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We asked Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson's spokesman, Jeff Fleming, a series of important questions about the mayor's felon brother, Allen Addison, Jr., who was arrested Thursday for shooting a man multiple times and for being a felon in possession of a firearm after being wanted on a warrant for two months. Fleming initially responded to our follow-up questions, "I’m unlikely to have a chance to speak with the Mayor on this in the near term." Say what? Translated, that response means, "I'm not going to let Johnson answer tough questions before Tuesday's election." The public deserves better, and the media should demand answers. I've always respected Jeff Fleming. He's been around this city for decades as a public relations spokesman for various mayors (I used to interview him when he was spokesman for Mayor Norquist, and I was a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). He knows what he's doing; but what he's doing here is shi...

The media have reported on the family members of conservative politicians when they are accused of crimes. Why haven't the media reported that Cavalier Johnson's brother was wanted in a Milwaukee shooting while his brother campaigned on public safety themes? Acting Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson's brother Allen Addison Jr. was arrested by Milwaukee police on Thursday, March 31, 2022, on charges that he shot a Milwaukee man multiple times who had earlier stopped him from beating a woman. Addison is accused in a criminal complaint in Milwaukee of 1st degree reckless injury with a dangerous weapon and felon in possession of a firearm, Wisconsin Right Now has exclusively learned. For months, as Cavalier Johnson campaigned for mayor, claiming to be tough on public safety, his brother was dodging police. Addison Jr. was wanted by police on felony warrants since January; the warrants were issued by Milwaukee Court Commissioner Grace Flynn on Jan. 19, 2022, court recor...

Bob Donovan mayor? He's headed to the general election. Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan, who has run a public safety-focused campaign in a city dealing with skyrocketing violent crime, will face Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson in the Milwaukee mayor's race. "As mayor, I will fight for all of us," Donovan said in his victory speech, saying he worked outside the box, forging partnerships with the faith and business communities, when he was an alderman. He said he developed a record of "getting things done." If given the opportunity to be mayor, Donovan said, "I pledge to you. We will get this done and get this city headed in the right direction." He said that Johnson spent half a million dollars in the primary, outspending him 10-1. He said Johnson has the support of big-money special interests, but Donovan declared, "Who will elect the next mayor? Money or the people? I am counting on the people." According to Fox 6, with 95% of ...