By Tiffany Crouse Tuesday’s elections drew to a close and the Milwaukee County Board is full again. The special election brought Supreme Moore Omokunde to victory over Solana Patterson-Ramos … [Read more...]
Get Your ID’s, Wisconsin
By Tiffany Crouse On Monday, March 23 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the challenge to Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law. This gives way for the Voter ID Law to be put into action. By February 2016, … [Read more...]
No Charges Filed Against Former Milwaukee Police Officer in Dontre Hamilton Death
By Karen Stokes Former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney will not be charged for fatally shooting Dontre Hamilton. Hamilton 31, a mentally ill, Black man, was shot 14 times this … [Read more...]
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Governor Walker: Where are the Jobs?
By Gwen Moore Could Governor Scott Walker’s refusal to renege on his promise of 250,000 new jobs be part of something bigger? Given how our state’s economy was in shambles under his control, … [Read more...]
Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. Awarded $2 Million Grant for Training 2 Work Adult Reentry Program
Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. (WOHM) hosted a Training 2 Work Generation 2 Kick-off Event on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Italian Community Center. The event informed the City of Milwaukee … [Read more...]
Michelle Obama Visits Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes A long line of hundreds of people waited to enter the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee to see First Lady Michelle Obama. The First lady was in Milwaukee to campaign for … [Read more...]
Gwen Moore on Governor Walker’s Push to Drug Test Recipients of Public Benefits
Washington, DC – On Monday, September 15, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement regarding Governor Scott Walker’s push to drug test recipients of public benefits: “I find … [Read more...]
Rep. Gwen Moore on the 20th Anniversary of Violence Against Women Act
I rise today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. Our nation has certainly come a long way in the advancing the rights of women. Just a few weeks ago, our … [Read more...]
Courier Interns Interview Mayor Barrett
Mayor Tom Barrett spoke out about Milwaukee’s various social issues within the community and seeks solutions. Issues include education, crime, employment, human trafficking and … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Moore, Wasserman Schultz Discuss Strategy to Improve Female Voter Turnout
by Ariele Vaccaro This past Wednesday, Congresswoman Gwen Moore joined the U.S. Representative of Florida’s 23rd district and Democratic National Committee (DNC) chief, Debbie Wasserman … [Read more...]
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