Much like the early 1990s, when Minnesota took a leadership role in efforts to pass the Violence Against Women Act, the state’s work to combat sex trafficking is serving as a national model. Thanks to the bipartisan work of Democrat Amy Klobuchar in the U.S. Senate and Republican Erik Paulsen in the U.S. House, there may soon be federal legislation in place to… Read more »
By Amy Turim By now you probably know what the social media hash tag “bring back our girls” refers to. The message has reached near infamy worldwide, with tens of thousands of shares and retweets, and numerous parodies and critiques. Television and newspaper commentators have either promoted the missive, or skewered First Lady Michelle Obama for… Read more »
By Cristina Marcos The House early Friday passed the third 2015 appropriations bill that would fund the Departments of Commerce and Justice, as well as federal science programs. Passed in a 321-87 vote, the bill would provide $51.2 billion in funding through September 2015, a reduction of nearly $400 million below the current spending level. The… Read more »
By WiG and AP reports A rally took place on May 29 in Milwaukee to protest President Barack Obama's decision to ask his Homeland Security chief to hold off on completing a review of U.S. deportation policies until the end of the summer. The White House said the request was a move aimed at salvaging any hopes for Congress to act on immigration this year,… Read more »
Today my colleagues and I sent a strong message that people accessing our courthouses should be safe from profiling, fear, and intimidation. Read more »
By Kirk Semple Rosario Socope, a Guatemalan immigrant in the country illegally, had an unwelcome surprise waiting for her when she attended a pretrial hearing on a felony charge at a courthouse in Brooklyn this month. As she stepped out of the courtroom into a public hallway, she was approached by immigration agents seeking to deport her. As her husband,… Read more »
By Jenna Sachs MILWAUKEE (WITI) — It’s one of Milwaukee’s darkest secrets: Women and children being trafficked for sex. Experts say it’s a lucrative business — and Milwaukee is a major hub. A tough new bill would make it easier for human trafficking victims to break free. Last year, ten human trafficking victims between the ages of… Read more »
Contact: Staci Cox(202) 225- 4572 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision: “Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court helped ignite the ongoing struggle for civil rights as it rejected the notion that… Read more »
By Qudsia Raja Several years ago, I worked at the YWCA Union County, New Jersey, where a woman was murdered on the steps of our shelter door. She was shot 16 times through the back by her former partner, killing her instantly in front of their two young children. While your first instinct may be to think that this tragic incident is an exception to the norm,… Read more »
USA Freedom Act passes committee unanimously, clearing major hurdle By Polo Rocha Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, feels misled. Sensenbrenner, who authored the Patriot Act in the weeks following the Sept. 11 attacks, says the National Security Agency under both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama grossly misinterpreted the 2001 law and is… Read more »
