Compiled by Courier Staff Governor-elect Scott Walker immediately began his road to Madison with a theme of ‘Wisconsin Is Open For Business’, yet his first order of business is his continued opposition to the high speed rail project for Wisconsin. This project is an opportunity to create thousands of jobs. One of the cornerstones to [...]

Governor Jim Doyle announced this week that the Department of Health Services will operate a Disaster FoodShare Program for certain residents of Milwaukee County who were economically affected by severe storms on July 20th. Only residents in certain zip codes, where flooding occurred, will be eligible and individuals currently on FoodShare will not be required [...]

Governor Jim Doyle earlier this week called on ninth graders to sign the Wisconsin Covenant and ensure a spot for themselves in a Wisconsin college or university, provided they work hard during high school and meet certain requirements. Students have until September 30 of their freshman year to sign the pledge. Over 50,000 students from [...]

Gov. Jim Doyle appointed Democratic state Rep. Pedro Colón of Milwaukee as a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge. Colón has served as the 8th Assembly District representative for six years. He announced in May that he would not run for re-election. Colón has been an attorney in private practice since 1994. He will serve as [...]

Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are conducting joint preliminary damage assessments (PDAs) with Wisconsin Emergency Management and other state and local officials in Milwaukee and Grant counties this week, as a first step in the federal disaster declaration process. The PDAs are being conducted at the [...]

Past graduates from Milwaukee’s Rufus King and Riverside University high schools will face off in the inaugural alumni flag football game to benefit scholarships for students of both schools. The game, which will take place July 24, is modeled after the annual North and Lincoln high school alumni basketball game, which has been a community [...]

State implements law prohibiting all workplace smoking including inside bars and restaurants People across Wisconsin are breathing easier this week as the state officially marked the start of its smoke-free law on July 5, 2010. The law eliminates smoking inside all Wisconsin workplaces including bars and restaurants as a matter of public health. “Today is [...]

Governor Jim Doyle this week visited communities across the state to celebrate a state law that goes into effect on July 5, making public places, including restaurants, taverns, and other indoor workplaces, smokefree. “On July 5th, Wisconsin residents – some who haven’t been able to go out for years – will finally be able to [...]

Thanks donor families for giving the gift of life Governor Jim Doyle last week announced at the 17th Annual Governor’s Gift of Life Ceremony that 2.4 million people have added an orange “donor dot” to their driver’s license in Wisconsin, meaning more than 54 percent of Wisconsin drivers and ID holders have shared their intent [...]

By State Representative Leon Young This coming Saturday marks the 145th anniversary of Juneteenth Day. As in years past, countless Black Milwaukeeans will again take to the streets in observance of this historic event. But, what is the real significance of Juneteenth Day? Though Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, with [...]