AltWeeklies Wire
Winconsin Power Plant Sold, State Loses Oversightnew
The approval of the sale of the nuclear power plant at Point Beach does more than just transfer the ownership of a huge asset from Wisconsin Electric Power Co. to FPL Energy. It also diminishes the role of state oversight in the operation of the nuclear facility.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-28-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Milwaukee Remembers the 1967 Open-housing Marchesnew
Vel Phillips, the city's first black and first female alderperson, became the champion for fair, open housing in Milwaukee.
Shepherd Express |
Micheal Timm |
09-28-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Another Attempt at Mental Health Paritynew
Budget proposals could increase insurance coverage in Wisconsin.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
No-Match Letters Already Affecting Workersnew
One fired employee shares her story.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-24-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
John Norquist on Urban Living, Sprawl & Transitnew
Norquist took the skills he learned as Milwaukee mayor from 1988 to 2003 and uses them to provide a model for other cities in his role as president of the Congress for the New Urbanism, based in Chicago.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-14-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Wisconsin Goes Nuclearnew
State Republicans relax nuclear power restrictions in their budget plan.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
Is a Commuter Rail System in Milwaukee's Future?new
Regional plan envisions bus and light rail combination.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-20-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Indiana's Toxic Sludge Is Everyone Else's Problemnew
A British Petroleum (BP) oil refinery in Indiana will be allowed to increase the amount of toxic sludge it dumps in Lake Michigan -- it's the first time in 30 years that a business has been permitted to add more pollution to the lake.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Getting Punished for Earning Morenew
Tax and benefit policies make climbing out of poverty difficult.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-13-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Wisconsin Dems' Health Care Plan Gets GOP Supportnew
Former Tommy Thompson aide wants universal health care coverage.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
07-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Iraqi Labor Leaders Visit Milwaukeenew
They explained their opposition to the oil law and U.S. occupation.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
07-16-2007 |
International
Wisconsin Seeks Pollution Breaks for Businessesnew
Environmentalists worry about health implications.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
06-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Roots of Juneteenthnew
The black independence celebration in Milwaukee.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlweski |
06-15-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Coming-out Storiesnew
How does one begin making public declarations about their identity as a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender? Here's how six individuals did it.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-08-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Confusing New Immigration Billnew
Although President Bush and leading senators worked for months on a new immigration policy, many on both sides of the political spectrum are unhappy with the result.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-01-2007 |
Immigration
