The G20 Came to Milwaukee. Google Wrote Its Own AI Law. Here’s the Proof.
Milwaukee hosted G20 Trade Ministers this week while a tech giant was busy writing the laws meant to regulate it. A city that got to host, and the people those deals are supposed to help September 30th through October 1st, trade officials from 20 of the world’s largest economies met in Milwaukee under U.S. Trade […]
The Accountability Letters Are Finally in the Mail. Here’s What Happens Next.
Marcus Hart told his audience something most public figures never say on camera: he missed his own deadline. On Monday night’s livestream, the Urban News Journal founder held up a stack of receipts and admitted it straight. “I told you Friday, right? I told you Friday, I said the letters will go out Friday. And […]
The State Fair Accountability Letters Go in the Mail Friday
A real, on-air commitment: the certified letters on the State Fair incident go out Friday. Here’s the status of every open thread, and what starts once they’re actually mailed.
Flock Cameras, the Governor’s Race, and Who’s Writing AI’s Safety Laws: Inside Wednesday’s UNJ LIVE
Milwaukee, three drones landed on a police district station roof this week while an officer was walking out the door. That’s not a movie. It happened two miles from where most of you are reading this, and it’s part of why Marcus Hart spent Tuesday afternoon inside a Marquette Law School community meeting instead of […]
A Pothole Cracked His Rim on Capitol Drive. Milwaukee Might Finally Pay You Back.
Marcus’s rim cracked on Capitol Drive years ago, no snow, no warning, just a pothole. Now the Common Council is weighing whether Milwaukee should start paying drivers back directly.
Marquette Panel Puts Milwaukee’s Flock Camera Problem on the Record
MPD Chief of Staff Heather Hough faced Milwaukee residents on Flock cameras, license plate audits, and the officer who tracked his girlfriend’s car. Urban News Journal was in the room at Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center.
Milwaukee’s Bus System Can’t Afford to Serve Everyone the Same Way. Here’s the Choice on the Table.
MCTS faces a $15.7 million budget gap for 2027 and two competing service-cut concepts. One protects how often your bus comes, the other protects whether a bus comes near you at all. Here’s what’s actually being decided, and by whom.
11 Milwaukee Businesses, $7,000 On The Line: Inside Rev-Up MKE
Eleven Milwaukee entrepreneurs competed for $7,000 at Rev-Up MKE. UNJ caught up with two finalists live from the floor, Brilliantaires Inc. and Art as an Outlet Wisconsin.
Sanders & Bannon Agree?! Plus Milwaukee’s Real Accountability Update | UNJ LIVE Recap
An honest accountability update, real credit for Crowley’s $7.5M opioid move, a Rev-Up MKE field report, and Sanders and Bannon agreeing on something for once, this week’s UNJ LIVE recap.
Milwaukee Is Short 146 Officers. Here’s What That’s Actually Costing Us.
Live coverage from Urban News Journal, independent, objective, and unafraid. Milwaukee is dealing with a police staffing crisis that’s bigger than most people realize, and this week it collided with a hard weekend for the city. Here’s the honest breakdown from Monday night’s livestream. Inside the staffing crisis Back in 2023, the state passed Act […]