Thursday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris made a visit to Milwaukee. The Vice President delivered remarks at the Democratic Attorneys General Association Conference at the Pfister Hotel. She then headed to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to meet with Latino leaders and students. Harris spent six years as California’s attorney general before being elected to the […]
Biden Student Loan Relief Plan Benefits Borrowers in all Fifty States, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico
The Biden administration forecasts that over 40 million borrowers are eligible for its student loan relief plan all across the country. “President Biden believes that education is supposed to help people climb the economic ladder but more than often debt becomes the anchor that weighs them down. That’s why he proposed this plan,” said James […]
Boldt Construction’s Gatekeeper Program Provides Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Assistance
By Karen Stokes September is Suicide Prevention Month. According to the CDC, construction is one of the top five major industries with the highest suicide rates. The Boldt Company, a local construction firm, created an employee-led Suicide Prevention Program that trains volunteer employee “gatekeepers” in all of its offices to serve as resources and advocates […]
Vice President Harris Holds Roundtable Discussion on Reproductive Rights
By Karen Stokes Vice President Kamala Harris met with civil rights and reproductive rights leaders at the White House to discuss the fight to protect reproductive health care and abortion access. “With the Supreme Court making the decision in Dobbs, to take a constitutional right that has been recognized from the people of America from […]
Official Obama Portraits Unveiled at the White House
By Karen Stokes The official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama were unveiled on Wednesday in the East Room of the White House. “Barack and Michelle, welcome home,” President Joe Biden said at a ceremony celebrating the former first couple. The time honored tradition which started with The White […]
White House Announces Plan for Americans to Have Access to New Updated COVID Vaccine
By Karen Stokes The Biden administration announced plans to fight COVID-19 this fall and winter, when cases are expected to rise, with a focus on ensuring access to the newly-updated booster shots. The Administration’s plan includes: 1. Getting Americans the best available protection through free and easy access to new, updated COVID-19 vaccines. 2. Ensuring […]
What College Students Need to Know About Monkeypox
By Karen Stokes Last year college students headed back to campus learning how to navigate through the Covid-19 pandemic. This year students are now learning about Monkeypox and feeling concerned about their health. Monkeypox is not like Covid-19. “Monkeypox is a rare disease, it’s something that we don’t often see. It’s part of the general […]
Federal Judge Rules Disabled Voters can Receive Ballot Return Assistance
By Karen Stokes Republicans have continuously initiated efforts to create more restrictive voting laws. Last month, the conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a decision that also banned the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, ruled that voters must mail their ballots themselves. Following that decision, voters with disabilities worried that they’d be […]
President Biden Announces Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
By Karen Stokes On Wednesday, President Biden announced a plan to wipe out significant amounts of student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. During the campaign President Biden promised to provide targeted student debt relief to working and middle class families. After much deliberation, according to the White House, borrowers that make below […]
Milwaukee Area Teacher Receives Stipend For STEM Research
By Karen Stokes Society for Science, one of the nation’s most prominent scientific and educational institutions, recently awarded Glendale teacher Lalitha Murali, a $3,000 stipend from the Society’s Advocate Program to help more students pursue STEM research. This year, 73 Advocates will each receive a $3,000 stipend. When it comes to race, Black students are […]
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