By Milwaukee Courier Staff The race for the Democratic primary nomination to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in 2022 continues to heat up. The leading Democratic challengers recently reported their latest fundraising totals: Milwaukee Bucks Executive Alex Lasry is leading with approximately $3.15 million raised to date, with $1.5 million cash on hand. […]
Washington Needs to Keep Promises, Protect Medicare Advantage Program
By Betty Speed For over 27 million seniors like me, Medicare Advantage is a partner not only in providing quality and affordable health care, but in helping us avoid every senior’s fear – that our health and financial security will keep us from enjoying our golden years. With overwhelming support among seniors, and a history […]
The Struggle to Decide Who We Are
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This week has left me reeling. Story after story, socially and politically, locally and nationally, has challenged everything I have in me. As a legislator, attorney and former public defender, I have seen a lot. But this week…has been one gut punch after another. As a city, Milwaukee […]
SNAP Incentive Programs are a Win for Milwaukee
Just last week, I was faced with a tough decision I have never faced before when shopping. I always have the same grocery list and the same budget every two weeks. This time, I noticed that the fresh fruits and vegetables were higher in price than my last shopping experience two weeks prior. I was […]
Giving Us The Best That They’ve Got: The Embarrassment, Michael Gableman
By LaKeshia N. Myers In her 1988 hit, “Giving You the Best That I Got”, Anita Baker asks the question, “Ain’t there something I can give you, in exchange for everything you give to me?” I thought about this song and pondered this question when looking at our most recent cause of national embarrassment: former […]
Carried Interest is a Win Win
Compiled by Milwaukee Courier Staff Venture capital and private equity have made significant leaps forward to advance diversity and expand equity. Yet as our industries strive to close the racial wealth gap, a short-sighted proposal in Congress is threatening to undermine our progress. For more than one hundred years, carried interest has been taxed as […]
Redistricting: A Game We Can’t Afford to Lose
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The high stakes redistricting process is underway in Wisconsin. This literally has the potential to be a winner take all game, if not done fairly and correctly. The last few weeks have borne witness to how voters and voting districts can be decimated, even by well-intentioned people. This […]
Our Public Employees Deserve Collective Bargaining
By Alex Lasry Our public employees across Wisconsin have been through hell during this pandemic. Over and over again, they have had to put their personal safety on the line in order to make sure the world kept moving. Public servants ranging from teachers, to health care workers, to postal workers, to sanitation workers have […]
Critical Mapping and School Safety
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The “Breaking News” alert started beeping on my cell phone. Simultaneously, I heard that signature sound from my television signaling that something was wrong. I remembered thinking “what now,” as I looked up to see the anchor on CNN news. With a look of dismay, a young reporter […]
Rock-a-bye Baby: Why The American Child Care Crisis is Bad for the Economy
By LaKeshia N. Myers In 1984, my mother was one of the 52% percent of American women who worked outside the home. Both my parents being public school educators, they knew they would need to rely on quality child care upon my birth and mom’s return to work. Enter Mrs. Virginia Dotson; “Mama Dotson” as […]
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