Scott Walker Signs Arena Bill
By Ariele Vaccaro On Wednesday, Governor Scott Walker approved a bill that would allocate $250 million in public funding to construct a new Bucks arena. After months of debate, bipartisan … [Read more...]
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Rising Star No More: Bowen Casts Shameful Vote Against Milwaukee
By the Milwaukee Courier Editorial Board You know that Wisconsin has the highest African American unemployment rate in the country – and Milwaukee’s black male unemployment has reached a … [Read more...]
Leaders Convene to Discuss Report Finding Racial Disparity Among Poor Working Families
By Ariele Vaccaro On Wednesday, a Wisconsin lawmaker, a home care worker, an economist, and a community organizer came together to discuss a report that finds Wisconsin working, minority families … [Read more...]
Bowen Wins the Race for District 10 State Assembly
By Tiffany Crouse David Bowen won the race for the district 10 State Assembly seat. According to Fox 6 News Bowen won with 54 percent of the vote followed by Bria Grant with 21 percent, Tia … [Read more...]
Supervisor Bowen and others react to referendum vote
“Yesterday, wealthy special interests won a bad poll of public perception at the expense of our democratic principles. The referendum that passed tilts the balance of power in Milwaukee County, … [Read more...]
Supervisor Bowen calls proposed bill an attack on “living wage”
Milwaukee County Supervisor David F. Bowen this week criticized a bill proposed by Rep. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, and Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, which would prohibit Milwaukee County from … [Read more...]
Father says U.S. Department of Justice agrees to review son’s case
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...]
Supervisor Bowen hopeful of veto-proof majority on living wage ordinance
Milwaukee County Supervisor David F. Bowen said this week he remained hopeful that his “living wage” ordinance would pass the full County Board with a veto-proof majority of 12 votes after the … [Read more...]
Make your money talk
By Laurie Arendt Milwaukee resident Jerrina McBride knows what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck. But as a 2012 graduate of the “Make Your Money Talk” program, she’s also learned a very … [Read more...]