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  By Jim Myers Washington — The U.S. House narrowly approved a contentious bill Thursday to cut the nation's food stamp program by roughly $39 billion over 10 years. Wisconsin Democrats warned that thousands of the state's poorest would be kicked off its rolls; state Republicans embraced it as a path to much-needed reforms. Approved by a vote of… Read more »

 By Rep. Gwen Moore   In a recovering economy, one would think that our legislators would do everything in their power to assist struggling Americans. For the past five years, ordinary people have been trying to keep their heads above water in the midst of mounting foreclosures, historic unemployment levels and rising levels of food insecurity. Yet this week in the… Read more »

 Reps. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, and Gwen Moore, D-Wis., are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s newest members to support their bipartisan legislative efforts to narrow the definition of municipal advisor. By Kyle Glazier   Stivers and Moore made their case in a recent letter to Commissioners Kara Stein and Michael Piwowar, who joined the SEC last… Read more »

  On Thursday, the House will vote on a bill that would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey more than 2,400 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in southeast Arizona to the Resolution Cooper Mining Co. Enactment of the bill would allow Resolution Cooper, dually owed by Rio Tinto Mining and BHP Billiton, to operate a large-scale cooper mine on Oak Flat disrupting sacred… Read more »

  “We are damned if we do and, damned if we don’t” – Congresswoman Gwen Moore By Frederick Dakarai and Courier Staff  While in town for the weekend after recovering from knee replacement surgery, Congresswoman Gwen Moore took time to speak to The Courier about her thoughts of the crisis in Syria. On August 21 there was an attack… Read more »

  There was a lot of buzz last week around water in Milwaukee — it was officially Great Lakes Week — and some of the news was very good. There was Thursday's dedication of the city's new Global Water Center, a technology and business incubator centered on water issues. And there was the federal Environmental Protection Agency announcement of a $1.5 million… Read more »

 By Jim Myers  Washington — After President Barack Obama took his case for a military strike against Syria to the nation, members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation continued to line up Wednesday against granting their commander in chief such authority. So far, five of the state's U.S. House members — Democrat Mark Pocan and Republicans Paul… Read more »

 Response comes after investigation reveals undue pressure to approve applicants By Raquel Rutledge   For the second time since July, Wisconsin lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are scrambling for solutions to plug holes in the state's public assistance programs and promising action to shore up oversight to better prevent fraud. State Sen. Glenn… Read more »

 Officials hold news conference at Great Lakes Commission meeting By Lee Bergquist   Mayor Tom Barrett and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Monday criticized proposed cuts in the U.S. House of Representatives for Great Lakes funding, saying a GOP plan to reduce spending would harm an array of clean water programs. "It's very concerning for those of us… Read more »

  Rev. Dr. James G. White, a former Milwaukee County Supervisor died last week on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 at the age of 51 suddenly. The cause of death has not been released. As the shock of White’s death made its way through the community several friends expresses their condolences. Congresswoman Gwen Moore said after hearing of White’s death who was also her… Read more »