Politics
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Statement of Alderwoman Larresa Taylor May 17, 2024
May 17th, 2024 by Ald. Larresa Taylor
Souls to the Polls Will Deliver Demand Letter to Republican National Convention Host Committee, Calling for Removal of Wisconsin Republican Party Executive Director Andrew Iverson
Leaked text messages show Iverson initiated “Operation Rat F*ck” to suppress Black voters in Milwaukee and “wreak havoc” on Election Day 2020
May 17th, 2024 by Souls to the Polls WI
Statement on proposed state task force on missing/murdered African American women and girls
Statement of Milwaukee Common Council members: Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II, Alderwoman Andrea M. Pratt, Alderman Mark Chambers, Jr., Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Alderman Lamont Westmoreland, Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, Alderman DiAndre Jackson, Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa, Alderwoman Larresa Taylor, Alderwoman Sharlen P. Moore, Alderman Peter Burgelis, Alderman José G. Pérez, Alderman Scott Spiker, and Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic
May 16th, 2024 by Milwaukee Common Council
Baldwin Calls on Biden Administration to Expand Free IRS Direct File Program
IRS Direct File pilot program saved taxpayers nearly $100 million in refunds and tax preparation fees
May 16th, 2024 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Moore, Baldwin, Shaheen, McBath, and Kuster Introduce Mental Health and MAMA Act
Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Congresswomen Lucy McBath (D-GA) and Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) introduced the Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable (MAMA) Act, which would require commercial and governmental health insurance plans that offer services related to mental health and substance use disorders to offer these, with no co-pay from the onset of regular pregnancy care through one-year postpartum.
May 15th, 2024 by U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore
Baldwin Pushes Railroads to Address Staffing Shortages that Compromise Safety and Service for Americans
Major railroads cut nearly 30% of employees over ten-year period
May 15th, 2024 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin
