I'd like to thank President Obama for his leadership in providing all Americans with access to quality health care coverage and for recognizing Milwaukee's commitment to ensuring healthy outcomes for everyone in our community. 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 »
As one of the wealthiest nations in the world, I find it shameful that America's infant mortality rate rivals that of many developing countries. Read more »
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000492990Rep. Gwen Moore asks Fed Chair Janet Yellen about reducing the burden on community banks.To read this article online, please click here. Read more »