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For the 30th year, Miller Brewing Company is helping consumers enjoy New Year’s Eve responsibly by offering Miller Lite Free Rides nationwide. Since its inception, the Free Rides program has provided more than 5.5 million people with a safe ride home and has been an important part of MillerCoors commitment to preventing drunk driving. The Original Light Beer is once again teaming up with the Milwaukee County Transit Systems (MCTS) and Beer Capitol Distributing to help Milwaukee residents and visitors celebrate New Year’s Eve safely. Miller Lite Free Rides will be available on all MCTS bus routes Sunday, December...

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin recently helped introduce new, bipartisan legislation that would overhaul the current process that victims of harassment and discrimination in Congress must go through when reporting a claim. The bipartisan Congressional Harassment Reform Act, led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), would bring transparency and accountability to the current process by extending protections to interns and fellows, eliminating forced mediation, ending the current required secrecy in the process by allowing victims to speak publicly about their case, requiring Members of Congress found personally liable for harassment to pay settlements out of their own pockets, and improving systems...

The Walt Disney Company and Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. announced on December 14 that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Disney to acquire Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios for approximately $52.4 billion in stock. Building on Disney’s commitment to deliver the highest quality branded entertainment, the acquisition of these complementary assets would allow Disney to create more appealing content, build more direct relationships with consumers around the world and deliver a more compelling entertainment experience to consumers wherever and however they choose. Immediately prior to the acquisition, 21st Century Fox will separate the Fox Broadcasting...

Wisconsin ranks 32nd nationwide in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released on December 13 by leading public health organizations. Wisconsin is spending $5.3 million this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is just 9.2 percent of the $57.5 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report challenges states to do more to fight tobacco use, the nation’s leading cause of preventable death, and make the next generation tobacco-free. In Wisconsin, 8.1 percent of high school students smoke, and 2,600 kids become regular...

The 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, coordinated by the MLK Steering Committee, will be held on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. The program will begin at 1:00 p.m. in Uihlein Hall and highlight our youth who interpreted Dr. King’s works through art, speech and writing contests. The only cities that have celebrated Dr. King’s Birthday annually since 1984 are Atlanta, Georgia and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The theme for this year’s program is “Take a Stand for Truth & Justice.” Young people who are involved in the performing arts will...

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is urging Milwaukee County residents to stay warm this winter by applying for Energy Assistance, a federally funded program that provides eligible residents with a one-time annual payment to help make energy bills more affordable. The amount of the energy assistance payment varies depending on a variety of factors, including the household’s size, income and energy costs. In most cases the energy assistance benefit is paid directly to the household’s energy supplier. “This year, we are proud to again provide Energy Assistance to our residents who want to be resourceful with their income and...