Candidate Kelda Roys exemplifies motherhood in campaign video about toxic baby bottles
The Kelda Roys for Governor campaign released its first campaign video entitled “Our Girls” on March 6, and took a unique approach to address an issue important to Wisconsin mothers. The video features former State Representative Roys discussing one of her legislative...
William Bott honored for Milwaukee Rowing Club’s diversity outreach program
The Milwaukee Riverwalk District held its annual meeting recently and one of the three individuals honored, received special recognition for his efforts to remove barriers to participation in youth rowing. Each year since 1994 the Milwaukee Riverwalk District has...
Wisconsin voters express doubt of Foxconn deal in latest Marquette Law School Poll
A new Marquette Law School Poll finds Wisconsin voters divided in their opinions on the value of the Foxconn Technology Group’s planned flat-panel-display factory in the state. Forty-nine percent of voters think that the state is paying more in incentives than the...
SB Friedman report shows State interference in residency law had devastating impact on Milwaukee
In 2013, the state legislature invalidated the City of Milwaukee’s 75-year-old residency requirement, and that action has led to a significant loss of revenue and community leaders in local neighborhoods. Alderman Michael J. Murphy pointed to the study by SB Friedman...
Black Americans remain disadvantaged by racial inequality 50 years after Kerner Commission
50 years after the Kerner Commission delivered a report to President Johnson examining the causes of civil unrest in African American communities, a new study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) compares the state of black workers and their families in 1968 with...
Glendale author’s “Mighty Marty Hayes” combines Black Panther with Harry Potter
“Smartly written, not only with the inclusion of science, the book also delights with a diverse cast of characters and well-placed references to civil rights history and more. This could be an excellent jumping off point for some nonfiction reading about Harriet...
Politicians and supporters of DACA arrested in Racine while fighting for Dream Act
Traffic at the intersection of 6th and Main Streets came to a halt for a quarter hour on March 5 as protesters in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) demanded a resolution from House Speaker Paul Ryan. DACA was due to expire on March 5, but...
Alderman Bohl releases white paper on strategies for reducing lead in drinking water
In a newly released white paper Alderman Jim Bohl suggested that the City of Milwaukee should look at a more effective strategy for reducing lead in tap water and in the home. In the City of Madison, which undertook complete lateral replacement, only 49% of the lead...
Report documents magnitude of sex trafficking in Milwaukee
According to a new study released on March 1, Wisconsin is the national hub of human trafficking, with Milwaukee at the center of a multi-billion dollar criminal industry that has commercialized sexual exploitation as a form of modern slavery. Analysis of incidents of...
Milwaukee area students plan march against guns to help save their lives
Students across Milwaukee are organizing a local “March For Our Lives” event, as a plea to force restrictions against automatic weapons used in mass shootings, to be held concurrently with national efforts on March 24. For the Milwaukee march, students will start from...
SEVEN04 PLACE breaks ground on affordable housing in Walker’s Point
Community leaders, local residents and development partners came together on February 22 to celebrate the start of construction for SEVEN04 PLACE, a new 60-unit affordable-housing development in the Walker’s Point neighborhood of Milwaukee. Developed by Impact Seven...
Milwaukee’s Central Library celebrates a “Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!”
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss Generations have enjoyed the delightfully silly and rhyming books of Theodore Geisel, known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, who was born 114 years ago on March 2....
