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Posted by Editor | Feb 2, 2020 |

A vision for Transformational Journalism that inspires social engagement in Milwaukee, and connecting to the world. The Milwaukee Independent is an award-winning and advertising-free daily news magazine that advocates for inclusive social understanding in Milwaukee by publishing positive news content that covers a wide range of topics as a catalyst for community development. As part of the altered conditions for reporting news during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, Milwaukee Independent expanded its editorial coverage as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the occupation of Milwaukee’s sister city of Irpin. That war experience produced the first of...

Wisconsin’s low-paid workers get left behind again as minimum wages increase in 22 other states

Posted by Tamarine Cornelius | Jan 30, 2020 |

Low-paid workers across the country are getting raises because 22 states increased their minimum wages on January 1 or near the end of last year. Those raises will lift workers out of poverty, help struggling families make ends meet, and make it easier for workers to achieve financial security. A minimum wage increase gives a particular boost to workers of color, for whom a long history of wage discrimination has depressed wages. Unfortunately, Wisconsin workers will not get any of those benefits, as Wisconsin was not among the states that increased their minimum wages. Wisconsin’s minimum wage is still...

Senator Baldwin says it’s “gut check time” for U.S. Senators to fulfill their oath to Constitution

Posted by Wisconsin Public Radio | Jan 29, 2020 |

Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin called on Republicans to call former national security adviser John Bolton to testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on January 27, saying it was “gut check time” for senators who had sworn oaths to defend the United States Constitution. Baldwin also singled out her Republican counterpart, Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, saying what Bolton reportedly wrote in his unpublished memoir about Trump’s position on U.S. aide to Ukraine contradicted what the president told Johnson last August. The New York Times first reported on the Bolton manuscript over the weekend, stating...

Let the Sunshine In: 2019 was most successful year for City’s residential home solar program

Posted by Staff | Jan 23, 2020 |

The Milwaukee solar group buy program wrapped up its most successful year to date in 2019, resulting in 48 homeowners installing 255.70 kilowatts of new solar installations. The City of Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO), in partnership with renewable energy non-profit the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), launched its 2019 solar group purchase program for Milwaukee residents and business in May. Over the summer, they offered free community information sessions called “Power Hours” at the Milwaukee Public Museum and Milwaukee Public Library branches to educate home and business owners about how solar works, the typical return on investment, what...

SPECIAL | COVID-19 Updates

Posted by Editor | Jan 23, 2020 |

COVID-19 | Coronavirus Updates Special Coverage This page features news reports published by Milwaukee Independent about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on the local community. Editorial Note: In light of the coronavirus health situation affecting Milwaukee and its unknown implications for the future, we will continue publishing daily as a beacon of information and education for the community. We are fortunate to have an adaptive style of journalism and production management system that puts us in a safe and responsible position. As such, we have decided to publish beyond our usual format when timely news and conditions better...

When America went Dry: Forgotten political and social lessons on the 100th anniversary of Prohibition

Posted by TheConversation | Jan 19, 2020 |

By Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business, Boston University On January 17, 1920, one hundred years ago, America officially went dry. Prohibition, embodied in the U.S Constitution’s 18th amendment, banned the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol. Yet it remained legal to drink, and alcohol was widely available throughout Prohibition, which ended in 1933. I am reminded of how easy it was to drink during Prohibition every time I go to the hotel in New Hampshire that hosted the Bretton Woods Conference, which created the modern international monetary system after World War II. The hotel, now...