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 By Dominique Paul NothEditor, Labor PressPosted March 6, 2012 Calling it "the single most restrictive voter eligibility law" in the nation, Wisconsin Dane County Circuit Court Judge David Flanagan on March 6 issued a temporary injunction stopping the requirement to show a photo ID in the April 3 election. US Rep. Gwen Moore, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and dozens… Read more »

 MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Wisconsin's controversial new voter identification law will be in the national spotlight this weekend.The "Own Your Vote" march and rally will take place Saturday in Milwaukee, and it will be linked to the commemoration of a famous voting rights march that happened more than 40 years ago. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a voting rights march from… Read more »

 By Rep. Gwen S. Moore (D-Wis.)  Lately I, along with many other women, have felt like we are extras in an episode of the Twilight Zone. I can hear the narrator of the show saying “You're traveling through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. That's a signpost up ahead; your next stop, the Twilight Zone!” The rhetoric… Read more »

 By Linda Gradstein KALANDIYA, West Bank (JTA) -- The U.S. congresswomen get off the bus and stand in the chilly shadows of the Kalandiya crossing point between the West Bank and Jerusalem. It’s late morning, well past the rush hour when thousands of Palestinians congregate here, and only a few dozen Palestinians stand in line. To cross, the Palestinians go through a… Read more »

 By Tom Curry, msnbc.com National Affairs Writer In an election year dominated by battles over health care mandates, tax rates, and rising gasoline prices, it’s the mechanics of voting – and who’ll get to vote in November – that’s getting full-time attention from state legislators, election lawyers, and judges.In the latest example, the Virginia… Read more »

 Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) accompanied President Barack Obama on Air Force One to Milwaukee and on a tour of the Master Lock facility this week. She said that it is her hope that Master Lock will be a model for other companies in her district and across the country on the benefits of “insourcing”. “It was so wonderful to have President Obama come to… Read more »

 The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate this morning both passed legislation to extend the 2 percent federal payroll tax cut through the end of the year. The House voted 293-132 and the Senate voted 60-36 in favor of the legislation. The bill now goes to President Barack Obama's desk. Obama has been urging Congress to pass the payroll tax holiday legislation… Read more »

 By Dominique Paul NothEditor, Milwaukee Labor PressPosted February 16, 2012 President Obama, who had praised Master Lock for bringing 100 manufacturing jobs home from China and putting its Milwaukee plant at capacity and on a path to expanding, emphasized Feb. 15 that this was not just a passing comment in his state of the Union address.  He flew into Milwaukee… Read more »

 By Megan R. Wilson A number of lawmakers added a Valentine's Day theme to their usual tweets on politics and policy.  But in some cases, the Valentine's Day tweets lacked any real love at all.   Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) wished followers a happy Valentine’s Day, adding, “Let’s spread the love today and always.” About… Read more »

 RACINE - Seizing the moment and becoming an inspiration to yourself and others was the over-arching message on Saturday night, as more than 300 supporters and volunteers gathered to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the George Bray Neighborhood Center. Gathered in the center's gym, supporters ate, chatted and reminisced with old friends, while they honored the history of… Read more »