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Opinion: Community Voices
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Opinion: Your Right to Know: Data center secrecy is unacceptable
All too often, secrecy and confidentiality carry the day in proceedings of state and local government.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: We saw a lot of our neighbors at the ‘No Kings’ rallies. But where were our elected leaders?
There was no clear presence or support of our elected officials at the “No Kings” gathering in downtown Milwaukee.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Your Right to Know: Costs shouldn’t be used to deter records requests
Refusing to provide information on teacher misconduct, or charging prohibitive fees for such records, is antithetical to school districts’ legal duty — and moral obligation — of transparency.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Milwaukee housing experts weigh in on what safe housing is
Everyone wants safe housing. But what does that mean? We asked Milwaukee’s housing experts what safe housing is and here is what they said.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Your Right to Know: ‘No comment’ is no help to the public
In a trend spanning multiple levels of government and political parties, public officials are increasingly avoiding answering inconvenient questions about matters of public concern.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: An open letter to Black students entering college this semester
Whether you’re walking onto a campus built centuries ago with traditions that never imagined you in mind, or entering the storied legacy of an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) where Black brilliance has always been the standard, know this: You belong.
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Opinion: Your Right to Know: Ann Walsh Bradley and the cause of openness
For the first time in 30 years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is without Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. It is also without one of its most consistent advocates for transparency in government.
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Opinion: Cuts in federal funding endanger the health of Milwaukee residents
Milwaukee deserves better. Our health depends on it. The $5 million of funding cuts are just the beginning of a systematic attack on public health.
Posted inCommunity, Housing, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Don’t let the government take away the tools we need to fight housing discrimination
We must urge members of Congress to keep our national promises, to protect housing consumers from illegal discrimination, and to fully fund fair housing enforcement work through Fair Housing Initiatives Program.