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Slaughtered Opportunity
Now that the Strauss Brands deal to move to the north side of Milwaukee is dead, what does this mean for the residents of 53206 and 53208? There’s a possibility…
Rep. David Crowley Is Running for Milwaukee County Executive
In 2016, Rep. David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) was elected to the state assembly for District 17. As a local Milwaukeean, Crowley helped create policies that would benefit and uplift Milwaukee. Earlier…
Special Session Lacks Special GOP Attention
Legislatively Speaking This week, the Governor called a special session of the legislature to take up the issue of gun violence. The session included two legislative proposals to address the…
The Medicare for All Debate is Long Overdue
By Jesse Jackson Affordable health care for all is now at the center of the presidential debate. Two of the top three contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination — Elizabeth…
Gov. Evers, State and Local Officials Announce Open Enrollment Period for Health Insurance
Out of twenty cities, former President Barack Obama visited Milwaukee to celebrate a first-place victory in his Healthy Communities Challenge back in 2016. Milwaukee signed up 38,000 of its neighbors…
Are You At Risk For Losing Your Sight To Diabetes?
November is “National Diabetes Awareness Month” Protect your vision for tomorrow. Learn the facts today. With diabetes at epidemic levels, you probably know (or are) one of the 30+ million…
Milwaukee Courier Says ‘Nothing Stinks Like Poverty’
Part One A sequence of events stifled new economic opportunity on the city’s north side. On Oct. 8, the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee unanimously approved the creation of a…
Gov. Evers Decrees Complete Count Committee for 2020 Census
What’s a TV remote with only one battery? What’s a skateboard with only three wheels? What’s a kitchen without a chef? When critical pieces go unaccounted for, they become un-energized,…
We Can Do Better Than This
Legislatively Speaking Breathe. Just take a deep breath. That is all I could do after reviewing data recently reported by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). Known as the…
Bango Helps Open New School
Education is a wonderful thing, but sometimes the actual school day can get a bit monotonous. Lucky for the students at Rocketship Transformation Prep, they had a special guest earlier…