By State Representative, Leon D. Young The Republican-controlled Legislature has made no bones about its blatant disdain for certain groups of the electorate. Based on the restricting voting … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Cancer: The new political game in Wisconsin
By State Representative, Leon D. Young What a difference a week makes. It was just a little over week ago that the oral chemotherapy bill seemed doomed for passage this legislative … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Raise the Minimum Wage
By State Representative, Leon D. Young The minimum wage is a hot-button issue for politicians and economists alike. So, what are some the arguments that make the case for raising the minimum … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Undermining Democracy
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Although there is no evidence of any widespread voter fraud in the country, Republicans are relentless in their attempts to make this bogus assertion a … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – More politics as usual
By State Representative, Leon D. Young We all remember Scott Walker’s campaign pledge that he would create 250,000 new jobs in his first four years in office. Needless to say, the governor has … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – A tale of two cities, if not states
By State Representative, Leon D. Young As the 2013-14 legislative session winds down, Assembly Republicans have been busy at work ramming through a torrent of pet bills and initiatives, which … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – The “500-Pound Elephant” in the room
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Michael Dunn is going to jail. For some, this is good news. However, for many others, particularly in the Black community, the verdict is a legal sham … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – The absurdity of Stand Your Ground Laws
By State Representative, Leon D. Young February 26 will mark the two-year anniversary of Trayvon Martin being gunned down by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, as the youth walked home from … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – The new Party of Lincoln?
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Let me begin this week’s column by wishing all of you a happy and reflective Black History Month. Dr. Carter C. Woodson, “the father of Black History,” … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – The travesty of income inequality
By State Representative, Leon D. Young President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver his annual State of the Union Address this week. It’s speculated that the topic of income inequality … [Read more...]
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