Alderwoman proposes giving $500/month to 50 low-income families: ‘It’s time we reinvest in our people’

Alderwoman proposes giving $500/month to 50 low-income families: ‘It’s time we reinvest in our people’

MILWAUKEE — A proposal by a Milwaukee alderwoman would give families in need hundreds of dollars a month to spend as they wish. But the proposal is being met with resistance — as the money would be pulled from the police department. Alderwoman Chantia Lewis It was a bold request made by Alderwoman Chantia Lewis at City Hall on Thursday, Oct. 31.

“Do something that would create a program and actually help the community a lot more tangible than what we’ve seen in the past,” Lewis said during the Thursday meeting.

Lewis is proposing a new seed pilot program that would […]

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