Milwaukee activist Frank Nitty sues Milwaukee County over June arrest
Monday, Aug 31, 2020
For the obvious reason, the upcoming Cap Times Idea Fest won’t be the in-person, weekend extravaganza it was in its first three years. That doesn’t mean it won’t be excellent.
This is not just ill-advised, it’s political malpractice by the Republican Party not to immediately attempt to squash it.
Republicans, seeing the horrendous disasters under Trump, are endorsing Biden in droves.
About 98% of the protesters have been peaceful, exercising their constitutional right to petition their governments to make the changes that are so urgently needed. But violence and looting by a select few won’t bring change. It will only be met with more violence, hurting yet more people as we witnessed in Kenosha this week.
And as my organization, the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, has shared in letters to Kenosha officials and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, Wisconsin, like every other state, prohibits militia groups from operating within its borders.
The crisis of policing in one Wisconsin city illustrates a national calamity. Yet, Republicans—both nationally and in Wisconsin’s capital—block even modest reform.
Last month, the House of Representatives approved an amendment that would expand the ability of private shipyards to conduct more maintenance and repair jobs on navy vessels, and I am hopeful that this provision will be signed into law later this year.
Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement: “The Assembly will open the Special Session after 12 p.m. today. “After the tragic events this past week, the best way forward is not through divisive and partisan politics but through bipartisan
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Contact: Andrew Beckett – andrew.beckett@wisconsin.gov– (608) 242-3211 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) is pleased to announce that a second round application period has opened for local public safety answering points (PSAPs) to apply for a minimum of
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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has introduced the Epi for Dilly Act, a bill that will incentivize states to allow “good Samaritans” to save lives. The bill was inspired by Dillon Mueller, a Mishicot native who tragically passed
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. will put Charter Communication’s $1 million investment towards low-interest loans. WWBIC is an economic development corporation focusing on women, people of color, veterans and low-income individuals. It provides direct lending and access to fair and
MADISON, Wis. – 2019 Wisconsin Act 101, published on Feb. 6, 2020 and codified in Wisconsin Statutes section 299.48, implements measures that mitigate the discharge of PFAS-containing firefighting foam into the environment, and in doing so supports efforts by the Wisconsin
Last week the University of Arkansas released another follow-up study on the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Since its original study more than a decade ago, researchers have been able to follow up on the original students to measure real-life impacts
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said the city will have to confront hard questions but will emerge stronger after a controversial police shooting and destruction caused by rioters. “What do we need to do to heal? What do we need to
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul are calling on President Trump to abandon plans to visit Kenosha tomorrow. The two Dems say the trip would divert law enforcement forces from cleanup efforts and could sow more division after a
For the obvious reason, the upcoming Cap Times Idea Fest won’t be the in-person, weekend extravaganza it was in its first three years. That doesn’t mean it won’t be excellent.
This is not just ill-advised, it’s political malpractice by the Republican Party not to immediately attempt to squash it.
Republicans, seeing the horrendous disasters under Trump, are endorsing Biden in droves.
About 98% of the protesters have been peaceful, exercising their constitutional right to petition their governments to make the changes that are so urgently needed. But violence and looting by a select few won’t bring change. It will only be met with more violence, hurting yet more people as we witnessed in Kenosha this week.
And as my organization, the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, has shared in letters to Kenosha officials and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, Wisconsin, like every other state, prohibits militia groups from operating within its borders.
The crisis of policing in one Wisconsin city illustrates a national calamity. Yet, Republicans—both nationally and in Wisconsin’s capital—block even modest reform.
Last month, the House of Representatives approved an amendment that would expand the ability of private shipyards to conduct more maintenance and repair jobs on navy vessels, and I am hopeful that this provision will be signed into law later this year.
Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement: “The Assembly will open the Special Session after 12 p.m. today. “After the tragic events this past week, the best way forward is not through divisive and partisan politics but through bipartisan cooperation. The Speaker’s Task Force is an opportunity to bring
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Contact: Andrew Beckett – andrew.beckett@wisconsin.gov– (608) 242-3211 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) is pleased to announce that a second round application period has opened for local public safety answering points (PSAPs) to apply for a minimum of $624,000 in remaining funding from the $2.9 million grant awarded
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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has introduced the Epi for Dilly Act, a bill that will incentivize states to allow “good Samaritans” to save lives. The bill was inspired by Dillon Mueller, a Mishicot native who tragically passed away in 2014 at the age of 18 after being
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. will put Charter Communication’s $1 million investment towards low-interest loans. WWBIC is an economic development corporation focusing on women, people of color, veterans and low-income individuals. It provides direct lending and access to fair and responsible capital, quality business education, one-on-one technical business assistance and
MADISON, Wis. – 2019 Wisconsin Act 101, published on Feb. 6, 2020 and codified in Wisconsin Statutes section 299.48, implements measures that mitigate the discharge of PFAS-containing firefighting foam into the environment, and in doing so supports efforts by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and fire departments to protect the
Last week the University of Arkansas released another follow-up study on the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Since its original study more than a decade ago, researchers have been able to follow up on the original students to measure real-life impacts of the program. Once again, researchers found positive impacts from
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said the city will have to confront hard questions but will emerge stronger after a controversial police shooting and destruction caused by rioters. “What do we need to do to heal? What do we need to do to make it so these things don’t happen again?
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul are calling on President Trump to abandon plans to visit Kenosha tomorrow. The two Dems say the trip would divert law enforcement forces from cleanup efforts and could sow more division after a week of sometimes violent protests. But a White House spokesman