Black History Month should be a time of celebrating African American achievements, but there’s something alarming we should also be aware of. Black babies are dying at a rate of almost four times the … [Read more...]
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Consumers need choices and access to credit
Payday Reform Legislation limits consumer choices/threatens privacy Last week the Wisconsin State Assembly voted to pass Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 447. This is payday lending regulation … [Read more...]
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Connecting the Dots II
By Donald Sykes, president/CEO Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc. The recent and unfortunate events of Haiti have captured our attention in the past weeks. It has also provided … [Read more...]
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Payday loan crackdown eliminates an option for many
If you’ve ever been in a situation (as most of us have) of being caught short in a financial crisis, then you’ll know just what a bonus a shortterm payday loan can be. I know that many of us have … [Read more...]
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MPS heads address letter to Gwen Moore on DPI actions
The Honorable Gwen Moore 1239 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representative Moore: We thank you for your February 5th letter to State Superintendent Tony Evers. We … [Read more...]
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Long term care is key in ensuring Wisconsin’s economic growth
By Suzanne Navin, Seven Oaks Last week, Governor Doyle delivered his final State of the State address and President Obama delivered his first State of the Union. In both speeches, job creation was … [Read more...]
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Is Milwaukee’s Black voice disappearing from the talk show airwaves?
Last week Milwaukee lost one of its last voice outlets in local Black Talk Radio. The abrupt cancellation of WMCS 1290’s Morning Magazine with Cassandra Cassandra and Joel McNally, along with the … [Read more...]
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Open letter to the community: Bayshore Community Advisory Board
As members of Bayshore Town Center’s Community Advisory Board, we’re asking people in our area what they think of the new curfew policy and code of conduct. We have been a part of the Community … [Read more...]
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“Net Neutrality” counter productive for broadband expansion
A lack of computer and internet skills – now more than ever – can be a barrier to receiving a good education or obtaining a good-paying, family- supporting job in Wisconsin and across the … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Sending the wrong signal
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Last week, the United States Supreme Court rendered an important judicial determination that bitterly divided the justices and portends to have far-reaching … [Read more...]