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Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2022-05-12): Rising rent, stagnant wages and a lack of available units have left Milwaukeeans navigating an affordable housing crisis. This crisis, say local housing experts, is a legacy of the city’s past policy choices. [...] In 2018, the City of Milwaukee launched its 10,000 Homes Initiative to improve affordable housing opportunities for 10,000 households in the city in 10 years. [...] El Consejo Metropolitano de Vivienda Justa de Milwaukee está trabajando para brindar acceso a más familias de bajos ingresos en la ciudad.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2024-05-09): Mayor Cavalier Johnson's administration has unveiled a plan to grow Milwaukee's population − by changing the city's zoning rules to encourage more housing development. [...] City officials are seeking public input about Growing MKE. They say the plan encourages new housing construction, especially affordable homes, while improving Milwaukee's climate change resilience. [...] Milwaukee has a growing number of single-person households, including seniors. That indicates a need to build more smaller housing units, the plan says.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-03-08): Throughout his campaign, and since he's taken office, Mayor Cavalier Johnson has touted an audacious idea: He wants to grow the city's population to a million. [...] Meanwhile, the population is growing on Milwaukee's east side and downtown. New housing, new entertainment venues and new jobs have drawn people in. Apartments are rising up to meet demand. This growth didn't happen by accident, said Rocky Marcoux, former commissioner of the Department of City development. The city made strategic investments, most notably in the Milwaukee Riverwalk and the Third Ward.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2024-02-25): Milwaukee Mayor Johnson says the city "never defunded the police." Is he right? [...] Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson responded by saying the city "never defunded the police." [...] Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson responded to Hovde on X, saying Milwaukee "never defunded the police."
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2024-01-10): The plan was drafted following a number of open houses and community outreach opportunities beginning in 2021. Milwaukee Commissioner of City Development Lafayette Crump said he wants to ensure growth in Downtown Milwaukee positively impacts the rest of the city. [...] The plan will go before the Milwaukee Common Council in the coming months. If approved, it will be sent to Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson to sign. [...] That’s encouraging to Matt Dorner, the economic development director for the Milwaukee Downtown Business Improvement District. He said it’s important the plan has big goals.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-12-21): Click here to read highlights from the story - The Milwaukee metro region has a big mismatch between jobs and workforce housing. Most job growth is happening in the suburbs, while affordable housing is largely concentrated in the city of Milwaukee’s historically disinvested neighborhoods. [...] Municipalities statewide face an affordable housing crunch, but the Milwaukee metro region is home to a particularly big mismatch between jobs and workforce housing. Most job growth is happening in the suburbs, while affordable housing is largely concentrated in the city of Milwaukee’s historically disinvested neighborhoods, especially in Black and brown-majority communities. [...] "You’re going to have to have affordable housing units in places outside of the city of Milwaukee," Crowley said. "We can no longer continue to use affordable housing to concentrate poverty."
