Tag Archives: Tom Barrett

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  Battle heating up over residency requirement in Milwaukee

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Should Milwaukee city workers be forced to live within the city? Gov. Scott Walker says “no.” Opponents…
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  Milwaukee officials react to verdict in Williams inquest

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) — City of Milwaukee officials including the mayor are offering their reaction to the verdict in the Derek…
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  Local leaders talk gun control during MLK breakfast

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) – Hundreds of local and state leaders spent Monday morning, January 21st honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s…
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  Proposed gun control plan creates fiery dispute

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett strongly supports President Obama’s gun control proposal. He calls it a “watershed moment”…
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  Reaction to NRA’s proposal to have armed guards at schools

  MILWAUKEE — There are questions being raised after the National Rifle Association (NRA) had its first news conference since the…
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  Milwaukee requests extra resources to demo foreclosed homes

  MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee leaders signed a measure on Friday, December 21st that would give the city an additional $500,000 to cover…
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  City Hall bell rung to honor the victims of Sandy Hook shooting

  MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett rang the City Hall bell 26 times on Friday morning, December 21st in memory…
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  Police chief, mayor push for ban on assault rifles

  MILWAUKEE — It may surprise you to learn how many assault rifles are found in the city of Milwaukee. On…
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  Milwaukee mayor ‘heartbroken’ by Connecticut shooting

  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he is “heartbroken” by the shooting rampage at a Connecticut school that…
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  Meeting held to discuss changes for the Fire and Police Comm.

  MILWAUKEE – The NAACP held a hearing in Milwaukee on Friday evening, December 14th to allow the public a chance to…
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  Blighted property demolished under new state program

  MILWAUKEE — State and city officials were at a home on Milwaukee’s north side on Tuesday, December 11th to see…
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  Fire & Police Commission permanently discharges Richard Schoen

  MILWAUKEE — First he was fired, then reinstated. Now, MPD Officer Richard Schoen has been permanently discharged following a contentious…