By State Representative, Leon D. Young Next week, the nation will once again pay homage to The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – the world renowned civil rights leader. It’s hard to … [Read more...]
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CAPITOL REPORT: Voter suppression: The real voter fraud
By State Representative, Leon D. Young The New Year signals the start of new things and new beginnings. Some of these things will be welcome events, like finding a new job or the arrival of a … [Read more...]
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CAPITOL REPORT – It’s beginning to look a lot like …
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Everyday at 12 o’clock noon, the Solidarity Singers gather in the Capitol Rotunda, without fail, and regale denizens of the building with their shouts, … [Read more...]
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CAPITOL REPORT – Grinches stealing Christmas in the beltway
By State Representative, Leon D. Young We are all familiar with the storyline in the Christmas classic ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ by Dr. Seuss. The Grinch, a mean-spirited and conniving … [Read more...]
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CAPITOL REPORT – Who wants to be a teacher?
By State Representative, Leon D. Young America now finds itself at an interesting crossroads. Over the next few years, it is estimated that this country will need one million new teachers, as … [Read more...]
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CAPITOL REPORT – Thanksgiving: In the midst of a “Great Recession”
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Thanksgiving is the most “American” of all the holiday traditions celebrated in this country. It’s a time when families and friends gather together to … [Read more...]
CAPITOL REPORT – Punishing the poor
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Talk about political dishonesty and total callousness, the recent decision by the Walker administration to deny Medicaid access to 65,000 of the state’s … [Read more...]
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CAPITOL REPORT – Whatever happened to the notion of rehabilitation?
By State Representative, Leon D. Young There was a time, in a land long ago and far, far away, when an individual committed a crime he or she went to jail and did their time. Upon being … [Read more...]
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CAPITOL REPORT – The Slippery Slope of Concealed Carry
By State Representative, Leon D. Young November 1, 2011 is a date that definitely will be remembered in the annals of Wisconsin state history. It signifies the date that concealed carry took … [Read more...]
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CAPITOL REPORT – Where the Beef… JOBS?
By State Representative, Leon D. Young For all of the rhetoric circulating around the state Capitol from the GOP concerning job creation, the talk has proven to be extremely cheap. One of Scott … [Read more...]