Author: Staff

In the latest example of the Trump Administration’s effort to abandon the allies of America, those who helped fight the Vietnam War and their descendants are targeted for deportation under a new immigration proposal. The Trump administration is currently negotiating with the Lao government to allow for the deportation. However, Laos does not want to sign the agreement. They do not want these individuals sent back to their country, in part because most of them were not born there or have not lived in Laos for decades. Because deportation has numerous detrimental impacts on individuals who are deported, and...

State Representatives Jonathan Brostoff and Marisabel Cabrera, along with other legislative partners, reintroduced the Public Education Reinvestment Act (PERA) on January 28, in an effort to strengthen Wisconsin’s public schools. The Public Education Reinvestment Act (PERA) would reinstate and expand the former Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program, while phasing out Wisconsin’s failed voucher school experiment. The effort seeks to ensure that the hard-earned tax dollars of Wisconsin residents, earmarked through legislation for education, go towards providing a high-quality public education to every student in the state who wants one. “Public education in Wisconsin and the United States...

Several hundred members of the public joined community leaders and elected officials downtown to celebrate the City of Milwaukee’s 174th birthday at the Grain Exchange on January 30. Hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club, the annual birthday party provided an opportunity for area residents to network at the beginning of the year. The theme for 2020 celebrated the people, places, and things that made Milwaukee “Unconventional,” as displayed on the unique birthday cake adorned with pop culture icons like the Fonz and bowling, to the culinary staples of beer and cheese. Also, for the first time in more than...

Governor Tony Evers recently announced that Wisconsin had been awarded $10 million through the Preschool Development Birth to Five Grant (PDG B-5) to strengthen the state’s early childhood system. The grant focuses on addressing pervasive challenges around equity, access, quality, and affordability in early care and education. The grant will allow Wisconsin to collect better information about the needs of the early care and education system. That information will be used to create a state plan. The grant activities are led by Governor Evers, First Lady Kathy Evers, State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor, the Department of Children and Families...