Milwaukee County School Districts most adversely affected Compiled by Courier Staff As recall efforts officially move in high speed, some advocates for Governor Walker are declaring success in schools around the state from the administration’s drastic slashing cuts. However, there is another view being expressed for Milwaukee County. Milwaukee’s Legislative Caucus members Sen. Chris Larson [...]

Residents can now sign an advisory petition opposing the closings or consolidations of five inner city Milwaukee U.S. Postal Service (USPS) stations, according to Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs. “We urge residents to go to our web pages at www.milwaukee.gov and download a petition and help to collect signatures,” Alderwoman Coggs said. Completed petitions can be [...]

By Lynda Jones As Wisconsin residents who are opposed to the Walker Administration’s method of conducting business and governance for the state prepare for the recall of Governor Scott Walker, a boost to this movement was given with this week’s voting results in Ohio. In a historic vote for workers’ rights, over two million Ohioans [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff From now on Nov. 1, 2011 will go into the history books as the day that Wisconsin officially joined 48 other states in becoming a concealed carry gun law state. The reaction to this new law on the books is to each extreme. Some hate it, and some love it, there [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the Obama Administration announced it is taking steps to increase college affordability by making it easier to manage student loan debt. The announcement is part of a series of executive actions to put Americans back to work and strengthen the economy because we can’t wait for Congressional Republicans to act. [...]

First National Monument dedicated in honor of an African American leader By Lynda L. Jones On Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 millions via media and thousands in person witnessed the historical dedication of the first national monument created in honor of an African American leader. Not only is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the first African [...]

Safe Sleep Sabbath educates congregations on infant mortality By Maricha Harris Sunday morning service is the last place a churchgoer would expect to learn how to place her baby safely to sleep. But on Sunday, October 9th that’s just what various area congregations were taught. Mayor Tom Barrett and Health Commissioner Bevan Baker visited three [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff A recent analysis by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Economic Development revealed that if the Milwaukee County Executive and the County Board slice the bus routes targeted in the Milwaukee County Transit System’s 2012 budget request, at least 13, 553 jobs would be inaccessible by public transit. “One likely consequence [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C.— African Americans’ buying power is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015, according to ‘The State of the African American Consumer Report’, released last week, collaboratively by Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy, and The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a federation of more [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff Despite years of stays, appeals, protests and even a last minute apparent review of the case by the U.S. Supreme Court, the State of Georgia executed Troy Anthony Davis on Wednesday evening. The official time of death was 11:08 pm eastern time. Davis refused a last meal, spent most of his [...]