(AP) -- Wisconsin's congressional Democrats are calling on Gov. Scott Walker to reverse his decision and accept a federal food stamp waiver, saying it would restore aid to thousands.In a letter Tuesday, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Reps. Ron Kind, Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan said low-income residents shouldn't be required to have jobs to receive food aid if they can't find work… Read more »
by Ben StanleyPresident Barack Obama urged more Americans to sign up for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act and called on Gov. Scott Walker to expand Medicaid in Wisconsin while visiting Milwaukee recently to congratulate the city for its high Obamacare enrollment numbers. The president spoke in the gymnasium at Bruce-Guadalupe Middle School at the United Community… Read more »
by U.S. Rep. Gwen MooreOn March 18, 21 local community organizations united to spread awareness about the attempted murder of Jesus Manso-Carrasquillo and the triple homicide of Jesus Manso-Perez, Phia Vue, and Maikai Ziong Vue. This is U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore's statement: On March 6, Milwaukee lost three innocent individuals to yet another act of senseless gun violence. The… Read more »
by Tom KertscherAs President Barack Obama was nominating Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore argued that despite pushback from Republicans, there is precedent for a Supreme Court nomination to be approved during a presidential election year. The Milwaukee Democrat urged in a tweet on March 16, 2016 that the U.S. Senate give Garland a 'fair hearing'… Read more »
by Bill GlauberBefore President Barack Obama's visit to Milwaukee Thursday, the White House released a video celebrating the city's win in the Healthy Communities Challenge. The video shows White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough relaying news of the win during a phone call to top public officials, including Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee County Executive Chris… Read more »
by AJ BayatpourMILWAUKEE -- A local Muslim leader is back from Capitol Hill. He says his message to our elected officials in Wisconsin was simple: We're here to help. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has chapters all over the world, including in Milwaukee. Shortly after the San Bernardino mass shooting in December 2015, the community launched its "True Islam"… Read more »
by Tara HaelleSudden infant death syndrome, suffocation, abusive head trauma from being shaken, unexplained sudden death… There are a number of tragic ways an infant can unexpectedly die, leaving parents confused and heartbroken with grief. While nothing can take away that pain, many parents want answers more than anything else: Why did their baby die? Could it have been… Read more »
by Ginny UnderwoodWASHINGTON – More than 100 people accepted the invitation to attend a congressional briefing, Violence Against Women and Implementation of VAWA 2013 Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction held February 23, 2016 in Washington, D.C. "VAWA was a major step but it was just the beginning to restoring to Indian tribes - sovereign nations - the… Read more »
by U.S. Rep. Gwen MooreA few weeks ago, Rep. Sean Duffy took to the House floor to scold black lawmakers like me. Citing high abortion rates among African-American women, the Wisconsin congressman accused abortion providers of preying on minority communities. “I’ve heard many of my liberal friends and a lot of friends from the (Congressional Black Caucus) talk about how… Read more »
by Alex ZeilinskiPro-life Republicans spend a lot of time talking about their mission to save babies’ lives. So will they line up to support a new piece of legislation that’s designed to prevent infant deaths? It doesn’t seem like it. Introduced by Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) on Friday, the “Reducing Unexpected Deaths in Infants and Children Act” aims to… Read more »
