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US RELIGIOUS LEADERS MAKE FORCEFUL APPEAL TO ADMIT REFUGEES In rare agreement across faith and ideological lines, leaders of major American religious groups have condemned proposed bans on Syrian refugees, contending a legitimate debate over security has been overtaken by irrational fear and prejudice. Top organizations representing evangelicals, Roman Catholics, Jews and liberal Protestants say […]

Two bills altering Wisconsin’s political landscape passed the Republican-controlled state Senate in a late-night Friday into early-morning Saturday session all but assuring they will head to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk by the end of the month. One bill returns the 8-year-old Government Accountability Board to separate bipartisan commissions to oversee ethics and elections. It passed […]

Milwaukee has become “the Harvard of pimp school” and Wisconsin is a hub of human trafficking, an expert has said in the wake of an FBI sting last month in which nine adolescents were rescued from commercial sexual exploitation, meaning Milwaukee tied with Las Vegas for the third highest number of young people rescued during […]

Wisconsin Creates Task Force to Fight Human Trafficking (MADISON) In an effort to fight the growing crisis of the sexual trafficking of youth and children in Wisconsin, the creation of a state-level, cross-system human trafficking task force was announced today. Co-chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Wisconsin’s Attorney […]

Bill to Require Photo IDs for Wisconsin Food Stamp Recipients by JESSIE OPOIEN | The Capital Times Food stamp recipients in Wisconsin would be required to use photo ID cards for their purchases under a bill being proposed by two Republican lawmakers. Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, says the proposal is an effort to crack down on […]

Scott Walker signs state budget with 104 vetoes day before 2016 kickoff – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   Waukesha— As he prepared to kick off his presidential campaign, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed the state budget Sunday after using his veto powers to excise grants for conservation groups and a provision that would have given payday […]

Long Season of Disquiet Letter, Bishop Eaton (on Charleston) It has been a long season of disquiet in our country. From Ferguson to Baltimore, simmering racial tensions have boiled over into violence. But this … the fatal shooting of nine African Americans in a church is a stark, raw manifestation of the sin that is […]

State Changes Home Care Plan – Up Front (Mike Gousha) Copy and paste in your browser to watch this youtube: http://www.wisn.com/politics/upfront/state-changes-home-care-plan/33691260  

Lawmakers scale back Scott Walker’s plan on long-term careMadison — Republican lawmakers committed Thursday to scale back Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to disassemble and then rebuild Wisconsin’s long-term care system, again balking at a piece of the likely presidential candidate’s budget bill. In a series of votes Thursday affecting some of Wisconsin’s most vulnerable citizens, lawmakers […]

Faith Groups Challenge Drug Testing for some Recipients of Public Assistance For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Rev. Cindy Crane, Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin: 608-270-0201; cindyc@loppw.org John Huebscher, Wisconsin Catholic Conference: 608-257-0004; john@wisconsincatholic.org Rev. Scott D. Anderson, Wisconsin Council of Churches: 608-837-3108; sanderson@wichurches.org Date: April 21, 2015 Madison – Last Thursday, a diverse group […]