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Republican Clean Energy Repeal Bill Will Raise Costs, Kill Jobs, and Sacrifice Manufacturing in Wisconsin

May 17, 2025

Republicans are proposing a total repeal of clean energy investments – a direct assault on Wisconsin manufacturing and made-in-Wisconsin energy. Repealing clean energy tax credits would gut America’s clean energy production, raising costs for Wisconsin families and killing hundreds of thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs nationwide. Trump and Republicans promised to lower energy costs. Instead, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Clean Energy, Federal Funding Cuts, Republicans

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When the Heat and Storms Come, Lies Will Not Save Us

May 17, 2025

By Ben Jealous When the storms come harder and the heat comes earlier, it does not matter who you voted for. You still have to rebuild your home. You still have to find a way to breathe clean air. You still have to keep your family safe. That is why what the Trump administration is […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ben Jealous, Climate Change, National Climate Assessment, Trump-Vance Administration

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First COVID, Now Tariffs: Black Businesses Need Us to Show Up!

May 10, 2025

Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant We’ve all heard the saying when America catches a cold, Black folks get pneumonia. It is with that understanding that many are fearful that the economic fallout from the Trump administration’s tariffs, could prove fatal to small Black-owned businesses. We need to look no further than to the impact […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Owned Businesses, Michelle Bryant, Say Something Real

Target CEO Attempts Damage Control After Weeks of Silence and Mounting Backlash

May 10, 2025

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Target CEO Brian Cornell acknowledged in an email to employees this week that a months-long lapse in communication has created uncertainty. The retailer is grappling with falling foot traffic, public boycotts, and criticism over its retreat from diversity goals. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Brian Cornell, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Dr Benjamin F Chavis Jr, Stacy M. Brown, Target Stores

Lawmakers Fight to Save DOJ Office that Eases Racial Tensions

May 10, 2025

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Faced with a wave of Trump administration rollbacks targeting civil rights programs and public safety grants, House Democrats are demanding the Justice Department stop any attempt to dismantle the Community Relations Service—a small but historically vital office often referred to as “America’s Peacemaker.” Created under […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Community Relations Service, Department of Justice, Stacy M. Brown

‘It’s been a living hell’: Wisconsin prison phone failures leave families disconnected

May 10, 2025

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections blames contractor ICSolutions for glitches during a free tablet rollout meant to improve communication. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR Wisconsin prisoners have struggled to connect with loved ones for weeks and even months as a state contractor fails to keep up with increasing demand for its call and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Addie Costello, Department of Corrections, Free Phone Calls for Incarcerated People, ICSolutions, Prison Phone Problems

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When the Birds Stop Singing

May 10, 2025

By Ben Jealous Where I grew up in California, on quiet mornings, you could hear the birds before anything else – finches, warblers, sparrows. They made the dawn feel like something alive. Those songs filled the sky with beauty and made the world feel whole. Now, those voices are going silent. A new study published […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ben Jealous, Bird Habitats, Birds

Milwaukee County Appears Ready to Find Replacement for SDC

May 4, 2025

By Edgar Mendez and Meredith Melland This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. It appears that Milwaukee County is ready to work with the state to find a new community action agency to replace the Social Development […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Edgar Mendez, Jorge Franco, Meredith Melland, Social Development Commission

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

The Shedeur Sanders Controversy: Exposing the NFL’s Plantation Mindset

May 4, 2025

By LaKeshia N. Myers The recent controversy surrounding Shedeur Sanders and his NFL draft prospects has once again pulled back the curtain on the deeply entrenched systems of control and racial bias that continue to plague professional football. As the talented quarterback and son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders prepares for his professional […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, National Football League NFL, Plantation Mindset, Shedeur Sanders

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Barkley Needs to Buy a Clue

May 4, 2025

Say Something Real Football Isn’t Just a Game, Trump Isn’t Just the President By Michelle Bryant I read somewhere that Saquon Barkley, of the Philadelphia Eagles, has a structured salary worth around $41.2 million. If correct, this would make him the highest-paid running back in NFL history. So, with all that money, I wish he […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Donald Trump, Football, Michelle Bryant, Say Something Real

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