Author: Staff

A new Marquette Law School Poll finds Wisconsin voters divided in their opinions on the value of the Foxconn Technology Group’s planned flat-panel-display factory in the state. Forty-nine percent of voters think that the state is paying more in incentives than the Foxconn plant is worth, while 38 percent think that the plant will provide at least as much value as the state’s investment. Thirteen percent say they don’t know whether the plant will be worth it or not. A majority — 57 percent —o f registered voters statewide believe that the Foxconn plant will substantially improve the economy...

In 2013, the state legislature invalidated the City of Milwaukee’s 75-year-old residency requirement, and that action has led to a significant loss of revenue and community leaders in local neighborhoods. Alderman Michael J. Murphy pointed to the study by SB Friedman as proof that the state’s interference into local affairs was once again having a negative impact on the City of Milwaukee. “Employees spend a good 25% of their money on housing. That income is now supporting other communities and suburbs,” said Alderman Murphy. “This further demonstrates how the state is not looking out for the interest of its...

50 years after the Kerner Commission delivered a report to President Johnson examining the causes of civil unrest in African American communities, a new study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) compares the state of black workers and their families in 1968 with the economic circumstances African Americans face today. The review found that while African Americans today are much better educated than they were in 1968—and in many ways better off in absolute terms than they were in 1968—they are still economically disadvantaged relative to whites. “Black Americans have clearly put a tremendous amount of personal effort into...

Traffic at the intersection of 6th and Main Streets came to a halt for a quarter hour on March 5 as protesters in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) demanded a resolution from House Speaker Paul Ryan. DACA was due to expire on March 5, but federal courts intervened and issued rulings that temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from ending the program that offers protections for undocumented immigrants who were brought to America as children. “We took bold action to raise the pressure on Paul Ryan,” said Luís Tapia, a 16 year old high school junior...