By LaKeshia Myers This week, women’s reproductive rights have been under attack. In the state of Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey signed a near total abortion ban into law. Under this law, all abortions in the state are illegal except when, “abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk” to the woman.” It […]
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Pro-Choice and Pro-Life
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In watching national coverage of Alabama legislators discussing the recent passage of a nearly complete ban on abortion, I was struck by the comments of Senator Vivian Davis Figures (D). In answering a question about her position on abortion, Sen. Figures responded that she is both pro-choice and […]
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Graduations
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee There’s a celebratory feeling in the air. The Milwaukee Bucks are playing in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2001, the Brewers are having a solid start to the season, and the Wave recently won a championship. These achievements […]
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65 Years after Brown v. Board of Education, We Risk Going Backward
By Jesse Jackson This week marks the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the unanimous Supreme Court decision that outlawed apartheid in America, declaring segregated schools “inherently unequal” and unconstitutional. Today, the common sense of the Brown decision is under attack. For nearly three decades, our schools have been re-segregating, reversing the progress […]
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Wisconsin Must Shift Youth Justice Policy to Promote Transformative Change
As Wisconsin looks to establish a new correctional system for youth, it is incumbent upon us to act with great urgency to respond to the immediate crisis at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools. We must take deliberate action to promote youth justice system reforms that are most effective, safe, sustainable and support proper care […]
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Medicaid Expansion is a Necessity for Wisconsin
By LaKeshia Myers The people of Wisconsin have spoken, they want our state’s residents to have adequate healthcare options. One way to do this is to expand Medicaid. As the centerpiece of Governor Evers’ budget, Medicaid expansion would do the most good for Wisconsin. Acceptance of the Affordable Care Act funding would expand not only […]
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Representative LaKeshia Myers Introduces Legislation Aimed at Increasing the Number of Certified Teachers
MADISON — Representative LaKeshia Myers introduced legislation today aimed at expanding the ability of paraprofessionals to become certified classroom teachers. Under current law, the State Superintendent may approve a teacher preparatory program only if students in the program are required to complete student teaching that consists of full days for a full semester (usually eighteen […]
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Racism is a Public Health Crisis
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Recently, the County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis in Milwaukee County. The resolution detailed action steps that the County intends to take in order to address racial bias in internal operations and support an […]
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Para Educators: Growing Teachers From Within
By LaKeshia Myers American teachers are members of a dying breed. With fewer students entering schools of education, statisticians are certain that the teaching profession will be in dire straits within the next fifteen to twenty years. While teacher shortages are a problem in districts across the country, it’s often low-income and minority students who […]
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Mercy on Us: Marvin Gaye’s Message on Environmentalism
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor When things are happening around me, that I can’t immediately explain, I will often defer to Marvin Gaye’s 1971 release “Mercy, Mercy Me: The Ecology.” The song was written during a period in which Americans were challenged to think about how they were treating the planet. We understood […]
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