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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Dear America, Banning Books Is Not the Answer
By LaKeshia N. Myers Dear America, you’ve got to stop this foolishness. Banning books that tell the stories of Americans is just silly, plain and simple. By banning the stories of the enslaved, religiously persecuted, interred, or otherwise mistreated, you fail to teach the true history of this country and all her ugly truths. It […]
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Know Your Rights, Know the Law, Educate Others
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Last week, Roe V. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that protected women’s right to an abortion, was overturned. This decision came from the highest court in our nation, creating panic and uncertainty about the future. Although this decision does change accessibility to abortions, in many states, there are […]
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Poor Police Work Is Letting Rapists Go Free: That Has to Stop
By Christine McDonald There is a sexual assault taking place right now. Every 68 seconds, someone in America is sexually assaulted. More than 97% of perpetrators get off scot-free. A major reason is mismanagement of physical evidence. It’s time for police work to enter the modern era — and employ the latest technology for collecting […]
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Ron Johnson Tried to Overthrow Our Democracy
By Alex Lasry This week, it was revealed that Wisconsin US Senator Ron Johnson committed his most egregious offense yet – he attempted to overthrow the government by delivering fake electoral information to the Vice President of the United States on January 6, 2021. This startling revelation was made by the United States House Select […]
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Get Kids Ahead
By Rachel Schlueter Early Childhood Educator As an educator, I know that students can’t reach their full potential if they don’t have the strong support system they need in and out of the classroom. We all know how tough the past few years have been, especially for our students who missed out on big milestones, […]
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Go Directly To Jail, Do Not Pass Go
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The game of Monopoly is based partly on chance and partly on skill. A Community Chest card could enrich your wallet and landing on a well bank-rolled property could bankrupt you. Yet nothing seemed worse than pulling that “Go Directly To Jail, Do Not Pass Go” Chance card. […]
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The Oil Crisis: Africa Ignored
By LaKeshia N. Myers It has been said that the continent of Africa is the only continent that could sustain itself. The continent is rich with natural resources—oil, diamonds, gold, cocoa, and rubber, but due to colonization, many of the countries on the continent lack the ability to become a major player in the global […]
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Juneteenth Flag Proudly Flown at State Capitol
By Governor Tony Evers In 2020, I proudly ordered the Juneteenth flag be flown at the State Capitol for the first time in state history, to commemorate the day in 1865 when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to declare the end of slavery, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was enacted. It is […]
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Juneteenth: Battles Fought & Won Every Generation
By LaKeshia N. Myers The late Coretta Scott King once said, “Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won; you earn it and win it in every generation.” As an African American, I know this to be true. When I reflect on the significance of Juneteenth and us as a people, having only […]
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