Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper
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4 bills authored by Sen. Coggs become law MADISON – Senator Spencer Coggs joined Governor Jim Doyle for the signing of four jobs related bills designed to provide protections and social safety … [Read more...]
By Karen Timberlake, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Widespread use of lead based paint in older housing throughout Wisconsin has poisoned more than 46,000 Wisconsin … [Read more...]
Governor Jim Doyle last week signed into law Senate Bill 437 – education reform legislation that will help turn around struggling schools in Wisconsin, particularly in Milwaukee. “This new law is a … [Read more...]
A bill authored by Sen. Coggs that could lead to a ban at individual schools across the state on racebased Indian team names, logos, mascots, and nicknames passed the state Senate today with just days … [Read more...]
Dear Editor: Milwaukee County Transit needs your support! There is transit legislation being proposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly and State Senate, and if this transit legislation is not … [Read more...]
Dear Governor Doyle: As President of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, I am writing to express my disappointment with your cynical statement regarding Wisconsin’s Race to the Top (RTT) … [Read more...]
State Representative Jason M. Fields (D-Milwaukee) this week thanked his Assembly colleagues for unanimously approving SB 242, a proposal to revise Wisconsin buyers club laws. “This bill will … [Read more...]
Major work being done on domestic, gender, and sexual violence legislation With news of a possibly record high number of domestic violence homicides for 2009 in Wisconsin, committees in the Senate … [Read more...]
