Johnny Thomas is out on the campaign trail every day, working hard to earn the votes of city of Milwaukee residents to be their next Comptroller. Thomas ran for comptroller in 2012, but later … [Read more...]
Coggs Secures Cheaper Lead Abatement Costs for Homeowners
Ordinance Could Be Used in Replacing Lead Sewer Laterals City Treasurer Spencer Coggs has successfully sought a change to the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances that allows homeowners’ lead abatement … [Read more...]
To Reach Young Minority Voters About Election Rules, Milwaukee Group Goes Clubbing
Voting Rights Activists Worry Voter ID Law Will Trip Up Inexperienced Poll-Goers By Chuck Quirmbach Organizers in Milwaukee’s African-American community have been trying to spread the word … [Read more...]
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele Thanks Bipartisan Coalition for Their Support of Bill That Will Invest $20 Million in Workforce Development in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele released the following statement on the passage of AB 885, a bipartisan proposal that will fund $20 million in workforce development in Milwaukee and … [Read more...]
Senator Lena Taylor Reflects on Lincoln Hills Visit, Plans to Revisit
By Mrinal Gokhale The Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls, two juvenile detention centers, have been in the spotlight for the past few months after jail workers were … [Read more...]
Democratic Debate Attracts Protesters and Discusses Wisconsin Racial Discrepancies
By Mrinal Gokhale “You want our vote? Come get our vote! You want our vote? Come get our vote!” was shouted by a group of activists protesting at the 2016 Democratic Presidential Debate on … [Read more...]
Justice Scalia, Conservative, Dead at 79
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Conservative Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, died on Saturday. Justice Scalia’s death impacts all three branches of government. Conflicts over President … [Read more...]
Harold Baron Jackson, Jr. (A Quiet Champion)
Harold Baron Jackson, Jr. was born December 28, 1939 in Washington, D.C. Julia O. Jackson and Harold Jackson Sr. where prominent members of the Black middle class in Washington D.C. .Julia O. had big … [Read more...]
Democratic Party of Milwaukee County Hosts Heated County Executive Debate
By Mrinal Gokhale Hundreds filled the Washington Park Senior Center auditorium for the County Executive Debate on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m., hosted by Milwaukee County Clerk Joseph Czarnezki … [Read more...]
Voters Must “Bring it to the Ballot” For the 2016 Election
By Karen Stokes Starting with the 2016 spring primary on February 16, Wisconsin voters must show acceptable photo ID in order to vote. Before 2003, not a single state required a person to … [Read more...]
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