Day: September 16, 2021
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Camden: Resettling refugees redux
Like many Americans old enough to remember the fall of Saigon, the video of people being evacuated from Kabul brings back memories of another time and another war. Read Full Article
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WATCH: Suni Lee celebrates being named one of TIME’s Most Influential People of 2021
The annual list of the 100 most influential people includes climate leaders, advocates, political leaders, singers and songwriters, CEOs and more. Read Full Article
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U.S. Bank Receives $65 Million in New Markets Tax Credit Allocations
USBCDE, LLC – U.S. Bank’s community development entity (CDE) – received $65 million in tax credit allocations from the U.S. Department of Treasury. The allocation is part of the federal government’s … Read Full Article
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California counties consider cannabis cultivation changes
Communities throughout California continue to refine and update legal cannabis plans, including what a socially equitable cannabis program should look like, following legislative action this summer. Read Full Article
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St. Paul Olympian Sunisa Lee one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021
Just a couple of months after bringing home three medals from the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, St. Paul gymnast Sunisa Lee claimed another title Wednesday. Time magazine named the 18-year-old East … Read Full Article
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Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Tom Brady Headline Time 100 Most Influential List
Some of sports’ biggest names were honored on the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. The list was separated into subcategories. Osaka and Ohtani were listed under “Icons,” Lee … Read Full Article
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Minnesota Gymnast Suni Lee Named One Of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
Following her stunning performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Minnesota native Suni Lee has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people. Read Full Article
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Hmong community leaders, Public Health partner to host vaccinations clinics at Hmong grocery stores in September
With the number of COVID-19 cases locally on the increase, Public Health Madison & Dane County has been partnering with local Hmong community leaders on a series of recurring mobile vaccination … Read Full Article
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A Milwaukee woman ‘raised’ within a Hmong nonprofit returned later to lead it
Tammie Xiong grew up volunteering at a Hmong domestic violence nonprofit and going to its youth programs. Now, she is charting its course forward. Read Full Article