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National school choice advocate Howard Fuller to retire from Marquette
Howard Fuller Howard Fuller, former superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools and nationally known advocate for school choice, is retiring after decades at Marquette University, where he served as a distinguished professor of education and founder and director of its Institute for the Transformation of Learning. The university announced his decision in a statement Friday, June 19, 2020 saying he will retire at the end of
the month. "I just felt like it was time," said Fuller, 79, who acknowledged a weariness in his voice in an interview with the Journal Sentinel on Friday. "Anybody who's conscious would be worn out," he said, an apparent reference to the national tumult over race and racism. "It's just time to figure out how you make a contribution with everything that's happening and given the stage of my life I'm at."
Gov. Evers appoints Kori Ashley as Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Gov. Tony Evers announced on June 5, 2020, his appointment of Kori Ashley as Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Dennis R. Cimple, effective September 11, 2020.
“Kori Ashley will be a dynamic judge who pushes for real change,” said Gov. Evers. “We know that the criminal justice system is broken, and that it has an overwhelming disproportionate impact on people Judge Kori Ashley of color. As an attorney, Ashley has worked tirelessly to correct this. Now she’ll reports are frequently used do so on the bench.” by landlords and employers. Her work in securing the deAshley is currently an at- cision will benefit thousands torney with Legal Action of Wisconsinites. Wisconsin, where she helps clients with conviction re“I applaud Governor cords gain employment. Evers for his appointment Ashley successfully prevailed of attorney Kori Ashley before the Wisconsin Court to the Milwaukee Circuit of Appeals in a case requir- Court. Kori is a passionate ing the State’s Crime Infor- professional who has used mation Bureau to remove her voice to help others find from background reports their own,” said Judge Maxarrests that do not result in a ine White. “The hallmark charge or conviction. These of her career has been to
work tirelessly to provide access to justice to those who would otherwise be foreclosed due to their race, economic status or personal circumstance. There are many of us who attribute our success to persons like Kori who unselfishly extend their talents to empower and support others. She will be an excellent judge.” Ashley earned an undergraduate degree from DePaul University and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. She was in private practice for four years before joining Legal Action of Wisconsin in 2016. Ashley is highly involved in the community, including serving as the chair of the State Bar Board of Governors, a coach for the Golda Meir High School Mock Trial Team, a member of the Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers, and a Milwaukee Times Newspaper 2020 Black Excellence Special Honoree - Women At the Leading Edge of Law.
What is and isn’t in Milwaukee’s mask mandate Specific details are now available on Milwaukee’s proposed mask ordinance. The proposal would require individuals over the age of one to wear masks both indoors and outdoors when they leave home, with limited exceptions. Scheduled to be introduced Tuesday, July 7, 2020, by Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, the proposal is expected to be reviewed during a yet-to-be-scheduled special meeting of the Public Safety & Health Committee and then would go forward to the full Common Council for adoption. A council committee spent almost two hours debating the merits of a mask mandate last week. Individuals would be required to “have possession” of a mask anytime they leave home and wear the mask whenever in an indoor public space. A similar outdoor requirement is included, but only when an individual is within 30 feet of an individual
that isn’t a member of their household. The only explicit exceptions in the proposal are for individuals under the age of two, individuals who have upper-respiratory chronic conditions and silent disabilities, and those exempted under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance due to a medical condition, mental health condition, development disability or other Americans with Disabilities Act provision and individuals in settings where it is not ed basis to at least half of the practical or feasible to wear city’s residents, approximateface coverings. ly 300,000 people. It grants the Milwaukee Health DeExamples for settings that partment the ability to accept are impractical or infeasi- up to $100,000 in in-kind doble to wear a mask include nations for the effort. dental services and medical treatments. Explicit guidance Penalties, enforced by the on practices within bars and health department, for virestaurants isn’t included. olating the indoor requirement are to be a warning and A separate council resolu- opportunity for compliance tion would require Milwau- first, followed by a citation kee Health Commissioner of not less than $50 and not Jeanette Kowalik to set up more than $500. The Health a program to distribute free Commissioner is provided face masks on an as-request-
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in city buildings in all cases and when out in the field if the ordinance requires it. “In my view this is an important moment for city government to do what is needed to protect the health and safety of our citizens, of essential workers, and the entire community. I look forward to the robust discussion that will take place around this ordinance in the coming days,” said Dimitrijevic in a statement. with the authority to shut down any business that fails to enforce the ordinance more than twice. The outdoor requirement does not have an enforcement mechanism. Face masks are defined as any protective mask covering the nose and mouth, including cloth face coverings and surgical masks. All city employees, including sanitation employees and police officers would be required to wear masks when
A letter from 75 businesses calling for a mask mandate was submitted to Mayor Tom Barrett and Common Council President Cavalier Johnson last week. Both have endorsed the concept of a mandate. A full copy of the proposed ordinance and the free-mask program resolution can be found at https://urbanmilwaukee.com/w p-content/uploads/2020/07/ Masks-for-all-resolution.pdf. www.milwaukeetimesnews.com