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-01-01): The City of Milwaukee wants to help you realize your dream of homeownership! The Milwaukee Home Down Payment Assistance Program offers forgivable grants of up to $7,000 to help you purchase your home. Grants of up to $5,000 are available for a home purchase in the City of Milwaukee. Grants of up to $7,000 are available if purchasing a home within the City’s Community Development Block Grant Area boundary (to check if your property is in the boundary, go to My Milwaukee Home, type in address and click "submit address" and click on "special interest" link.) [...] ACTS Housing 2414 W. Vliet St. (414) 933-2215 [email protected] Housing Resources, Inc. (HRI) 7830 W. Burleigh St. (414) 461-6330 [email protected]
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-12-20): Among Gov. Evers’ and the Evers Administration’s accomplishments include: enacting 86 bipartisan bills; securing a generational increase in support to local communities through shared revenue; negotiating and signing a bipartisan deal to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee until 2050; improving more than 7,400 miles of road and 1,780 bridges since 2019, including more 900 miles of road and more than 200 bridges just in the last year alone; building more than 14,000 units of affordable housing since 2019; and the governor using his broad, constitutional veto authority to enact a 2023-25 biennial budget that includes more than $1 billion for public education, one of the largest investments in workforce housing in state history with a $525 million investment, $125 million to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, support for Wisconsin farmers, tax relief for working families, and investments to build the 21st-century infrastructure to support Wisconsin’s 21st-century economy and workforce, among other key provisions. [...] Since 2019, the Evers Administration has helped build more than 14,000 units of affordable housing through state and federally funded grants administered by WHEDA, DOA, WEDC, and other state agencies. [...] Gov. Evers and WHEDA announceddevelopers of affordable multifamily housing will receive over $32 million in federal and state tax credits to help address Wisconsin’s housing shortage. In total, the 23 developments receiving tax creditswill provide over 1,500 new affordable housing units in both urban and rural communities seeking housing for their workers, families, and seniors.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2018-06-25): Between 1913 and 1917 Milwaukee, Wisconsin‘s population increased by 79,000 people, while the housing stock only increased by about 6,000 units – resulting in a shortage of 7,000 homes. As early as 1910, Mayor Emil Seidel, the first Socialist mayor of Milwaukee, had run on a platform of expanding the amount of low-income housing within the city. But, with his defeat two years later, the idea never moved forward. It was not until 1918 that Mayor Daniel Webster Hoan would again pursue the idea. This would ultimately lead to the development of the first city funded and planned housing project: Garden Homes. [...] The Housing Commission was a ten-man collective of city employees and Milwaukee businessmen that had two goals. The first was to look at how to alleviate the housing problem in the short term, while the second was to look for long-term solutions for Milwaukee‘s affordable housing shortage. After two years of research, the Commission believed they found their answer in a municipally funded and planned cooperative housing development.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-08-04): City officials must also receive fair housing training, and the City must pay a $5,000 civil penalty. [...] The amendment, which has since been repealed, allowed the City Council to veto the Housing Authority's decisions regarding the siting of public housing, which has a majority African-American tenant population, and prevent the construction of public housing units in white neighborhoods. [...] The Village shall implement a comprehensive Redevelopment Plan for affordable, multi-family, owner-occupied housing. The Village agrees that it will provide relocation assistance to all households displaced by the Plan. In addition, the Village is required to provide training to its employees; maintain records; and reporting requirements. The consent decree will remain it effect for seven years.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2020-07-28): Habitat for Humanity builds low-income housing for people in need. Grassroots Gardens of Western New York helps residents create community gardens in the city. The city owns about 7,000 lots, Knight said, and acquiring the lots can be complicated. [...] Issues around affordable housing, food security, and poverty can be helped in part by these nonprofits and their use of the vacant lots, Knight said. [...] "Those in attendance were interested and pushing to turn this work into something actionable by the city," he said.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-01-11): Starting in 2011, state lawmakers and then-Gov. Scott Walker chipped away at renter protections while strengthening the powers of landlords. [...] David Tomblin, the head of Highgrove Holdings, a California company that owns hundreds of low-income rentals in Milwaukee, said his company opted not to buy Anchor's properties because of the extensive rehabilitation they would require. [...] But increased fines and fees have been driving good landlords like him out of the city, according to Hoff. Ever since George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis, the city has become more violent, more corrupt, he said. And his profit was shrinking every year. So he had decided to take the final step of his Milwaukee business plan: getting out.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2022-12-23): "From advancing racial equity efforts to investing in affordable housing, mental health services, and public transit, we’ve realized great progress over the last four years in making Milwaukee County the healthiest community in Wisconsin," said County Executive Crowley. "We know that partnerships and collaboration are the way forward. What’s good for Milwaukee County is what’s good for the entire State of Wisconsin. That’s why I’m ready for the work ahead, as we continue envisioning Milwaukee County’s bright future together." [...] - $7 million to support affordable housing projects throughout Milwaukee County, including rehabilitation and funding for first-time homebuyers; [...] Affordable Housing: At Crowley’s direction, the DHHS Housing Division funded the largest number of affordable housing projects in Milwaukee County’s history. Crowley’s administration provided $19 million in funding for affordable housing expansion across Milwaukee County.