Says he is pleased with City of Milwaukee initiative to fill holes, create jobs Supervisor Russell Stamper II said this week he is pleased that the City of Milwaukee is moving forward with an initiative that will create jobs and fix potholes in our city. “After a brutal winter, potholes have left streets in the [...]

“Yesterday, wealthy special interests won a bad poll of public perception at the expense of our democratic principles. The referendum that passed tilts the balance of power in Milwaukee County, diminishing legislative oversight and local control while granting bloated executive powers. “I do not believe this referendum speaks for everyone in Milwaukee County. This referendum [...]

By Cassandra Lans On Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Milwaukee residents will have an opportunity to go to the polls and vote. In addition to an vacant aldermanic seat left open by former alderman and common council president Willie Hines, there will also be some judicial races as well. But, a key vote that has not [...]

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – With less than two weeks left to sign up for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, grassroots supporters of the mandatory law and federal health officials are rushing to enroll Blacks, other people of color and young people in order to meet the Obama administration’s [...]

By Cassandra Lans Democratic legislators are reacting to the passage of a bill that will end the early voting on weekends for Milwaukee and Madison voters. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon following the vote and called the passage of this bill “mean spirited”. He also stated that this move [...]

By Karen Stokes Article courtesy of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Edward Austin is painfully aware of the reality of losing a loved one to gun violence and how making the wrong decision in the summer of 2009 changed his life. Austin, 33, and his cousin, Lavelle Felton, were heading out to a nightclub. Austin’s [...]

Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs and other dignitaries and community members hosted a special event this week to celebrate the 100th birthday of the late Dr. James Cameron, a noted civil rights activist and author, self-taught historian, public speaker and consciousness-raiser. The free, public event took place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 25 in the first [...]

Baltimore City Public Schools announced this week Dr. Gregory E. Thornton, Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools, will become the new Chief Executive Officer of the district, pending successful contract negotiations. The announcement was made in Baltimore by Dr. Shanaysha M. Sands, Chair of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. [...]

Milwaukee County Supervisor David F. Bowen this week criticized a bill proposed by Rep. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, and Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, which would prohibit Milwaukee County from enacting a “living wage” ordinance, saying it is an “attack on the working poor.” The bill, Assembly Bill 750, would restrict any city, village, town or [...]

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A “concerned” U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler is expected to rule next week on whether advertising she ordered major tobacco companies to purchase in order to correct their past false statements about the danger of smoking should be expanded to include Black media. On Jan. 22, [...]