MILWAUKEE — The Republican Party’s first primary debate of presidential hopefuls took place at the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee, Wis. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Eight candidates came to participate in the debate, however, the candidate on most people’s lips was absent: former president Donald Trump. As watch parties for the debate formed around […]
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Roe v. Wade protest on Monument Square: “What does this mean to you?”
On Sunday, close to 300 people came together to protest the overturning of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case. The protest, led by Kejuan Goldsmith and We the Change-makers, saw people of all ages, races, creeds and affiliations coming together to fight for human rights, according to We the Change-makers flyers. The Racine County […]
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No more Roe: What overturning abortion rights means for Wisconsin
In a historic decision, the United States Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a nearly 50-year-old case ruling protecting the right to abortion. With a 6-3 majority vote, conservative justices overturned the precedent set in 1973 that protected a patient’s privacy within the confines of their doctor’s office. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion […]