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by Ogechi EkeanyanwuThe Environmental Rights Organisation/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has asked Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos state governor, to publicly shun the public private partnership (PPP) water scheme “promoted” by the World Bank. In a statement, Akinbode Oluwafemi, ERA/FoEN’s deputy director, described the world bank’s privatisation initiative… Read more »

by Ben Ezeamalu A United States lawmaker has raised concerns over the World Bank’s role in funding and promoting water privatization across‎ the world. Gwen Moore (Representative, Wisconsin‎) in a letter to the World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, stated that the Bank’s lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, had not adequately monitored the… Read more »

by Noah VernauENDEAVOR — About 5,000 retirees facing cuts of up to 70 percent of their pensions are set to attend a rally Thursday in Washington, D.C., at a time when opposition groups are reporting receptiveness to the issue among those in Congress. “I think this is huge. We’ve invited everybody to this rally,” Bernie Anderson of the Milwaukee chapter of… Read more »

by Kyle AevermannUpset about potentially losing their pension, more than 100 local teamsters are heading to the nation’s capital in hopes of blocking a proposed cut.  The group of teamsters left the Park and Ride near I-94 and College Avenue just after 4 Thursday morning. One member told CBS58 they feel like they are being thrown under the bus. Their pensions… Read more »

by Eric WolffDem calls for pause in overseas water privatization financing: Rep. Gwen Moore, the top Democrat on the Financial Services Committee subpanel overseeing monetary policy and trade, is asking the World Bank to temporarily halt funding for water privatization abroad. She wants the International Finance Corp., a part of the bank, to wait until an independent investigation… Read more »

by Laura Barron-LopezWASHINGTON — Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) is calling out the World Bank’s investment in global water resources, alleging conflicts of interest similar to those that removed Flint, Michigan, from managing its own water.  Moore, ranking member on the House Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, on Tuesday condemned the World Bank’s funding and… Read more »

by James E. CauseyAdvocacy groups across Wisconsin are urging Gov. Scott Walker to seek a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that would keep the state's most vulnerable from losing food benefits. Walker needs to do this. There still are not enough jobs that pay a living wage for everyone who is looking for work. If Walker seeks the waiver, it will keep in place a… Read more »

by Tom MurphyThe practice of the World Bank both advising countries on water and investing in private water companies presents a concerning conflict of interest, said Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisc., in a letter addressed to World Bank head Jim Kim. In it, Moore urges the Bank to immediately “cease promoting privatization of water resources until there has been a robust outside… Read more »

by Mark FeldmannRACINE — Even at 86 years old, the Rev. Dr. Charles Everton Thornhill was a crackling bundle of spiritual energy. He tirelessly preached, taught and educated for more than six decades, including 24 visible and influential years as pastor at Racine’s Greater Mount Eagle Baptist Church, 929 State St., from 1971 to 1995. “He had energy like no one… Read more »

by Chris JohnsonA group of congressional Democrats are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to take additional steps to ensure the safety of LGBT people in immigrant detention. In a letter dated March 23 and made public on Monday, the congressional Democrats — led by Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) — seek… Read more »