In the News

New Bill Would Require States To Distinguish Poverty From Child Neglect By: Michael Fitzgerald - The Imprint Reflecting a growing movement to tease out poverty from the many reasons U.S. children are taken into foster care, a new bill before Congress requires states to avoid maltreatment investigations that center solely on a family’s homelessness or lack of financial resources. “The… Read more »

Milwaukee County Department of Transportation receives $400,000 grant from FTA By: Kevin Schwaller - Spectrum News MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County will receive a $400,000 grant to fund a feasibility study of a shared bus-bike lane on 35th Street, between Vliet Street and National Avenue. The grant came from the Federal Transit Administration. The Milwaukee County Department of… Read more »

Negotiations to start later this year on cutting pricey Medicare prescription costs By: Erik Gunn - Wisconsin Examiner   Patient advocates are watching to see which pharmaceutical products will be on the list of medications for federal officials to target when they open negotiations later this year with drug manufacturers over the price of prescriptions.  A new… Read more »

Rep. Moore on Potential Govt. Shutdown Bloomberg News   Democratic Representative of Wisconsin, Gwen Moore, discusses what Democrats in the House can do to help prevent a government shutdown over the results of the Debt Ceiling Bill and demands from some Conservative Republicans to cut spending. She also talks about the momentum the George Floyd case created and how we can… Read more »

In Focus: One-on-one with U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore By: Pete Zervakis - Spectrum News Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) was one of three members of the Wisconsin delegation in Washington to vote against the deal suspending the federal debt ceiling until 2025.  Moore joined fellow U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Dane County, in voting against the proposal, which also passed… Read more »

Rep. Moore: Debt limit deal ‘could have been worse’ but White House pulled ‘victory out of defeat’ Yahoo News - NBCUniversal   President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a deal on the debt limit, but it faces multiple hurdles in Congress. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joins Peter Alexander to… Read more »

Lawmakers introduce legislation to end maternal health crisis By: Tajma Hall - CBS 58 News Lawmakers are drawing attention to some major disparities in women's health. More U.S. women die from pregnancy-related health issues than any other high-income country and some women are more at risk than others. Lawmakers are calling the maternal mortality rate a crisis. They say it's getting… Read more »

Caregiving Moms Lose Nearly $300,000 In Earnings Over A Lifetime, Report Says   By: Christine Michel Carter - Forbes The U.S. Department of Labor and elected federal officials held a media briefing on Thursday to discuss the “Lifetime Employment-Related Costs to Women of Providing Family Care” report. Released by the department’s Women’s Bureau, it… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore sends letter to Postmaster General regarding recent USPS violence Congresswoman Moore said Milwaukee Police have responded to five instances of letter carriers being robbed. By: Julia Marshall MILWAUKEE — Congresswoman Gwen Moore sent a letter to the Postmaster General regarding recent violence against USPS workers in Milwaukee, according to a statement… Read more »

Wis. congresswoman to postmaster general: 'Take all necessary steps to protect postal employees' WISN News Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, calling for additional efforts to protect postal service workers. The letter comes amid increasing attacks against letter carriers in Milwaukee. On Friday, 12 News reported on eight men that had been… Read more »