A Do-Over Is Needed on the $252 Million MPS Referendum [WRN VOICES]
WRN VoicesBy Steve Ewing Time to throw the challenge flag on the MPS referendum. Recently, voters in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties passed a referendum to increase the tax levy by $252…
Warring Law Enforcement Endorsements in Washington County DA’s Race
Jessica McBrideCandidates Barry Braatz and Mandy Schepper have each announced major law enforcement endorsements as the two prosecutors compete to become Washington County DA. Braatz announced the endorsement of Washington County…
MPS Failed to Follow State Law FOR YEARS by Not Filing Financial Reports With City Clerk
Jessica McBride 38 Jim PiwowarczykThe Milwaukee Public Schools board has failed to follow a state law requiring the district’s board to give the Milwaukee city clerk annual financial reports since 1999, with the exception…
GOP Lawmakers Want Legislative Auditors to Review MPS Finances
Ben Yount - The Center Square(The Center Square) – Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol don’t want Gov. Tony Evers to waste the chance to get a good look at Milwaukee Public Schools’ shortcomings. Evers recently…
Biden’s New Staffing Requirements Put Most Illinois Nursing Homes in Peril
The Center SquareAn industry group says the Biden administration’s new staffing regulations for long-term care facilities are unrealistic. The mandate requires that all nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding provide…
Protesters Shout at Sen. Tammy Baldwin at Wisconsin Democratic Convention [VIDEO]
wisconsinPro-Palestinian protesters shouted at U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at the state Democratic Convention in Milwaukee on June 8, disrupting her speech before they were expelled from the room. One called…
Milwaukee Public Schools Must Immediately Halt Referendum Spending
Jim PiwowarczykMilwaukee Public Schools must immediately halt all spending authorized by the narrowly passed $252 million referendum because taxpayers weren’t told the truth about MPS’s finances before the April election. In…
Trump Trial Travesty: Let’s Not Lose Hope [Up Against the Wall]
Terrence R. WallWhat can I say that others haven’t already said? First, let’s not lose hope. Trump will appeal and the appeal will (normally) take a good year, so he’ll be President…
Terrorizing Americans: Crime, Wars Under Joe Biden [Up Against a Wall]
The mayhem that is going on currently is a direct result of decisions by Joe Biden. (I won’t even call him president anymore because someone else is running the country,…
Waukesha Freeman Backs Up Lesli Boese Claim on Trials, as DA Race Heats Up
Waukesha Co. DA candidate Lesli Boese wrote that candidate Mike Thurston’s accusations about her trials were “obviously an attempt to deflect from his own record, and my recent press release…