By Will Martin Candidate for Wisconsin Lt. Governor Federal statistics indicate over 40% of Black-owned businesses did not survive the COVID-19 shutdown. In fact, Black-owned businesses closed permanently at more than twice the rate of their White counterparts. On too many streets in our communities, storefronts remain empty where businesses once served and employed our […]
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Alex Lasry Lines Up Support from Key Black Leaders Ahead of Primary
By Milwaukee Courier Staff With the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate quickly approaching, voters are making their final decision on who they will choose to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson this fall. As the race comes into its final stretch, candidates are releasing their slates of endorsements and making their case to voters across […]
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Governor Tony Evers is Doing the Right Thing for Small Businesses
By AJ Dixon Owner of Lazy Susan Milwaukee These past two years have taken a toll on businesses around the country, as we’ve had to adapt to one crisis after another. More often than not, it can feel like small businesses and working people have been left behind. But in Wisconsin, we’re bucking the trend, […]
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By Any Means Necessary: The Work to Protect Reproductive Rights
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Congress needs to codify the right to abortion into law. Period. In the meantime, I join those that are looking for alternative options to protect the reproductive rights of women and girls. I applaud the recent executive order of President Biden outlining actions to safeguard access to reproductive […]
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The Miseducation of Doug Ducey
By LaKeshia N. Myers See Doug run. See Doug win. See Doug screw up. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has laid bare part of the upcoming Republican playbook for 2022-23—teacher licensure requirements. Last week, in an unprecedented move, he signed into law an education measure decreeing that public school teachers are no longer required to have […]
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Scotus Is On The Slopes
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In my legislative career, I’ve either heard or said the phrase “it’s a slippery slope” at least 100 times. Signaling that a policy, ruling or decision will open the door to unwanted long-term outcomes, the “slippery slope” argument has been used to stave off the support of bad […]
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Record Inflation Shrinks Housing Affordability, Worsens Racial Wealth Gaps
Homeownership, historically a reliable building block to family wealth, is more of a challenge today for first-time homebuyers. As of 2022’s first quarter, the median price of an existing single- family home grew to $368,200, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 15.7 percent higher than a year ago. By Charlene Crowell NNPA Newswire […]
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State Must Do More Now to Help Families Afford Housing
By Will Martin Candidate for Wisconsin Lt. Governor A recently released study documented that average metro Milwaukee rents have risen by 18% from May 2021 to May 2022. The average rent rose from $950 to $1,124 over that period. That’s a rent increase of $174 a month, making it harder for families to afford a […]
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Lasry Campaign Internal Poll Shows Primary Voters Believe Lasry Is Best Democrat To Beat Ron Johnson
By Milwaukee Courier Staff This week, Alex Lasry’s campaign for U.S. Senate released a new poll showing that a majority of primary voters in the 2022 Democratic Primary believe that Lasry is the best option to beat Ron Johnson in November. In a memo released by the campaign, the poll shows that 36% of primary […]
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Protecting Voting Rights
By Gov. Tony Evers The right to vote is one of our most basic and fundamental rights – and although we’ve made decades of progress, it’s more important than ever that we work to protect it. Here in Wisconsin, restricting access to voting has been a top priority of the Republican-led legislature and Republican candidates […]
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