By Srijan Sen Nearly six months ago, the city was left stunned after bullets shredded through a residence on the northwest side of the city, fatally wounding 5-year-old Laylah Petersen. Laylah … [Read more...]
DOJ Poised to Reject Abrahamson’s Lawsuit, Supreme Court Votes for New Chief Justice
By Graham Kilmer The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in a federal court on Monday to throw out a lawsuit filed by state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson. On … [Read more...]
Loretta Lynch Makes History as the First African-American Woman to be Attorney General
By Srijan Sen After five months of deliberation since the nomination by President Obama and the swearing in ceremony, Loretta Lynch was officially appointed as the 83rd Attorney General (AG) of … [Read more...]
U.S. Lawmakers Take First Steps Toward 2016 Budget
By Ariele Vaccaro On Monday, members of the Budget Conference Committee made their opening statements on the 2016 U.S. budget. This year, Republicans make up majority of the committee. In an … [Read more...]
Grass Roots Initiative Helps Bring A Positive Change to Borchert Field Neighborhood
By Karen Stokes On the corner of 9th and Ring Streets, residents are adjusting to some positive changes in their neighborhood. Instead of looking at a vacant lot, they can see fresh, green … [Read more...]
Newcomer Wendell Harris Defeats Incumbent Jeff Spence in District 2 School Board Election
By Srijan Sen Five seats on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Last night, challenger Wendell Harris Sr., 66, defeated incumbent Jeff Spence, … [Read more...]
Orville Pitts, Multi-Talented Milwaukee Alderman, Passes at 81
Some might call him a jack-of-all-trades. During his life, but not always at the same times, Orville Pitts has been a boxing champion, a public servant, a Democrat, a Republican, and a father. On … [Read more...]
Ex-cop Who Fatally Shot Dontre Hamilton Will Not Be Reinstated to MPD
By Karen Stokes Christopher Manney 38, the former Milwaukee police officer fired due to the highly publicized fatal shooting of an unarmed, mentally-ill Black man, learned his fate Monday night … [Read more...]
Worker’s Compensation Could Soon Be Split Up
By Graham Kilmer *Updated for accuracy 3/24/15 Lawmakers and attorneys are concerned about the future quality and efficacy of Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation program, following a provision … [Read more...]
Madison Police Officer Shoots Unarmed Black 19-year-old man
By Karen Stokes Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Dontre Hamilton and now Tony Robinson, were all total strangers but what connects them is they were all unarmed Black men shot by another man who … [Read more...]
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