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2018-01-06): Downtown’s population has reached 14,000 and should continue growing. A study I published in 2003 with Cleveland State University’s Center for Housing Research and Policy found that in the waterfront cities of Chicago and Baltimore, 2.2 percent of their region’s middle- and upper-income households lived downtown. The figures for Portland, Oregon, and Milwaukee were, respectively, 2.5 percent and 0.7 percent. If Cleveland’s downtown had 2.5 percent, it would amount to around 10,000 households containing a population of nearly 20,000, which would support more stores, restaurants, and services. Including downtown residents whose income is below mid-level means a total population of 28,000 is possible. That would be double the current figure, or a community the size of Shaker Heights. Space for that many, and more, certainly exists. As downtown’s population continues to grow, so will its attractiveness. I expect it to happen, as long as crime remains under control. But downtown alone will not be enough to offset citywide move-outs, which are likely to increase as regionwide homebuilding increases and enables more out-migration. (Around 4,000 homes were built in the region in both 2015 and 2016. A gradual increase to 7,000 or 8,000 units annually is likely.)
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-03-08): Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet Michael Bloomberg "did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!" Michael Bloomberg stated on January 30, 2020 in a news release During his tenure as mayor of New York City, "street homelessness decreased by 28 percent." Tom Barrett stated on November 20, 2019 in a public forum Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. Michael Bloomberg stated on January 1, 2020 in a television ad "Mayor Bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40 percent, covering 700,000 more New Yorkers" Viral image stated on November 5, 2019 in a Facebook post "These are real ads running in New York City calling for the removal of ‘trash’ which includes white people, Trump supporters, and Christians." Greg Abbott stated on October 10, 2019 in a tweet "The City of Austin is dedicating more than $20,000 PER HOMELESS PERSON in Austin." Roger Stone stated on September 28, 2018 in a Facebook post As mayor of Newark, N.J., Cory Booker "stole $600,000 from a city water authority and laundered it through his law firm." [...] Tom Barrett stated on November 20, 2019 in a public forum Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2021-02-01): Welcome to the City of Milwaukee [...] Common Council Press Releases [...] Established in 1846, the City of Milwaukee is home to nearly 600,000 residents and is a city built on water with over 10 miles of lakefront shoreline. With three rivers and a Great Lake, water plays a key role in the city’s history, identity, and economy. About Us | Choose Milwaukee | Contact Us
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2021-05-12): Announced by the mayor last year, the DHFF represents the largest single private commitment to affordable housing in the city’s history. The purpose of the DHFF is to direct private capital to support affordable housing developments in need of gap financing. Since the fund’s launch seven months ago three DHFF projects representing $31 million in total development with a DHFF investment of $7.8 million already have been announced, despite COVID-related and seasonal construction shutdowns. [...] The Duggan administration has made affordable housing a top priority as it works to help Detroiters stay in their homes amid increasing rents. The administration set a goal of preserving 10,000 units of existing affordable housing and the development of 2,000 units of new affordable housing through multiple public and private housing initiatives including DHFF. As of today, more than 1,000 new affordable housing units have opened or are under construction in the city while nearly 7,000 existing affordable units either have had their affordable rents extended for another 15-30 years or are in the pipeline to have them extended. [...] The DHFF helps to support the preservation of regulated and naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) units throughout the City to keep them affordable, as well as the development of new mixed-income and affordable housing in targeted multi-family housing areas. The DHFF primarily finances housing that is affordable to households at or below 60 percent of area median income (AMI) but will give priority to projects with lower incomes in order to direct the funds where the need is greatest. For example, 60% of AMI for an individual is $33,600, and $48,000 for a family of four.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2024-09-02): Perry-Stevens retired in 2006 from New Concept, which closed in December after nearly 48 years of operation. New Concept once served more than 7,000 families a year and ran a number of programs for youths, adults and families in Milwaukee.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2021-06-16): Surrounded by nonprofit partners, Mayor Tom Barrett announced a new down payment assistance program Tuesday afternoon at Milwaukee City Hall. [...] "I recognize that homeownership in America is one of the most critical avenues towards creating not only stability, creating safety in neighborhoods, but also creating wealth," said the mayor. "I feel very, very strongly that we have an obligation to do more to eliminate the racial disparities we are seeing in homeownership in Milwaukee." [...] Barrett said it’s an example of how the growth of Downtown funds activity in the rest of the city. "Oftentimes there is criticism because what we are seeing is a lot of construction and activity in Downtown and the area around it," he said.
