By State Representative, Leon D. Young Let’s not be naïve. Surveillance by the U.S. government against its own people is nothing new. Under J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI was notorious for … [Read more...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young It was just 10 days ago that Scott Walker issued a call for a special session in order for the Legislature to consider his sudden $100 million property … [Read more...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young How do you attempt to carry favor with state voters a scant 13 months before your bid for reelection? If you’re Scott Walker, you pitch the idea of … [Read more...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young There has been increasing talk in recent days from Scott Walker’s office about focusing on jobs training. My first reaction to this 11th hour shift in … [Read more...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young The high-stakes game of political chicken has apparently reached its flashpoint. As many as 800,000 federal employees now face furloughs, because the … [Read more...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young Earlier this week, a headline on the front page of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel indicated that 92,000 Wisconsin resident were now on the brink of losing … [Read more...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young Last Sunday, September 15, marked the fifth year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the beginning of the economic meltdown that threatened … [Read more...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young Being the President of the United States and presumed Leader of the Free World is never an easy job. Just ask Barack Obama, the current occupant of the … [Read more...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young There has been talk recently among “select civic leaders” in Milwaukee concerning the possibility of splitting the largest public school district in the … [Read more...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young The 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic March on Washington was commemorated in cities around the country last Saturday. Tens of … [Read more...]