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Wisconsin Deserves Better Than Budgetary Chaos

May 10, 2025

By Senator Dora Drake Week after week, lawsuit after lawsuit, Donald Trump and Elon Musk have thrown our state into chaos, cutting meaningful programs that provide services, relief, and assistance from the federal government. Each time they make cuts to federal funding or assistance, they say to us, “It is the responsibility of the states […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dora Drake, Tony Evers, Wisconsin State Budget

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Protect & Embrace Medicaid, Lives Depend On It!

March 22, 2025

By Senator Dora Drake For weeks, time and time again, the Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have announced cuts to federal spending under the guise of saving taxpayer dollars. However, under this surface lies a plot to cut healthcare via Medicaid, endangering millions of lives under the careless and irresponsible […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dora Drake, Medicaid

Wisconsin Legislators Advocate for Governor Evers Proposed State Budget

March 15, 2025

By Karen Stokes Wisconsin Legislators Senator Dora Drake (D-04), and Representatives Darrin Madison (D-10), and Sequanna Taylor (D-11) held a State Budget Listening Session at the Villard Square Library to advocate for Governor Evers’ budget proposal. Gov. Tony Evers proposed a $55.5 billion state budget for 2025-27, which is an 18% increase. The budget prioritizes […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Darrin Madison, Dora Drake, Karen Stokes, Sequanna Taylor, Wisconsin State Budget

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Why Wisconsin Needs the WIN Bill

February 15, 2025

By Senator Dora Drake Senate Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Chair of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus This year’s theme of Black History Month is African Americans and Labor. Whether it was captive Africans who did agricultural labor, those who organized labor movements, or focused on self-help opportunities through entrepreneurship, African Americans have always used labor […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cryptocurrency, Dora Drake, WIN Bill

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Investments Matter: Capitol One Pledges $265 Billion Towards a Community Benefits Plan

September 21, 2024

By State Senator-Elect Dora Drake It goes without saying that I and many others are witnessing our city’s low and middle-income communities struggle with rising rents, entrepreneurs unable to access capital, and entire neighborhoods caught in cycles of disinvestment or facing gentrification efforts. That’s why I’m optimistic about Capital One’s recently announced $265 billion Community […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Capital One, Community Benefits Plan, Dora Drake

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Looks are Deceiving: Why you Should Vote “NO” for Both Constitutional Amendments on August 13th

August 10, 2024

By State Senator-Elect Dora Drake Time and time again, we ask for more resources to fund resources to address racial and economic disparities, public safety, housing, and education. Even though the GOP-controlled state legislature has yet to allocate the resources we need to have safe and healthy communities, one way our state legislature’s power is […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dora Drake, State Constitution Amendments, Voting

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Affordable Broadband: White House Leads, But Federal Agency Unity is Key to Success

June 29, 2024

By State Representative Dora Drake Reliable internet access is no longer a “luxury,” it is a necessity for participating in the modern economy, accessing educational resources, obtaining healthcare, and connecting with loved ones. Wisconsin has been at the forefront of this effort, as our state government under Governor Tony Evers has delivered $214 million to […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Internet, Broadband Internet, Dora Drake

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Addressing Unemployment

June 15, 2024

By Dora Drake Wisconsin State Representative As Milwaukee continues to grapple with issues on education, mental health, literacy rates and transportation, there is one that continues to demand immediate attention: Black Unemployment. As a state representative and a member of this community, we need to address this crisis head on. Tackling unemployment on the northside […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dora Drake, Unemployment

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It’s Time to Rip the Band-Aid Off

June 8, 2024

By Representative Dora Drake Our children are the future; they will become our next doctors, teachers, leaders, nurses, and electricians. Our children will have their own families, their own dreams, and inherit the struggles we failed to address. In this moment, we as a community must ask ourselves, how are the children? And the sad […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dora Drake, Milwaukee Public Schools

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Supervision is the Key to Address Mass Incarceration

March 9, 2024

There are several policies we need to push in order to address the mass incarceration in Wisconsin.

Popular Interests In This Article: Dora Drake, Mass Incarceration

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