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It’s Policy That Counts: Politicians’ Role in Gun Control Debate

May 28, 2022

By LaKeshia N. Myers Whenever there is a shooting—a mass shooting like the one we just experienced in Uvalde, Texas, or a community shooting, which seems to be happening more frequently in the City of Milwaukee—one of the first things people do is ask, “where are the elected officials?” And without fail, there will be […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers

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AR-15’s and the 2nd Amendment: It’s A Sham

May 28, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor With the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Texas, many question the constitutionality of civilians having unfettered access to AR-15 assault weapons. This rifle has been the armament of choice in a number of large-scale shootings recently. While ranging in price from $400 – $2000, gunman, as […]

Popular Interests In This Article: 2nd Amendment, Gun Control, Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor

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Waiving Patent Rights Will Make Us Less Prepared for the Next Pandemic

May 28, 2022

By Frank Samolis The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently released the text of a proposal to suspend patents on COVID-19 vaccines. All WTO members will vote on the proposal in June. The text won’t take effect unless all 164 members sign on. But if it is approved, companies in developing nations will be allowed to […]

Popular Interests In This Article: COVID-19 Vaccine, Frank Samolis, Patent Rights

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The Republican Party’s Anti-Senior Agenda

May 28, 2022

By Richard Sicchio For over three decades, I worked for the Northern Area Agency on Aging. For 19 of those years, I served as its executive director. During that time, I was charged to oversee the operations of 22 county and seven Tribal aging offices. The mission of the Northern Area Agency on Aging – […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Anti-Senior Agenda, Republicans, Richard Sicchio

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Governor Evers is Investing in Milwaukee

May 21, 2022

By State Representative Dora Drake Milwaukee is a city of champions, smarts, creativity, grit, and Midwest hospitality. But we also have lead pipes, potholes, reckless driving, and the list goes on. Many of you wonder when we are getting our piece of the pie? In our city, we know that safe and reliable infrastructure is […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dora Drake, Tony Evers

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Deal With the Problem, Not the Symptom

May 21, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In October 2021, Governor Tony Evers called for a special session to address gun violence in Wisconsin. Those calls were ignored by state republicans. Today, gun violence is worse. As legislators, we are either going to be a part of the solution or accept our share of blame […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gun Violence, Legislatively Speaking, Lena Taylor

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WIOA Reauthorization Needed to Address Worker Skills Training & Talent Pipeline Pathways

May 21, 2022

By Lindsay Blumer President & CEO, WRTP | BIG STEP The week of May 16th the U.S. House of Representatives will meet to consider the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This landmark legislation, signed into law in 2014, is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: BIG STEP, Lindsay Blumer, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, WRTP

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Black Health: Going Up In Smoke

May 14, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor I grew up in a period when smoking was cool and common. Cigarettes were accessible and encouraged. Models were often depicted with the thin tobacco stem, positioned perfectly between two fingers. Factory workers labored openly with a “square” balanced evenly on their lips. No matter the race, socioeconomic […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor, Tobacco Companies, Tobacco Prevention

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Ron Johnson and Republicans Want to Push an Extreme Agenda

May 7, 2022

By Alex Lasry This week we saw how dangerous the Republican agenda is for the future of our country. After years of warnings that reproductive rights were under assault due to Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell’s packing of the United States Supreme Court with ultra-conservative judicial activists, the leaked draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Alex Lasry, Ron Johnson

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Precedent v. History: Reproductive Control Has Always Been A Thing

May 7, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Since the leaked draft of a pending decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the future of Roe v. Wade, there has been much discussion about precedent or constitutional rights. Justice Samuel Alito, a hyper conservative judge, appointed by President George W. Bush, wrote the draft majority opinion. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Legislatively Speaking, Lena Taylor, Reproductive Control

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