Politics

• Skyrocketing auto thefts a symptom of larger issues

  Nov 4th, 2015 by Ald. Bob Donovan

  Ald. Donovan blames officer shortage, no pursuit policy and lenient courts

• County Supervisor Moore Omokunde has lost patience with Sheriff David Clarke

  Nov 4th, 2015 by Sup. Supreme Moore Omokunde

  Says Clarke’s Comments About “Black Lives Matter,” Personal Attacks, Have “Ventured Out of Bounds”

• Last Day of Session

  Where are the Jobs?

  Nov 3rd, 2015 by State Rep. Katrina Shankland

  “Instead of working to create jobs for their constituents, Assembly Republicans focused the fall session on protecting their own jobs by padding their campaign pockets and pushing extreme legislation.”

• Democrats Vote for Student Debt Relief While Republicans Waste Millions to Create New Problems in Safety Net

  Nov 3rd, 2015 by State Rep. Peter Barca

  Assembly Democrats voted in favor of the “Higher Ed, Lower Debt” bill, which will provide significant assistance to the more than one million Wisconsin residents burdened with student loan debt.

• Council approves 2016 budget focused on public safety, libraries and jobs

  Nov 3rd, 2015 by Ald. Michael Murphy

  News release from Common Council President Michael J. Murphy and Alderman Nik Kovac

• Governor Scott Walker Releases Statement on Wisconsin Joining Lawsuit Challenging 111(b) Rule

  Nov 3rd, 2015 by Gov. Scott Walker

  Governor Scott Walker today released the following statement regarding the Attorney General’s office joining a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 111(b) rule.

• Obama right on ban the box

  Nov 3rd, 2015 by State Sen. Lena Taylor

  Yesterday at a visit to a halfway house, President Barack Obama called on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation currently pending in Congress to ban the box on job applications

• Governor Scott Walker Approves Agency Rule Relating to Entitlement Reform

  Nov 3rd, 2015 by Gov. Scott Walker

  Allows DCF to move forward with implementation of drug testing requirement

• Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Highlights the Importance of Nonjudgmental Health Care

  Nov 2nd, 2015 by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin

  Transgender people face discrimination in every facet of their daily lives, but the barriers they face trying to access health care are particularly alarming.

• U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Applauds Administration Announcement Giving Formerly Incarcerated a Fair Chance at Federal Employment

  Nov 2nd, 2015 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

  Baldwin joined bipartisan effort in May calling on President Obama to “Ban the Box”

• Finance Committee Approves Weddle Amendement for $1 Million for African American Community Economic Stimulus Package

  Nov 2nd, 2015 by Martin Weddle

  Funding Designed to Award Micro-Grants to Community Organizations, Strengthen Youth Employment, Provide Financial Support to Community Organizations and Institutions

• New Fed Tax Figures Show Little Change in State Tax Rank

  Nov 2nd, 2015 by Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance

  State-Local Taxes Here Claimed 11.3% of Income in 2013, 11th Highest