Op-ed: My Family Struggled With Hunger. If Congress Won’t Fully Fund WIC, Millions More Will, Too
Growing up, I was an A student, president of the Student Council, and poor. However, benefits my mother received made me ineligible for free lunch. As a result, I often went without breakfast or lunch entirely. I would find myself eating leftovers from other people’s… Read more »
‘Look out for the needy’: Rep. Gwen Moore reflects on nearly 20 years in Congress
By Charlotte Scott and Melody Kloepfer - Spectrum News
WASHINGTON – Representative Gwen Moore of Milwaukee was elected to Congress in 2004, becoming the first, and to this day only, Black person to represent Wisconsin in Washington.
She reflected on her victory almost two decades ago.
What… Read more »
Geographer studies housing covenants to map racial discrimination in Milwaukee history
Erik Gunn - Wisocnsin Examiner
Milwaukee’s history of racial covenants that restricted where Black people could live shaped housing and economic patterns that echo to this day.
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee geography professor has been part of a project bringing to light… Read more »
'Women's rights are human rights:' Wisconsin leaders, pro-choice advocates hold abortion access rally ahead of VP Harris visit
Ellie Nakamoto-White - WISN
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The battle over abortion rights takes center stage again in Wisconsin and on the campaign trail this week, as Vice President Kamala Harris is set to kick off the "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour on… Read more »
US supreme court hears case on reinstating gun possession to people accused of domestic violence
Abené Clayton - The Guardian
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could reinstate gun-possession rights to people who are under domestic violence restraining orders. The case, which will be decided next year, will have a far-reaching –… Read more »
Biden-Harris Administration to Invest $17 Million to Restore Health of Milwaukee Rivers and Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE, WI (November, 2, 2023) – Today, at an event in Milwaukee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and Regional Administrator Debra Shore for Region 5 announced that Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage Distract (MMSD) will be… Read more »
Rep. Gwen Moore is a domestic violence survivor — and she wants to start a national conversation
Jennifer Gerson - 19th News
When Rep. Gwen Moore was in her early 20s, her boyfriend put a gun to her head and threatened to shoot and kill her. He had been violent in the past, time after time, but this was the first time his violence was coupled with a firearm.
“I told him to… Read more »
Rep. Gwen Moore on speakership, war between Israel and Hamas
By Mackenzie Krumme - Wisconsin Public Radio
The U.S. House of Representatives has been without a leader for more than two weeks, leaving the chamber unable to function. As two international wars ramp up and the deadline to fund the federal government creeps closer, we get reaction from… Read more »
'UPFRONT' recap: RNC gives Monday night deadline for Trump, candidates to qualify for debate
By: Matt Smith - WISN
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says she's given former President Donald Trump a Monday night deadline for a final answer on whether he'll attend Wednesday night's GOP debate in Milwaukee.
"He has not shared his final decision," McDaniel said on… Read more »
