By Karen Stokes Maya Harris, sister of Vice President Kamala Harris spent time in Wisconsin last week visiting small businesses in Green Bay and Milwaukee. In Milwaukee, she visited minority-owned businesses including La Finca Coffee House and shops in the Sherman Phoenix marketplace. Following the visits, she joined Congresswoman Gwen Moore and State Senator LaTonya […]
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Strengthening Senior Health Care Matters Now More Than Ever
By LaTonya Johnson When I was 12, I moved from rural Tennessee to Milwaukee to live with my grandparents, who cared for me with the compassion and love that any parent would. But as we all grew older, the roles reversed. My grandparents, once the backbone of my family, were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and now […]
Milwaukee Leaders Announce Biden’s Marijuana Reform
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee elected officials held a press conference at City Hall on Friday to celebrate President Biden’s announcement reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I drug, to a Schedule III drug under federal law. This is the biggest federal marijuana reform the Biden-Harris administration enacted to date. The event was attended by Milwaukee Mayor […]
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Wisconsin Became Even More of an Island Unto Itself Last Week
Expanding Medicaid here in Wisconsin would mean making care available to nearly 90,000 more low-income Wisconsinites.
Johnson Blasted for Not Paying State Income Taxes
By Karen Stokes Tuesday during a WisDems event, Geoff Hoen, a Milwaukee small business owner and State Senator LaTonya Johnson blasted Johnson for focusing on enriching himself at the expense of small businesses and taxpayers. Hoen and State Senator Johnson responded to a new report which stated that for years a trust associated with Ron […]
Democrats Blast Republicans on Lack of Response to Baby Formula Crisis
At a press conference on Wednesday June 1, four Milwaukee area legislators blasted Republicans in Congress including Representatives Steil, Fitzgerald, Grothman, Tiffany, and Gallagher for voting against emergency funding for baby formula distribution. The lack of action from Republicans failed Wisconsin parents amid a national shortage. “As someone who was elected to public office and […]
Legislative Black Caucus Members Discuss Why We Benefit When We All Vote
By Karen Stokes Biden for President Wisconsin held a “Get Out the Vote” press conference headlined by Legislative Black Caucus Members on Monday, Nov. 2, the day before the election. The results of the 2020 election will shape U.S. politics for the next four years and beyond. During the event, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, State Sen. […]
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Joe Biden Will Build on Obamacare — Trump Will Repeal It
By State Senator LaTonya Johnson Represents Wisconsin’s 6th Senate District and lives in Milwaukee COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing in Wisconsin. Our hospitals are almost at full capacity. The economy is in shambles. And Black and brown communities are being hit the hardest. It didn’t have to be this bad. For months, President Donald Trump downplayed […]
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Visits Sherman Phoenix
By Karen Stokes On Saturday, March 16, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin visited Milwaukee to tour Sherman Phoenix. This is her first visit to the facility since it’s official opening on November 30, 2018. “I am delighted to join everyone here at Sherman Phoenix,” Senator Baldwin said. “I had the honor of visiting a few months […]
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We Need Leaders Like Russ Feingold
Politicians Who Will Act and Listen on Our Behalf Long After Election Day by Representative LaTonya Johnson In August when a high-profile police shooting and ensuing protests rocked the Sherman Park neighborhood, lots of people had lots of things to say. Politicians, pundits, community and faith leaders stood up to voice their opinions, and debate […]