By Cassandra Lans Last week the Government Accountability Board (GAB) certified the recall election against Scott Walker, and following that announcement Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced … [Read more...]
Death of Trayvon Martin is waking up America
Complied by Courier Staff and George Curry, NNPA exclusive coverage The story begins with the heartache of a family losing their 17 year-old son, yet it continues to grow and touch … [Read more...]
NNPA’s 2012 Newsmaker Award Recipients call for more involvement from the Black Community during Black Press Week events
By Caryn Freeman Special to the NNPA This year’s Black Press Week held in Washington, DC culminated with the award ceremony honoring Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, who received an award … [Read more...]
Constitutional right to vote trumps GOP disenfranchisement
Voter suppression law thrown out Senator Lena C. Taylor (DMilwaukee) applauded the historic decision rendered in Wisconsin’s Circuit Court system yesterday to permanently block the Voter … [Read more...]
Injunction against Voter ID law draws strong reaction
By Cassandra Lans Milwaukee County Supervisor Nikiya Q. Harris joined many community activists to express their feelings regarding the temporary injunction against the recently adopted Voter ID … [Read more...]
Sen. Coggs slams Republicans’ attempt to gut MATC Board
Sen. Spencer Coggs denounced attempts by Republicans in the Legislature to make 11th hour changes to the governing structure of the Milwaukee Area Technical College that would substitute local control … [Read more...]
Objections grow over use of foreclosure funds
By Cassandra Lans Objections are continuing to grow over the State’s failure to direct all of the federal foreclosure settlement funds to victims who have lost homes, or facing the prospect of … [Read more...]
President Obama highlights Master Lock with Milwaukee visit
Compiled by Courier Staff Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) accompanied President Barack Obama on Air Force One to Milwaukee and on a tour of the Master Lock facility this week. She said that it … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Open letter to the community from Sen. Spencer Coggs
I have served this city for 29 years as a State Senator and State Representative and my integrity has never been questioned. Yet, in recent days there have been news accounts that have dragged my name … [Read more...]
Stop the Violence Summit introduce plans
Compiled by Courier Staff The Peace for Change Alliance, Inc. and Urban Grass Roots hosted its follow-up to the Stop the Violence Youth Summit called “Bridging the Gap” on Sat., Jan. 28 at the … [Read more...]
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