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Buying Black: Black Businesses Fuel the American Economy

August 20, 2022

By LaKeshia N. Myers August is Black Business Month, a time to celebrate and cherish the many African American owned businesses across the country. In 2019, there were 134,567 Black-owned employer businesses (businesses with more than one employee) in all sectors of the U.S. economy, an 8% hike from the 124,551 Black-owned employer businesses in […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Owned Businesses, LaKeshia N. Myers

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Don’t Look to California for Ideas on Addressing Homelessness

August 12, 2022

By Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson No matter how bad the homelessness problem looks in other metropolitan areas, they pale compared to California’s. While the state accounts for not quite 12% of the U.S. population, roughly 28% of the nation’s homeless are in California. The lesson: Don’t copy the Golden State’s policies for mitigating homelessness […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Kerry Jackson, Project Homekey, Wayne Winegarden

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As Your Governor I’m Committed to Educating Our Kids

August 6, 2022

By Governor Tony Evers I’ve spent most of my life working in education, and making sure Wisconsin schools are the best in the nation is one of the main reasons why I decided to run for office. Because nothing is more important than working with parents, teachers, and students to help every Wisconsinite achieve their […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Public Education, Tony Evers, Urban Excellence Initiative

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Get it, While the Getting Is Good: Student Loan Forgiveness

August 6, 2022

By LaKeshia N. Myers Student loan debt continues to be a hot topic among many Americans, especially millennials who on average, carry $32,000 in debt. Those who default on their student loans can be exempt from certain types of employment, which can perpetuate the cycle of poverty from one generation to the next. Since the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Loan Forgiveness, Student Loan Debt, Student Loans

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Time to Trade in America’s Broken Education System for One that Works

August 6, 2022

By David J. Ferreira and Chris Sinacola President Biden is currently weighing a massive cancellation of federal student loan debt. It’s easy to see why. The nation’s total student debt load now exceeds $1.7 trillion. The situation is even worse given that many student debt holders leave school without a degree – yet must still […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chris Sinacola, David J. Ferreira, Education Reform

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A Spoiled Ballot: Yes, It’s A Thing!

July 30, 2022

Legislatively Speaking Did you vote early this election? Any chance you requested an absentee ballot? Feeling pretty good that you completed your ballot, got your prerequisite witness signature and dropped it in the mail? Or were you the first to the polls, when in-person early voting started on Tuesday, July 26th? Well in less than […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor, Spoiled Ballots

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If You’ve Got Time, Lets Discuss Beer

July 30, 2022

By LaKeshia N. Myers Growing up in Milwaukee, Miller beer was everywhere. On billboards, on tv, and on all sorts of promotional materials. Miller was the beer of Wisconsin, and it was based in Milwaukee, a hometown product that we were very proud of. That sense of pride has been waning over the past few […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Miller Beer

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The Cost of Gas: Who’s to Blame, What to Do?

July 23, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor There’s likely no place in the nation that hasn’t felt the pain at the pump. Okay, maybe not Electric Vehicle owners, but that’s another column. For the millions of U.S. drivers that have not made the switch, there have been real life decisions made between filling up the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gas Prices, Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor

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Our Children Deserve a 21st Century Education

July 23, 2022

By Will Martin Candidate, Wisconsin Lt. Governor Our children have been through a great deal of disruption and distraction during, and since, so many schools were closed to in-person classes as a reaction to COVID-19. While proficiency suffered and many students experienced learning loss, parents began to question what their children are being taught and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Lt. Governor Campaigns, Will Martin

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Integrity is Everything: With Great Funding Comes Great Responsibility

July 23, 2022

By Lindsay Blumer WRTP | BIG STEP President & CEO Last week I had the honor and privilege of speaking at the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Workforce Summit at the White House, hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris, Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and White House ARP Coordinator and Special Assistant to President Biden […]

Popular Interests In This Article: BIG STEP, Lindsay Blumer, WRTP

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