Swales
Renting in Milwaukee County is tough. Now, a handful of county officials are proposing a new tool to help renters navigate a market with skyrocketing rents and sparse affordable housing options. County Board Supervisor Jack Eckblad and Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson are looking to partner with CityWise, a Milwaukee-based startup focused on equitable housing solutions, to create an online affordable housing marketplace.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Vanessa Swales
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has announced a potential new funding avenue for small businesses. Crowley introduced the county's Department of Administrative Services' "Building Bridges" program, which aims to expand businesses or help establish brick-and-mortar businesses and fuel commercial corridors across the county. In 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau reported roughly 20,000 small and micro businesses in Milwaukee County — an increase of 4.7% since 2012.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Vanessa Swales
Milwaukee County's budget is in the black after a year of financial uncertainty and near-paralyzing fiscal cliffs, with the recovery fueled in part by improving sales tax revenue. The Milwaukee County Comptroller's Office is now forecasting a $400,000 surplus ending this fiscal year, which may not sound like much, but after much uncertainty and years of warnings about the county's financial trajectory from officials, County Executive David Crowley is feeling positive.
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