Claim: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” (Rep. Elise Stefanik, 2024-01-28)
Evidence (2024-01-28): The northern border has seen increases in illegal crossings of varying amounts, depending upon the time periods that are compared. One comparison, highlighted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shows that there was an 846% increase when a four-month period was compared, year-over-year. Learn more about PolitiFact's fact-checking process and rating system.
Claim: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” (Rep. Elise Stefanik, 2024-01-28)
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Claim: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” (Rep. Elise Stefanik, 2024-01-28)
Evidence (2022-04-24): Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, and allegations of a rigged election have been refuted by audits, judges, and officials in Trump’s administration. [...] Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, and allegations of a rigged election have been refuted by audits, judges, and officials in Trump’s administration. [...] The group came to this conclusion by looking at location data from cell phone users who made repeat visits to drop boxes and to the headquarters of nongovernmental organizations that were engaged in get-out-the-vote efforts, as well as video surveillance. When asked by lawmakers, the group refused to identify the nongovernmental organizations.
Claim: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” (Rep. Elise Stefanik, 2024-01-28)
Evidence (2023-02-21): The agency’s Swanton Sector in Vermont — covering parts of upstate New York and New Hampshire — requested a "quick turnaround" of agents from the already overwhelmed southern border to make their way north to volunteer for at least a month starting next week. [...] His sector said that the current fiscal year — which started in October — "demonstrates an approximate 846% increase in encounters and apprehensions compared to the same period" in the previous year. [...] The Swanton sector has seen families with young kids, even infants, crossing, and late last year provided life-saving aid in separate incidents in Vermont and upstate New York, Garcia said.
Claim: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” (Rep. Elise Stefanik, 2024-01-28)
Evidence (2023-02-13): In the face of dangerously cold weather conditions, parts of the northern U.S. border are still experiencing a remarkable rise in the number of illegal crossings, according to Customs and Border Patrol officials. [...] According to agents responsible for the Swanton sector of the border, which covers northern Vermont and parts of New York, they encountered 367 migrants entering from Canada in January alone. [...] "Despite sub-freezing temperatures, Swanton Sector continues encountering family groups with young children, including infants, illegally crossing from Canada into the U.S.," Customs and Border Patrol said.
Claim: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” (Rep. Elise Stefanik, 2024-01-28)
Evidence (2023-02-21): Border Patrol leadership is calling for agents to volunteers to shift their deployment to the northern border as one overwhelmed sector of the often-overlooked border has seen a massive surge in illegal crossings -- with an enormous 846% increase this fiscal year. [...] According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, the sector is experiencing an 846% increase in illegal crossings compared to the same time last fiscal year. January’s apprehensions in the sector (367) were more than the previous 12 Januarys combined. So far this fiscal year, which began in October, there have been 1,513 crossings. That’s compared to the 1,065 encountered in the sector for the entirety of FY 2022. [...] CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "As we progress deeper into winter and continue to address the ongoing pace of illicit cross-border traffic, the level of concern for the lives and welfare of our Border Patrol Agents and those we are encountering - particularly vulnerable populations - continues to climb," Garcia said in a statement this month. "It cannot be stressed enough: not only is it unlawful to circumvent legal means of entry into the United States, but it is extremely dangerous, particularly in adverse weather conditions, which our Swanton Sector has in incredible abundance," he added.