Mix of in-person, virtual events celebrate 2021 Marquette law graduates
Marquette University Law School celebrated its 2021 graduates with a mix of in-person and virtual events over the weekend.
Chief Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, who serves the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, encourages 2021 Marquette University Law School graduates to be ambitious and aspirational during a virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday.
Commencement weekend began with a virtual ceremony on Saturday. The ceremony featured a slideshow of the 2021 graduates and remarks from Law School Dean Joseph Kearney and Chief Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, who serves the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Illinois’ adult-use marijuana sales broke the $100 million mark for the first time in March, and – with the help of the largest monthly out-of-state resident sales in the history of the state’s legal market – that record was shattered again in April.
Monthly Marijuana Sales Take Off in Illinois
Increased restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic marked a significant leap in legal cannabis sales across the United States, with New Frontier Data reporting nearly a 50% spike from March to April of 2020 in some major markets.
Despite initial uncertainty surrounding the sustainability of increased marijuana sales, markets like Illinois’ have continued to build upon the record-breaking numbers, outdoing sales figures month after month. The latest milestone came in April, where adult-use cannabis sales reached nearly $115 million, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, shattering the record set in the previous month by over $5.5 million.
Milwaukee Expungement and Pardon Legal Advice Clinic Helps Hundreds
Photo via Mobile Legal Clinic
Itâs normal to not recognize your past self after years of growth. Itâs also common to feel stuck in your situation. This is what many people with criminal backgrounds endureâa yearning to move forward beyond their past while it continues to stick with them.Â
âItâs that stuck feeling that I think is something that, systematically, is curative,â says Megan Morrisey, the clinical coordinator of the Milwaukee Justice Centerâs Mobile Legal Clinic and an adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School. âWe can lift those labeling burdens off of people so that they re free to achieve.âÂ
A release notes Stuermer (pictured) replaces Kristina Angley. Â
Stuermer will oversee sales, marketing and revenue management for the property, which opened in October 2019 in SoBro.
With more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality management industry, Stuermer has held leadership positions at Marriott and Starwood Hotels, Westin Hotels, Luxury Collection and St. Regis. She joins Margaritaville from Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown.
Stuermer is a graduate of Sam Houston State University, in Huntsville, Texas, where she received a bachelorâs degree in business administration with a specialty in marketing.
âWeâre thrilled to welcome Michelle as our newest team member leading the sales and marketing of the hotel,â Margaritaville Hotel Nashville General Manager Jeff Webb said in the release. âHer seasoned experience, familiarity with the city, and passion for the industry will continue leading Margaritaville Hotel Nashville as a top destination wi
Correction: An earlier version of this article reported that evictions filings rose in Milwaukee last year. Filings were somewhat lower in 2020.
Affordable housing has long been one of Milwaukee’s greatest challenges. Recent Wisconsin Policy Forum research has found thousands of households spend more than they can afford on rent, evictions are all too common, and homeownership has declined at an alarming rate. Stark racial disparities show that these issues are particularly challenging for the city’s Black and Hispanic populations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Milwaukee’s housing affordability challenges. While the economy has begun to rebound, preliminary data show total employment in the Milwaukee metro area remained down 7.1% in February 2021 compared with February 2020. Reduced employment has increased the number of households struggling to pay for basic needs such as rent, mortgages and home maintenance.