By State Representative, Leon D. Young By now, the grim reality of last week’s midnight massacre in Aurora, Colorado has finally set into the national consciousness. Granted many of the facts … [Read more...]
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Grigsby calls for revisiting gun laws, policy changes could prevent tragedies in Wisconsin
In the wake of the shooting deaths of twelve people at a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado, Representative Tamara Grigsby (D-Milwaukee) called for a re-examination of Wisconsin’s gun laws. “My … [Read more...]
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Legislatively Speaking – We need jobs now
By Senator, Lena C. Taylor I was deeply disappointed with new jobs numbers released last week. At a time when our nation has been adding jobs slowly but surely, Wisconsin has been left behind … [Read more...]
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Barack Obama’s campaign spending and the Black Press
By Walter Smith, Publisher, New York Beacon In 2008, the presidential elections cost a record- setting $2.8 billion. To win that election, Barack Obama spent $740.6 million, eclipsing the … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Killing him softly with silence!
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Much has been said, written, and blogged about Mitt Romney’s recent foray into the hotbed of Barack Obama’s staunchest political supporters. Just four … [Read more...]
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Legislatively Speaking – Bursting the bubble
In the coming legislative elections, the number of African American state legislators, already at a shockingly low eight, could drop to only four. This would be a terrible loss for the African … [Read more...]
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Healthcare upheld! Now what?
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, J.D,/M.A. For years, a debate simmered around President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (the ACA). Lawsuits challenged mandated healthcare as an … [Read more...]
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Legislatively Speaking – MPS takes another hit
By Senator, Lena C. Taylor For the second year in a row, MPS will take a harsh reduction in state aid. I knew it was coming, but I cannot help but be terribly frustrated. I cannot fathom the … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Surprises never cease!
By State Representative, Leon D. Young This week I must begin by eating some political crow. If you remember in my column two weeks ago, I went out on the limb and predicted that the Supreme … [Read more...]
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Clarence Thomas worse than a member of the KKK
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist As the nation eagerly awaited the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, all eyes were focused on Anthony M. Kennedy, … [Read more...]
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