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ACLU Executive Director wrote the following letter to the City of Milwaukee's Common Council Public Safety Committee, addressed to the Chair, Alderman Terry Witkowski, to express concerns about the recent officer-involved shooting at Red Arrow Park in Milwaukee.

To settle a lawsuit challenging the Zoo Interchange reconstruction, the state will dedicate $2.87 million between 2014 and 2018 to establish bus routes to help Milwaukee's central city residents reach suburban job centers.

The State of Wisconsin said Monday it would pay more than $13 million for new Milwaukee County bus routes to help with congestion during the massive Zoo Interchange reconstruction, settling a 2-year-old lawsuit.

Over 500 marched, rallied, and organized to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education, which made the promise of racially integrated public schools with its famed declaration: Separate is not equal.

In advance of a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision that led to the desegregation of America’s schools, Milwaukee’s School & Communities United – a coalition of community, teacher, student, labor, civic and religious organizations – has issued a report on education in Milwaukee.

By Gilman Halsted Wisconsin Public Radio

Madison — State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Monday appealed a two-week-old decision striking down Wisconsin's voter ID law.

Congress finally had enough. Almost one year after the first disclosure about the NSA's abusive surveillance programs, the House Judiciary Committee made history on Wednesday when it