By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service 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. Two weeks after being released from federal prison and ready to start fresh, Ruben Gaona made it his goal to become a case […]
When It Comes to Protecting Voting Rights, We’ll Keep Coming
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This week I boarded a plane and headed to Washington, D.C. Like legislators from more than 30 states, I joined other Wisconsin Democratic elected officials in calling for the U.S. Senate to pass the For the People Act. The plane ride was eerie. I couldn’t shake the idea, […]
Mask Up MKE: Yeah, I Said It!
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In the last few weeks, my office has received requests to “do everything within your power to stop mask mandates.” The requests have not been limited to my constituents and they fluctuate between hostile and genuinely distressed. Often, I read them with a sense of sadness, regret and […]
Some Health Providers See Surge in Eating Disorders
By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service 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. Some Milwaukee health leaders say they are seeing a surge in eating disorders that they link to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Living Legends: ‘I’ll Never Retire from Trying to Make a Difference’: Why Dr. Howard Fuller Keeps Going
By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service 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. This is part of an occasional series of stories that honor members of Milwaukee’s vibrant senior community. Dr. Howard Fuller, in his own […]
Medical College of Wisconsin to Require COVID-19 Vaccination Amid Growing Threat of Delta Variant
Full Vaccination Required by Nov. 1 as MCW Leads by Example in Creating “Safest Environment Possible” In response to the increase in positive cases of the Delta variant and recent surges of COVID-19 cases across the community, state and country, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) announced that it will require all employees and learners […]
The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court just undercut the Voting Rights Act again. Having gutted the section that required pre-approval of state voting laws to protect the rights of minorities to vote in Shelby v. Holder, Republican-appointed justices now have castrated the backup clause — Section 2 — […]
County Executive Signs “Right to Counsel Milwaukee” Into Law
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For over a year, tenants have been spared of eviction due to the national eviction moratorium in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The moratorium is set to end on Saturday, July 31 and when it does, eviction filings are expected to increase. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley signed […]
It’s Time for America to Pay What They Owe
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 2019, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said “I don’t think reparations for something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible is a good idea.” McConnell’s statements which were made during the annual Juneteenth observance in the country struck a lot […]
Hayat Pharmacy Serves the Community by Tailoring to Its Needs
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 2011, a clinic opened on North 37th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue and inside that clinic was a pharmacy called Hayat Pharmacy. Since its inception, Hayat Pharmacy has committed itself to serving the community and it has no intention of slowing down. Hashim Zaibak, pharmacist and chief executive officer, founded Hayat […]
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