MADISON – On June 22nd, Republican members on the Joint Finance Committee announced a planned $4.4 billion worth of tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit millionaires over the biennium. Senate … [Read more...]
Congress Just Made Strides Toward Combating Superbugs Now Let’s Cross the Finish Line
By Rachel King A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers just proposed legislation that would address a pressing public health crisis: antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Passing the bill, known … [Read more...]
Marques Johnson Should be in the Basketball Hall of Fame
By Charles D. Collier It’s a travesty of justice that Marques Johnson is not in the Basketball Hall of Fame. It is a surprise to most people who witnessed Johnson’s illustrious career that he is … [Read more...]
Missing the Point
BlackEconomics.org® The relatively few existing Black American economists focus largely on inequality (stratification) issues. We realize that in-equality in employment and income are not our primary … [Read more...]
What is Freedom? Because of Them We Can
Freedom is a concept that refers to the ability of individuals or groups to act, speak, and think without undue external constraints or limitations. It is often associated with the idea of personal … [Read more...]
You Can Kill the Messenger, But Not the Message
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The Story of Blacks in America Will Forever Be Told It’s hard to trace the exact origins of the saying “You Can Kill the Messenger, But Not … [Read more...]
Successful Placed-Based Innovation Policies Rely on Bayh-Dole
By Jennifer Gottwald American innovation and the economic growth that results don’t have to be concentrated on the coasts. Policymakers increasingly want to make sure communities around the … [Read more...]
Commemorating Juneteenth
By Tammy Baldwin 158 years ago, word finally spread to enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War ended and they were free – officially ending slavery in our country and … [Read more...]
Should We Believe the NYT on Reading Education?
BlackEconomics.org® We begin this brief essay with Table 1 from the US Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Table 1 tracks average 4th grade reading … [Read more...]
County Executive David Crowley Statement on Historic Local Revenue Reform Deal
Crowley and MoveForwardMKE Coalition Lobbied Since 2020 for additional revenue to avoid devastating fiscal cliff MILWAUKEE, WI – On June 8th, Governor Tony Evers, Senate Majority Leader Devin … [Read more...]
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