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Despite representing only 2% of licensed architects in the United States today—a statistic that reveals the profession’s ongoing diversity challenges—Black architects have designed some of the nation’s most iconic structures while breaking barriers in a field that historically excluded them.
Pope Francis used his dozen years as the head of the Catholic Church to advocate for peace, for bold responses to the climate crisis, for humane treatment of refugees, for responsible uses of increasingly out-of-control technologies and — with a consistency that distinguished him from the corporate and political elites of his time — for economic justice.
State income and sales tax collections dipped last month compared to March 2024, a potential warning sign for lawmakers and Evers as they work on the state budget.
A bill from Dem lawmakers would create an innovation program for financial services and a related pilot project, aimed at supporting Wisconsin entrepreneurs and businesses exploring cryptocurrency applications. That’s according to Sen. Dora Drake, D-Milwaukee, who spoke during last week’s
Continuing this program is vital to ensure that the state is able to preserve and properly maintain these special places in our community and across the state.
Like a zombie rising from the grave or Dracula’s predictable return from hell, Right of First Refusal simply will not die. And why would it? ATC may be owned by “state-regulated” monopolies, but when has a monopoly ever been interested in improving the lives of its customers?
One of the best ways the public can stay engaged with MPS is board meetings, which are often poorly attended unless significant events are anticipated. An important meeting lies ahead. Here’s why.
The state of our K-12 education demands attention.
Much to the chagrin of area baseball backers, the Badgers dropped the sport back in 1991.
Data from the United States Sentencing Commission shows that Wisconsin’s two federal court districts treat cannabis differently.
Senate Republicans are pretending that extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts will cost nothing. Sprinkling fairy dust doesn’t change a lie.
Many African Americans find themselves grappling with a familiar frustration: being called upon to stand in solidarity with others, while often feeling abandoned when it is our turn to receive reciprocal support.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not a secret police force, not yet. But recent actions taken by ICE under Donald Trump’s regime raise urgent and unavoidable parallels.
Amid so much pain and so much crude political maneuvering by U.S. and Israeli leaders, the pontiff focused on the humanity of Palestinians.
International students bring ideas, energy and determination.
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‘Free’ federal money put Milwaukee on the hook for ongoing expenses; time to say ‘enough.’
I will admit it. I enjoy the shock I hear in town hall meetings from many voters in Trump country.
Here we are today, backsliding on what the John Lewises of the world have given us through their years of pain and suffering. And almost all of it by executive orders signed by a bumbling white supremacist president.
With Crawford’s victory, Wisconsin boosted a national movement for change just a few short months after the last presidential election, increasing hope for our nation.
Despite representing only 2% of licensed architects in the United States today—a statistic that reveals the profession’s ongoing diversity challenges—Black architects have designed some of the nation’s most iconic structures while breaking barriers in a field that historically excluded them.
Pope Francis used his dozen years as the head of the Catholic Church to advocate for peace, for bold responses to the climate crisis, for humane treatment of refugees, for responsible uses of increasingly out-of-control technologies and — with a consistency that distinguished him from the corporate and political elites of his time — for economic justice.
State income and sales tax collections dipped last month compared to March 2024, a potential warning sign for lawmakers and Evers as they work on the state budget.
A bill from Dem lawmakers would create an innovation program for financial services and a related pilot project, aimed at supporting Wisconsin entrepreneurs and businesses exploring cryptocurrency applications. That’s according to Sen. Dora Drake, D-Milwaukee, who spoke during last week’s WI Digital Policy Forum at the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
Continuing this program is vital to ensure that the state is able to preserve and properly maintain these special places in our community and across the state.
Like a zombie rising from the grave or Dracula’s predictable return from hell, Right of First Refusal simply will not die. And why would it? ATC may be owned by “state-regulated” monopolies, but when has a monopoly ever been interested in improving the lives of its customers?
One of the best ways the public can stay engaged with MPS is board meetings, which are often poorly attended unless significant events are anticipated. An important meeting lies ahead. Here’s why.
The state of our K-12 education demands attention.
Much to the chagrin of area baseball backers, the Badgers dropped the sport back in 1991.
Data from the United States Sentencing Commission shows that Wisconsin’s two federal court districts treat cannabis differently.
Senate Republicans are pretending that extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts will cost nothing. Sprinkling fairy dust doesn’t change a lie.
Many African Americans find themselves grappling with a familiar frustration: being called upon to stand in solidarity with others, while often feeling abandoned when it is our turn to receive reciprocal support.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not a secret police force, not yet. But recent actions taken by ICE under Donald Trump’s regime raise urgent and unavoidable parallels.
Amid so much pain and so much crude political maneuvering by U.S. and Israeli leaders, the pontiff focused on the humanity of Palestinians.
International students bring ideas, energy and determination.
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
‘Free’ federal money put Milwaukee on the hook for ongoing expenses; time to say ‘enough.’
I will admit it. I enjoy the shock I hear in town hall meetings from many voters in Trump country.
Here we are today, backsliding on what the John Lewises of the world have given us through their years of pain and suffering. And almost all of it by executive orders signed by a bumbling white supremacist president.
With Crawford’s victory, Wisconsin boosted a national movement for change just a few short months after the last presidential election, increasing hope for our nation.