By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Wisconsin residents are on borrowed land. Before Wisconsin became known as Wisconsin, it was home to Native American tribes such as the Menominee, the Ojibwe, the … [Read more...]
Breaking Ground: MCTS Prepares for Bus Rapid Transit Project
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz If you need to get around Milwaukee County and don’t have a car, an affordable option is the bus. For $2.25 (or less if you have the M-CARD) you can ride the bus to … [Read more...]
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Statewide Mask Mandate Overturned by Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last March, when the pandemic began, there was debate over the merit of masks. Ultimately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and … [Read more...]
Gov. Evers Issues Executive Order Declaring Public Health Emergency and Requiring Face Coverings Statewide
Gov. Tony Evers today declared a Public Health Emergency and issued an Emergency Order requiring individuals to wear face coverings when indoors and not in a private residence, with some exceptions as … [Read more...]
Gov. Tony Evers Announces Grant Program for Small Businesses
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It is no secret that the economy has taken a hit due to the pandemic. States across the nation are reopening and with them are the small businesses trying to stay … [Read more...]
Gov. Tony Evers Announces Free Coronavirus Testing for Minorities
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Since the start of this pandemic, it has been repeated that COVID-19 or coronavirus does not discriminate. Anyone, regardless of their age, gender, race, economic status … [Read more...]
City Officials Discuss “Stay At Home” Order
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Like in many places throughout the world, when coronavirus first came to Milwaukee, residents were told to practice social distancing. The term being used worldwide to … [Read more...]
Shorewood High Schoolers Meet with Legislators
By Chrystal Edwards After participating in the Legislative Black Caucus Lobby Day event at the Capitol in Madison on Thursday, Feb. 27, members of Shorewood FACT, Youth Rising Up and ACLU’s … [Read more...]
What the DNC Can Learn from Wisconsin
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The Democratic National Convention, which is being hosted in Milwaukee, is fast approaching. The convention is scheduled to take place in July and the planning committee … [Read more...]
DNCC Welcomes National Media Representatives to Milwaukee for Winter Walk-thru
By Karen Stokes Tuesday morning marked the unofficial start to the 2020 Democratic National Convention with a Media Winter Walk-thru for the press to plan coverage logistics and introduce the … [Read more...]
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