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WISN Milwaukee
April 11, 2018
Immigration activists in Milwaukee say National Guard troops should not be deployed to the Mexican border, but that resources should be used elsewhere. ... sending troops to the border that is already over-militarized for political benefit of one political party is wrong," Milwaukee Alderman Jose Perez said.
Wisconsin Gazette
April 10, 2018
Who: Youth Empowered in the Struggle (the student arm of Voces de la Frontera), Riverside University High School Student Council, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association, students, parents. What: Rally at Riverside University High School students and educators join forces to fight back against theÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 10, 2018
Billionaire liberal political activist Tom Steyer came to Wisconsin Tuesday and at least one major politician took notice: Republican Gov. ... Billionaire environmental activists Tom Steyer says he will spend $30 million to organize young voters and get them to the polls in the 2018 mid-term elections. (Jan.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 30, 2018
The debate, broadcast live by Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio, gave voters one of their last looks at Dallet, a Milwaukee County judge who is ... The two argued over President Donald Trump, called each other activists and accused one another of being beholden to special interests.
ThinkProgress
March 30, 2018
A petition circulated by LIT calling for reforms sparked thousands of emails to the Milwaukee school board. Now, the board has agreed to hold six public hearings on the DOE report — something activists say is essential to addressing the problem. “We want our public schools district to stop adding to theÃâà...
Wisconsin Public Radio News
March 23, 2018
An activist group says recently-released city documents show Milwaukee isn't doing enough to reduce lead in local drinking water. The Freshwater for Life Action Coalition filed an open records request for three years of documents from City of Milwaukee management meetings. Coalition spokespersonÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 3, 2018
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Michael Screnock and Rebecca Dallet sparred over the NRA, judicial philosophy and the role special interests play in electing judges in a Friday night debate. The hour-long forum at Marquette University Law School, moderated by Mike Gousha of WISN-TV (ChannelÃâà...
New York Magazine
February 22, 2018
But there are also reports that cast doubt on the movement's authenticity more subtly, like a Washington Times piece that notes the students are “receiving help from seasoned left-wing activists.” It goes on to cite a tweet from former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke declaring the students' effort has “GEORGEÃâà...
Stoutonia
February 19, 2018
Several students, staff and community members came to Harvey Hall Theatre to see an inspiring showcase of Muhibb Dyer's performance “From Kings to Thugs to Presidents.” On Feb 9, the Black Student Union (BSU) presented Dyer, Milwaukee poet and activist, for Black History Month to share his story ofÃâà...
Shepherd Express
February 16, 2018
Milwaukee Entrepreneur-activist Bianca Williams also provides transitional living for the homeless. ... Pathfinders Milwaukee provides services for runaway and homeless young people 25 and under. ... Like other local activists serving the homeless, Baack believes the best way to start is with kindness.
fox6now.com
February 14, 2018
MILWAUKEE -- Community activists rallied at City Hall in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Feb. 14 -- where they demanded that city leaders "get the lead out." Nearly 20 people spoke out during the rally attended by more than 75 people, demanding answers amid lead concerns in Milwaukee and chaos withinÃâà...
Milwaukee Business Journal
February 9, 2018
Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee said this week that Diane Guerrero, a Colombian-American actress known for her role in the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” will be the keynote speaker for the organization's 2018 Five Star Gala May 12. Guerrero, who's also an author and immigrationÃâà...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
February 3, 2018
Torey Lowe, a Milwaukee social activist, posted one of the Facebook videos that he said was originally posted by the mother of one of the girls involved in the fight. Lowe said he's documented more than a dozen such brawls in Milwaukee Public Schools in recent years. "When we see these thingsÃâà...
The Daily Cardinal
December 31, 1999
To close out the event, State Senator LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, shared her family's benefits from her grandfather's union jobs and her support of union activity in the state. “I am a union member and I will be until the day I die,” she said. “Inside that Capitol, we get it. We get it because we've lived it.”.
fox6now.com
December 31, 1999
... labeling him an “extreme activist.” She and other Democrats had been calling on Screnock to release the email to the NRA. His campaign made it public after The Associated Press asked for it. Dallet, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, faces Screnock, a Sauk County circuit judge, in the April 3 election.
