By Ariele Vaccaro News media have only just begun coverage of the Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program, coined lately as the MPS Takeover Plan. For Milwaukee retirees and co-chairs of … [Read more...]
Budget Committee Reveals Crucial Education Decisions in Eleventh Hour
By Graham Kilmer The Republican controlled Joint Finance Committee (JFC) passed a last minute omnibus motion early Wednesday morning, which contained provisions fundamentally impacting the … [Read more...]
Statement from Michael Bonds & Darienne Driver On Proposal to Hand Some Schools Over to Milwaukee Co.
MILWAUKEE (May, 2015) - Today, Milwaukee Board of School Directors President Michael Bonds called a plan released by Wisconsin Republicans Dale Kooyenga and Alberta Darling to turn over the Milwaukee … [Read more...]
Republican Majority Committee Approves Cuts to Drunk Driving Prevention Program
By Karen Stokes Wisconsin’s Joint Committee on Finance met to discuss the 2015-2017 budget on Public Health and Service issues. The committee approved Republican Governor Scott Walker’s budget … [Read more...]
Milwaukee residents deserve a Milwaukee hearing on MPS buildings bill
By Ashanti Hamilton On Monday (October 7), the Common Council’s Judiciary and Legislation Committee, which I chair, voted unanimously to oppose proposed state legislation (Senate Bill 318, … [Read more...]
Legislation to force the sale of MPS unused buildings is wrong
By Lynda L. Jones It began as an interest in a MPS unused school building that was “not for sale.’ Then it developed into a neighborhood saturated by yard signs, and later a march consisting of … [Read more...]
Opposition to slashing Milwaukee County Board grows
Community calls on leaders to focus on real issues By Lynda Jones Opposition is growing against the plan to slash the pay, budget and ultimately the control of the Milwaukee County Board. Last … [Read more...]
Recall elections, an opportunity to rein in the GOP
Compiled by Courier Staff Governor Scott Walker took his oath of office in January, and once that oath was taken Wisconsin experienced a political upheaval that has left the state with extreme … [Read more...]
Sandy Pasch challenges Sen. Darling to recall election debates
With the likely recall election for the 8th senate district just weeks away, Sandy Pasch this week challenged Senator Alberta Darling to participate in at least three candidate debates before voters … [Read more...]
Sen. Alberta Darling MIA for Milwaukee on Arts funding cut
In recent weeks Sen. Alberta Darling canceled meetings with the chair of the Milwaukee Arts Board and its members in an effort to avoid discussing a looming Wisconsin Arts Board funding cut that she … [Read more...]