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 month, just before the commission’s scheduled Wednesday meeting to consider whether to adopt new registration rules and forms for municipal ad...
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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 grant for several Milwaukee estuary and Great Lakes projects. But the meeting of the Great Lakes Commission in Milwaukee also carried several ...
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I am so proud that Harley-Davidson remains an integral landmark in my district, helping to spread the dream of personal freedom to those riding in Milwaukee and beyond.
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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 who love and care about the Great Lakes," Barrett said. He made the comments on the first day of the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Commission, whi...
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Regardless of your background or belief system, I urge all people to recommit ourselves in our fight for jobs, freedom, justice and equality. May we march on together.
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By Laura Dresser Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) recently stood up with and for low-wage workers, supporting an increase in the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. No one should be surprised that she got scolded for it on these pages by the leader of the MacIver Institute, "free market voice for Wisconsin." But we can hope that Moore continues to pay attention to reality, not the scolds. The reality? It is impossible to make ends meet on $7.25 an hour, the current minimum wage. Overwhelm...
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By Jason Schulte For the third time since mid-May, advocates for fast-food workers in Milwaukee are staging a protest today for higher wages and union representation. The Journal Sentinel said two employees of a McDonald’s near the Mayfair Mall walked off their jobs to join the Reverend Willie Brisco and his supporters in a street rally. Brisco is the head of the Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope. The rally was part of a day of demonstrations planned in several major U-S cities....
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By Stephon Johnson From New York to Chicago and the rest of the country, fast-food workers are letting their voices be heard. Workers are calling for a $15 hourly wage, the right to form a union without the fear of retaliation and an end to abusive labor practices. Workers from some of New York City’s biggest fast-food chains (including McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Domino’s, Papa John’s and KFC) walked out of their jobs. Workers in cities like Detroit, Milwaukee, Flint, St. Loui...
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By Kyle Glazier The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal for money market funds to use floating net asset values could cost state and local governments millions dollars and force them to abandon MMF investments, market participants and a new study asserted Thursday. Speaking as part of a panel discussion hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp said the floating NAV piece of the SEC MMF reforms proposed June 5 would have a serious effect on state and ...
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By Joyce Jones After a long week spent focused largely on the George Zimmerman verdict and conversations about race, President Obama wants to pivot the nation's attention back to the economy. On Wednesday, he will embark on a three-speech tour to jumpstart and tout his agenda before congressional Republicans return home for the August recess and a month of town hall meetings aimed at countering the president's message. His first stop is in Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where he delivered...
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