Finance committee rejects Evers proposals, legislator calls it “embarrassing.” By Henry Redman - May 20th, 2021 08:49 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Wisconsin State Capitol. Photo by Mariiana Tzotcheva.
Democrats on the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) of the Wisconsin Legislature believe the best way to help the homeless is to help them find homes. Republicans on the committee, strongly in the majority, believe the best way to help Wisconsin’s unhoused people is to make it cheaper for local governments to help them find jobs.
As the JFC considered the housing provisions in Gov.
Tony Evers proposed 2021-23 budget Thursday, the four Democrats on the 16-person body pleaded unsuccessfully with the Republicans to keep millions of dollars in housing aid for workers and the homeless.
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Richard Stewart tells students from Cultural Roots Cooperative about the history of Pocahontas Island inside his Black History Museum on the island, on May 3, 2021, in Petersburg, Va. (Sean Jones/The Progress-Index via AP) May 09, 2021 - 6:02 AM
PETERSBURG, Va. - âItâs so nice to hear childrenâs voices in here again,â said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island.
Stewartâs house doubles as a Black History Museum that chronicles the islandâs history as the âoldest Black community in the United States.â It was the home of free Blacks as early as the 1800s, achieving prosperity and esteem. About 700 historical pieces are packed within the houseâs walls.
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PETESRBURG – “It’s so nice to hear children s voices in here again,” said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island.
Stewart’s house doubles as a Black History Museum that chronicles the island’s history as a the “oldest Black community in the United States.” It was the home of free Blacks as early as the 1800s, achieving prosperity and esteem. About 700 historical pieces are packed within the house’s walls.
Children filed through hallways piled to the ceiling in artifacts and old news clippings showing the island’s past – old steel shackles, a replica slave ship and information on historical figures like Gabriel Prosser, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, and John Rolfe.