Author: Correspondent

Anti-abortion politicians across the nation wasted no time going after Roe v. Wade after the midterm elections. Recently, the Ohio House of Representatives passed a ban on abortion starting at six weeks in pregnancy, which would effectively ban almost all abortions given that most women do not know they are even pregnant at that time. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it is likely to pass. If it does, the outgoing governor could veto it, but the legislature may have enough votes to override it. And if the legislature doesn’t override the veto, the incoming governor has...

Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. The newly published Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 is a masterly study by Max Hastings of the Vietnam war that unearths fresh testimonies and condemns both sides in the conflict. The author spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle. He portrays the set pieces...

Milwaukee County and MCTS received notification on November 29 that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, issued a Finding of No Significant Impact based on their review of the Environmental Assessment (EA) completed for the East-West BRT project. The document includes information about the selection of the preferred alternative, analysis of environmental topics and responses to public, and agency comments, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In his announcement statement, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said it was an important milestone fort the County’s planned Bus Rapid Transit Project (BRT)....

If you were a legislative leader in Wisconsin, and had an opportunity to pass new laws before your party’s governor left office, what would you do? What would you fix as your last act in power? As I face my last Senate votes, I am working hard to understand what laws my Republican colleagues choose to pass before the new Democratic Governor takes office. Late last Friday night [November 30], after Senate staff went home for the weekend, Republican leaders released their last act. Five bills detailing changes to over 400 sections of state law. I learned late Friday,...

In Baraboo, members of the junior class were photographed – for their prom – giving a Nazi salute. In Greendale, African-American students were subjected to racial slurs by their classmates. In Kenosha, a former student sued the school district for failing to protect him from years of anti-gay bullying. In Franklin, members of the high school basketball team used racial slurs against members of the opposing team. And that’s all just in 2018. In Wisconsin. About student behavior that has garnered wide press attention. In fact, a report issued in September – based on 2017 data from the U.S....

“There Are Jews Here” will make its U.S. television premiere and streaming debut on as part of the current season of America ReFramed, public media’s award-winning documentary series. In the wake of the Pittsburgh tragedy, the story shifts public focus to Jewish persistence, community and continuity, offering stories of strength and resilience. It takes viewers on a journey to places where most never imagined Jews existed. A film by Milwaukee-native Brad Lichtenstein, and Morgan Johnson, There Are Jews Here follows the untold stories of four once thriving American Jewish communities that are now barely holding on. Struggling with aging...