By Karen Stokes Columbia Savings & Loan Association and Port Washington State Bank are inviting the public to a FREE Homebuyer Seminar on Friday, June 30. This is an opportunity to gather valuable information concerning home ownership. “Port Washington State Bank is nearly a billion dollar bank. They’ve been working with us to serve more […]
Formerly Wrongfully Incarcerated, Yusef Salaam Runs for Office, Seeking Redemption in the City’s Power Structure
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Yusef Salaam, a man who endured wrongful imprisonment, has launched a campaign for a seat on the New York City Council. Widely recognized for the unjust ordeal that altered the trajectory of his life, Salaam now aspires to join the very power structure that once […]
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Congress Just Made Strides Toward Combating Superbugs Now Let’s Cross the Finish Line
By Rachel King A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers just proposed legislation that would address a pressing public health crisis: antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Passing the bill, known as the PASTEUR Act, could help avert millions of AMR-associated deaths in the coming decades. Humans regularly deal with bacterial and fungal threats, from strep throat […]
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Disinvestment Worked Then, And It Can Work Now
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor As an alum of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), I try to keep up with what’s happening on campus. I will never forget that this is where I cut my teeth on issues both local and global. I learned about advocacy methods, negotiations, and sharpened my ability to […]
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Senator Agard Statement on Republican Plan to Provide Millionaires and Billionaires with a Substantial Tax Cut
MADISON – On June 22nd, Republican members on the Joint Finance Committee announced a planned $4.4 billion worth of tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit millionaires over the biennium. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Rather than funding essential services like child care, expanding BadgerCare, or implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave, […]
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You Can Kill the Messenger, But Not the Message
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The Story of Blacks in America Will Forever Be Told It’s hard to trace the exact origins of the saying “You Can Kill the Messenger, But Not the Message.” While research has pinpointed the adage’s roots to the Middle Ages, many also associate the idiom with ancient wars […]
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Commemorating Juneteenth
By Tammy Baldwin 158 years ago, word finally spread to enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War ended and they were free – officially ending slavery in our country and marking the freedom of every single African American. It was on June 19th, 1865, that our country had its second independence day. […]
Governor and Legislative Leaders Collaborate on GroundBreaking Revenue Reform Deal for Milwaukee County’s Financial Recovery
By Karen Stokes Governor Tony Evers, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have announced a bipartisan deal to increase shared revenue for communities statewide and provide a revenue generation tool for Milwaukee County’s unique financial challenges. Milwaukee County is in a serious financial crisis, as shown by its recent five-year financial […]
Some Milwaukee County parents leaving workforce due to sky-high child care costs
Milwaukee County parents spend more of their income on child care than most Americans. Gov. Tony Evers wants to intervene as Wisconsin providers face a fiscal cliff. by Tyler Dedrick for Wisconsin Watch News414 is a service journalism collaboration between Wisconsin Watch and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service that addresses the specific issues, interests, perspectives and […]
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Should We Believe the NYT on Reading Education?
BlackEconomics.org® We begin this brief essay with Table 1 from the US Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Table 1 tracks average 4th grade reading scores for Black and all Mississippi students and for the nation. We bring these statistics to your attention because the New York Times (NYT) published an opinion […]
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