Closing of South Side fire station has escalated the workload of Milwaukee’s first responders
By Edgar Mendez • Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service During a virtual community meeting hosted by the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission late last month, Aaron Lipski, acting chief of the Milwaukee Fire Department, sounded alarm bells of his own. “We’re way, way...
Undoing the Spoils System: The need to return civil service to a merit-based structure for the public good
By Barry M. Mitnick, Professor of Business Administration and of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh The federal government’s core civilian workforce has long been known for its professionalism. About 2.1 million nonpartisan career officials...
Pardeep Kaleka: Letting go of a familiar friend by giving up our Fear for Lent
“And we will open our hands to the feast without shame. And we will turn toward each other without fear. And we will give up our appetite for despair. And we will taste and know of delight.” – Jan Richardson, “And the Table will be Wide”...
A Digital Lent: Moderating how we use technology to assist with our expressions of devotion
By Heidi A. Campbell, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University The season of Lent is upon us. This is a holy season for Christians who seek to identify with Jesus Christ’s 40 days of fasting as he prepared to be tested and later crucified. In order to identify...
Policy Talk: Joe Biden makes first official trip as President to Milwaukee for CNN town hall
President Joe Biden arrived in Milwaukee on February 16, hours after a winter storm dumped inches of snow on the city, for a CNN town hall meeting to discuss a list of concerns with local residents at the the historic Pabst Theater. The town hall was Biden’s...
State lawmakers continue to gaslight the Wisconsin public about Foxconn’s failed development
Recent news reports have exposed the ongoing contract renegotiations between the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Foxconn, related to the controversial LCD factory which Foxconn promised to build in Mount Pleasant. featured several statements...
Wisconsin proposes legalization of recreational marijuana to provide more tax revenue and create jobs
Governor Tony Evers will include a proposal in the next two-year budget to legalize recreational marijuana, as part of plan to generate more than $165 million each year for rural schools and underserved communities. The proposal to tax and regulate marijuana similar...
From Republican’t to Republikkkan: Patriot Party of Wisconsin created over split by Trump voters
Former President Donald Trump may have stepped back for now from the idea of creating a new political party, but that has not stopped diehard Trump fans disillusioned with the Republican Party from creating Patriot Parties of their own all across the country. Onetime...
The untold privilege of White Women: Unmasking a secret army of Karens in American history
“Let each issue of your paper contain something telling of the bright side, of the com shuckings, the quiltings, the barbecues, the big meetings, the weddings’ etc., showing that the slaves enjoyed life and were not eternally skulking in dark corners dodging the...
Blackistory: Milwaukee-based family business launches educational Black History App for mobile devices
A local family-owned business announces the launch of a new educational product, “Blackistory,” an African American History app available on Apple and Google platforms as well as online. The company, Kairo Communications – owned by business partners Deborah...
State budget proposal seeks to invest millions to help Wisconsin’s children, families, and caregivers
Governor Tony Evers announced on February 9 that his 2021-23 biennial budget will include major investments in childcare for kids and families, and in caregiving for aging and older adults and individuals with disabilities. The initiative is designed to help support...
Legislative effort seeks to end no-knock search warrants in Wisconsin after almost a quarter century
State Representative LaKeshia Myers recently introduced a new bill to prevent the use of no-knock search warrants by Wisconsin law enforcement. The bill was named “Breonna’s Law” after Louisville, Kentucky EMT Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old who was killed during such...
