By Alan Goodman Owner of A Goodman’s Dessert in Milwaukee Small businesses are the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy, and in communities across the state, small businesses ranging from flower shops to local bars and restaurants are benefiting from Governor Evers’ common sense leadership. With Governor Evers’ support, small business owners have the tools and opportunities […]
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A Composite Nation: Then and Now
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 1867, Frederick Douglass used a debate about immigration to make the following point: “We are a country of all extremes, ends and opposites; the most conspicuous example of composite nationality in the world … In races we range all the way from black to white, with intermediate […]
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Ron Johnson Wants to Roll Back Reproductive Rights to 1849
By Congresswoman Gwen Moore Before Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin women would collect money to help their friends and neighbors get to New York to have an abortion. I know because I was one of them. At 19 years old, after my first child was born, I got pregnant for a second time and decided to […]
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A Vote for Mandela Barnes is a Vote for Reproductive Freedom
By Alexis McGill Johnson It’s something you’ve undoubtedly heard before: Reproductive rights are on the ballot this year. And it’s the truth. The stakes of this election couldn’t be higher for Wisconsinites and the entire country. In Wisconsin, access to abortion is threatened by a pre-Roe ban that dates back to 1849. This ban has […]
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Student Debt Loan Forgiveness Eligibility Changes
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The ink wasn’t even dry on my column last week, when the U.S. Department of Education made a major change to the student loan forgiveness eligibility rules. Shortly after pressing send, my email was flooded with stories about the six Republican controlled states that were suing the Biden […]
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Coming Together to Keep Communities Safe
By Rep. Sara Rodriguez My name is Sara Rodriguez, and I am the Lieutenant Governor nominee, running alongside Governor Tony Evers in the upcoming general election. For those of you who may not know me, I am also a nurse, public health professional, small business owner, member of our State Assembly, and a working mom. […]
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The Rubber Meets The Road: Biden’s Executive Mandate on Marijuana Offers Hope
By LaKeshia N. Myers Much of politics is posturing. Whether it comes in the form of messaging bills (that have no real chance of being passed) or eloquently written press releases that can often fall on deaf ears. The disappointing reality of politics is that change occurs much too slowly and often those that need […]
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Receive Social Security? Ron Johnson Wants to Take Away Your Benefits.
By Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes Unlike many in Washington, I don’t come from a wealthy or well-connected family. I’m the proud son of a union family whose father worked as an auto worker for 30 years before retiring. That’s why the fight to protect Social Security and Medicare is so personal to me. I’ve seen […]
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“I’m Really Rich” but Morally Bankrupt
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In June 2015, when Donald Trump came down his likely overvalued escalator, he gave what would be the first of many rambling and disconnected speeches. In his presidential bid announcement, he was clearly detached from reality as he promised to make Mexico pay to build a border wall. […]
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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Announces Its Fifth Slate of Legislative Endorsements
On Friday, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) announced its fifth round of legislative endorsements, consisting of a selection of candidates trusted to utilize their platforms and voices to push for the protection of reproductive rights for all Wisconsinites. Legislative action in Wisconsin is vital. Due to the legislative inaction of Wisconsin Republican Legislators towards […]
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