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Local officials weigh in on Wisconsin “Voter ID” ruling

May 4, 2014

By Cassandra Lans Milwaukee Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs stated that the judge made the right call on the “Voter ID” law. Great news this week for untold thousands of Wisconsin voters as U.S. … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cassandra Lans, Lena C. Taylor, Lena Taylor, Lynn Adelman, Milele A. Coggs, Milele Coggs, Tom Barrett, voter id, Voter ID Legislation

Voters should be aware of referendum question on ballot to reduce supervisor’s salaries

March 29, 2014

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 … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cassandra Lans, County Board Supervisor, Milwaukee County Board, Referendum, vote, Willie Johnson

Father says U.S. Department of Justice agrees to review son’s case

January 18, 2014

By Cassandra Lans Craig Stingley, father of Corey Stingley, a 16 year-old Nathan Hale High School student in West Allis who died on December 29, 2012 of positional asphyxia, announced that his … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cassandra Lans, Corey Stingley, Craig Stingley, David Bowen, John Chisolm, Justice for Corey Stingley, Nathan Hale High School, Robert Bell Photography, Vigilantism, VJ's Food Mart

Legislators respond to Walker’s health plan idea

November 23, 2013

By Cassandra Lans Last week Governor Scott Walker announced that in light of what he referred to as “the failed ACA rollout by the Federal government”, he would call a special session of the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act, Cassandra Lans, Gwen Moore, Health Insurance, HIRSP, Mark Pocan, Ron Kind, Sandy Pasch, Scott Walker

MCTS lawsuit holds up bus transportation process

October 3, 2013

By Cassandra Lans The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), the current private provider for the Milwaukee County transit system has managed the system since 1975. Back in April of 2013 … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cassandra Lans, Chris Abele, MCTS, Milwaukee County Transit System, MV Transportation

Milwaukee celebrates 50th Anniversary March

August 24, 2013

By Cassandra Lans Beginning on Friday, Aug. 23, 2014 Milwaukee will follow the rest of the nation and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Historic March on Washington for Jobs and … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cassandra Lans, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., March on Washington, Victory Over Violence Park, Wisconsin Black Historical Society

Local leaders weigh in on Mayor’s approach to handling increased gun violence

August 17, 2013

By Cassandra Lans Various leaders from Milwaukee are weighing in on what they think about Mayor Barrett’s approach to addressing the increase in gun violence throughout the city. Last week, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ashanti Hamilton, Cassandra Lans, Gun Violence, James H. Hall, Joe Davis, Milwaukee Promise, Robert Donovan, Tom Barrett

Advocates for BadgerCare continue to reach out to Wisconsin Legislators to accept federal funds

June 8, 2013

By Cassandra Lans At a news conference on Wednesday morning, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, healthcare professionals, and community … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: BadgerCare, Cassandra Lans, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Gwen Moore, Joint Committee on Finance, Robert Kraig, Scott Walker

Williams case decision ignites fury from Black community

May 31, 2013

By Cassandra Lans On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 the U.S. attorney’s office made the decision to not charge three Milwaukee police officers involved with the arrest of Derek Williams who also died … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cassandra Lans, Derek Williams, Jason Bleichwehl, Jeffrey Cline, Joe Davis, Jonathan Safran, Milele A. Coggs, Richard Ticcioni, Willie Hines

Audit finds serious flaws with Wisconsin jobs agency, as state comes in last on job growth report

May 4, 2013

By Cassandra Lans An audit from the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau found that last year the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) didn’t verify or require performance information or … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: BadgerCare, Cassandra Lans, Chris Larson, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp

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