Politics

• League sends out candidate questionnaire, calls on candidates to respond

  Jun 20th, 2016 by League of Women Voters of Wisconsin

  To give no one an advantage, the League sent the questionnaire to all candidates, regardless of whether their names will be on the ballot in the August 9 Primary Election.

• Senate Republicans Campaigning on a Promise of “No New Funding” for Wisconsin’s Crumbling Roads

  Jun 20th, 2016 by State Senate Democratic Committee

  Divided Majority Party lacks leadership needed to solve transportation crisis

• Rep. Bowen praises MPS Superintendent for rejecting school takeover proposal

  Jun 17th, 2016 by State Rep. David Bowen

  Commends Dr. Driver’s thorough, alternative proposal for OSPP

• MPS Adults Once Again Fail the Children of Milwaukee

  Jun 17th, 2016 by MacIver Institute

  Healy calls the MPS school board’s poison pill plan insincere and disheartening

• Congress

  Whose side are you on – The people’s or terrorists’?

  Jun 17th, 2016 by State Rep. Chris Taylor

  Rep. Terese Berceau, Rep. Melissa Sargent, Rep. Lisa Subeck, and Rep. Chris Taylor released the following joint statement.

• Bipartisan ‘Manufacturing Universities’ legislation passes Senate

  Jun 17th, 2016 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

  Provision would strengthen U.S. engineering programs to meet 21st century manufacturing demands

• Youth Council to suggest allocations of more than $100,000 to youth programs

  Jun 17th, 2016 by City of Milwaukee Youth Council

  The allocation recommendations will be forwarded to the Common Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee.

• MPS Board President Mark Sain, Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver issue statement regarding Opportunity Schools and Partnership Plan (OSPP)

  Jun 17th, 2016 by Milwaukee Public Schools

  We recently requested a meeting with County Executive Abele and Commissioner Means to discuss an alternative to the OSPP proposal.

• Sen. Taylor proposes slavery ban

  Jun 16th, 2016 by State Sen. Lena Taylor

  Bill would remove slavery from state constitution

• Senate Committee Passes Great Lakes Funding Bill

  Jun 16th, 2016 by Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition

  Strong funding for Great Lakes, though bill contains harmful provisions that undermine Clean Water Act, other environmental protections.

• Citizens still not protected by the system

  Jun 16th, 2016 by Ald. Bob Donovan

  Corrected/revised statement from Alderman Bob Donovan June 16, 2016

• New House Bill Drug Tests Wealthy Americans

  Jun 16th, 2016 by U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore

  Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) introduced the Top 1% Accountability Act of 2016.