By Carmen Navarro Gercone My husband and I currently have custody and are raising our grandsons, ages 6 and 8. My initial response to the atrocity in Uvalde, Texas, was as a law enforcement … [Read more...]
AR-15’s and the 2nd Amendment: It’s A Sham
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor With the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Texas, many question the constitutionality of civilians having unfettered access to AR-15 … [Read more...]
It’s Policy That Counts: Politicians’ Role in Gun Control Debate
By LaKeshia N. Myers Whenever there is a shooting—a mass shooting like the one we just experienced in Uvalde, Texas, or a community shooting, which seems to be happening more frequently in the … [Read more...]
Waiving Patent Rights Will Make Us Less Prepared for the Next Pandemic
By Frank Samolis The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently released the text of a proposal to suspend patents on COVID-19 vaccines. All WTO members will vote on the proposal in June. The … [Read more...]
The Republican Party’s Anti-Senior Agenda
By Richard Sicchio For over three decades, I worked for the Northern Area Agency on Aging. For 19 of those years, I served as its executive director. During that time, I was charged to oversee … [Read more...]
Deal With the Problem, Not the Symptom
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In October 2021, Governor Tony Evers called for a special session to address gun violence in Wisconsin. Those calls were ignored by state … [Read more...]
WIOA Reauthorization Needed to Address Worker Skills Training & Talent Pipeline Pathways
By Lindsay Blumer President & CEO, WRTP | BIG STEP The week of May 16th the U.S. House of Representatives will meet to consider the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and … [Read more...]
Governor Evers is Investing in Milwaukee
By State Representative Dora Drake Milwaukee is a city of champions, smarts, creativity, grit, and Midwest hospitality. But we also have lead pipes, potholes, reckless driving, and the list … [Read more...]
Black Health: Going Up In Smoke
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor I grew up in a period when smoking was cool and common. Cigarettes were accessible and encouraged. Models were often depicted with the thin … [Read more...]
Precedent v. History: Reproductive Control Has Always Been A Thing
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Since the leaked draft of a pending decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the future of Roe v. Wade, there has been much discussion … [Read more...]
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