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 […]
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Wisconsin Legislators Advocate for Governor Evers Proposed State Budget
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 […]
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Why Wisconsin Needs the WIN Bill
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 […]
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Investments Matter: Capitol One Pledges $265 Billion Towards a Community Benefits Plan
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 […]
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Looks are Deceiving: Why you Should Vote “NO” for Both Constitutional Amendments on August 13th
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 […]
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Affordable Broadband: White House Leads, But Federal Agency Unity is Key to Success
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 […]
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Addressing Unemployment
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 […]
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It’s Time to Rip the Band-Aid Off
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 […]
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Supervision is the Key to Address Mass Incarceration
There are several policies we need to push in order to address the mass incarceration in Wisconsin.
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TikTok – a Tool That Needs to be Protected
By State Representative Dora Drake Politicians are quick to talk about the need to connect with Generation Z. They aren’t wrong; the decisions we make today influence the planet Gen Z inherits. They have the largest stake politically — climate change, widening wealth inequality, and the emergence of AI — we need them at the […]