By Alan Goodman Owner of A Goodman’s Dessert in Milwaukee Small businesses are the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy, and in communities across the state, small businesses ranging from flower … [Read more...]
A Composite Nation: Then and Now
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 1867, Frederick Douglass used a debate about immigration to make the following point: “We are a country of all extremes, ends and opposites; … [Read more...]
More than Cats in Trees: Firefighters Fight for Livelihood in Milwaukee
By LaKeshia N. Myers Milwaukee is in a budget crisis. Political insiders have known for years that the city of Milwaukee was on the verge of a fiscal cliff (read bankruptcy). For decades the … [Read more...]
Ron Johnson Wants to Roll Back Reproductive Rights to 1849
By Congresswoman Gwen Moore Before Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin women would collect money to help their friends and neighbors get to New York to have an abortion. I know because I was one of … [Read more...]
2023 County Budget Invests in Community Priorities
By David Crowley Milwaukee County Executive Budgets are about priorities and despite the difficulties we have faced the 2023 Recommended Budget continues to prioritize targeted investments in … [Read more...]
Student Debt Loan Forgiveness Eligibility Changes
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The ink wasn’t even dry on my column last week, when the U.S. Department of Education made a major change to the student loan forgiveness … [Read more...]
The Rubber Meets The Road: Biden’s Executive Mandate on Marijuana Offers Hope
By LaKeshia N. Myers Much of politics is posturing. Whether it comes in the form of messaging bills (that have no real chance of being passed) or eloquently written press releases that can … [Read more...]
Real Talk: Black Families Must Prioritize Protection from COVID-19 for Young Children
By Dr. Joan Prince When America gets a cold, the Black community gets pneumonia. This is a saying that is well known to many who pay attention to topics of health care and health equity in this … [Read more...]
Coming Together to Keep Communities Safe
By Rep. Sara Rodriguez My name is Sara Rodriguez, and I am the Lieutenant Governor nominee, running alongside Governor Tony Evers in the upcoming general election. For those of you who may not … [Read more...]
A Vote for Mandela Barnes is a Vote for Reproductive Freedom
By Alexis McGill Johnson It’s something you’ve undoubtedly heard before: Reproductive rights are on the ballot this year. And it’s the truth. The stakes of this election couldn’t be higher for … [Read more...]
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