Milwaukee mayor criticizes Trump administration, pushes for housing affordability in State of the City address
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson held his State of the City address on Monday night.
Mayor Johnson is calling 2026 the “Year of Housing.”
“I’m working to add even more homes, with the straightforward goal of making housing in Milwaukee more affordable,” Johnson said.
Getting an affordable home has become harder in Milwaukee, and the city is working with local housing organizations to help.
“We’ve seen prices rise; we’ve seen competition intensify for housing. As a result, too many people are stuck in a disappointing living situation and squeezed financially,” Johnson said.
ACTS Homes is one of the groups working closely with the city to help families financially with home buying.
“I think there’s definitely a lot of properties and homes available,” ACTS Homes Home Buying Coach Lavon Blackman said. “The affordability aspect, the gap is definitely closing, but you know, there’s still some work to be done for sure.”
Johnson also spent time on Monday night criticizing the Trump administration for a range of issues.
“Under the current administration, ties between local government and the federal government have broken,” Johnson said.
Mayor Johnson hit on gas prices, conflict overseas, and gun violence.
“Absolutely no one voted for the militaristic adventurism in South America, the Middle East, even Greenland, nobody asked for that,” Johnson said. “There are still far too many guns in the hands of people who should not have them.”