By State Representative, Leon D. Young It’s official: The legislative gauntlet has been thrown down in Madison. Governor Walker has proposed in his 2013-15 Biennial Budget document (Assembly … [Read more...]
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TO BE EQUAL: Whitney Young: Mr. Inside
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “I am not anxious to be the loudest voice or the most popular. But I would like to think that at a crucial moment, I was an effective voice of the voiceless, an … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Whatever you do, don’t fix it!
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Fact: The state of Wisconsin has the strongest state pension fund in the nation. Moreover, according to the Pew Center on the States, Wisconsin is the … [Read more...]
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Legislatively Speaking – Strengthening BadgerCare, not on Walker’s List
By Senator, Lena C. Taylor The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act commonly called Obamacare or the ACA was signed into law in March of 2010 and aimed to reduce the health costs for both … [Read more...]
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Obama knows what ails Chicago
By Jesse Jackson On Saturday, family and friends gathered to mourn the loss of Hadiya Pendleton, shot to death last month at age 15 in a South Side park. Michelle Obama graced the memorial with … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Are “Stand Your Ground” Laws good public policy?
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Last Wednesday, February 6 would have been Trayvon Martin’s 18th birthday,had he not been fatally shot on his way home. However,the observance of … [Read more...]
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Legislatively Speaking – Black History Month – Crossroads of Freedom & Equality
By Senator, Lena C. Taylor This year, across America we celebrate Black History Month under the theme of: At the Crossroads of Freedom & Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation & the … [Read more...]
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Scrutiny of MPD is not carte blanche for criminals
By Alderman Joe Davis The Milwaukee Police Department continues to operate under a heightened level of scrutiny in the wake of several incidents in which officers overstepped their authority. … [Read more...]
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Come home, Mr. President
By Jesse Jackson Chicago is in a state of emergency. Lives are being lost. Fear is growing. Local officials, ministers and community activists are working diligently but cannot break the cycle. … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Undermining the popular vote
By State Representative, Leon D. Young As you know, Republicans re-affirmed their control of state government in Wisconsin during last year’s November election. However, on the national level, … [Read more...]
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