Law Forward, a new initiative that will defend Wisconsin from ongoing attacks on the state’s progressive traditions, launched today. As part of its work, the organization will fight to protect all Wisconsinites from efforts to suppress voter participation in the 2020 election next month; going forward, it will focus on a range of issues including […]
Miller Park Is Up and Running as a COVID-19 Testing Site
By Karen Stokes As Milwaukee continues to navigate the COVID-19 virus, there’s been a transition in the National Guard drive-up testing sites. The new COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites opened Monday, Oct.19 at the Miller Park parking lot, the Southside Health Center, 1639 S 23rd Street, and the Northwest Health Center, 7630 W Mill Road. The […]
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes and Discusses What’s at Stake in the 2020 Election
By Karen Stokes It’s been said that the 2020 election will be the most important election of our lifetime. Wisconsin is a pivotal battleground state with key state elections also on the ballot. Our voices need to be heard. To vote in Wisconsin there are a few options: absentee mail-in voting, in-person absentee early voting […]
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Hosts Fourth Annual On the Table
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It’s been an unprecedented year. The pandemic has brought devastation to the economy, people’s lives and more. It also uncovered the racial and health disparities that have long been prevalent and ignored in cities across the nation such as in Milwaukee. It makes sense then, that the Greater Milwaukee Foundation chose to […]
The MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary is Seeking Donations for a New Entrance
Please help meet the goal of $80K for this to be built. This entrance will be a light at the end of a tunnel. It will evolve into how countless Milwaukeeans stuck in passages of poverty and homelessness get a chance to take part in the glory of living. This will be the entrance to our Welcome Center–the first […]
Wisconsin Voting Deadlines and Facts for November 2020
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin voters and election officials have plans in place for the Presidential Election on November 3, 2020. “We want to make sure every voter who is eligible to vote this fall can do so safely and securely,” said Meagan Wolfe, administrator for the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “We learned a great deal from […]
Milwaukee Election Commission Director Speaks on Election Safety, Preparations, and More
By Hayley Crandall Executive Director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, Claire Woodall-Vogg, discussed the upcoming general election, from safety to early voting changes, during the Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Lunch Hour, in partnership with WisPolitics, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Coming off the recent news that Miller Park and Fiserv Forum would no longer be readily […]
President Trump and First Lady Test COVID-19 Positive
By Mrinal Gokhale It has been confirmed that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for COVID-19 and are experiencing “mild symptoms.” Early in the morning of October 2nd, the president made the following Twitter post: “TONIGHT, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and […]
Surge in Suicides in Milwaukee County Forces Leaders to Step Up Prevention Efforts
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. Milwaukee County is on pace to finish the year with more suicides than in 2019, prompting health leaders to step up prevention efforts. […]
Milwaukee Battle Rap Vet, Killa B takes Haymakers Across State Lines with New Battles and “Height of Success”
By Dylan Deprey Sometimes in battle rap, it’s not about what you say; it’s how you say it. When Killa B is in the ring, his ability to move the crowd from a standstill is uncanny. His witty set ups lead to room-shaking punchlines. Even on some of the more biased out-of-state stages, by the […]
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