203 (2003-07-18)

About this film

Here and Now, school choice expansion, Lifting the cap on the number of low income Milwaukee children who can attend private schools at state expense and the proposal to expand the choice program to serve Milwaukee County, not just the city. Republican legislators included that in their version of the state budget. The question remains whether Governor Doyle will veto the choice expansion. Tim Sheehy, president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce hopes not. He likes the new choice options. On the other side, President of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, that's the state teachers' union, Stan Johnson. carry concealed weapons, This week the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled homeowners and store owners have the right to carry concealed weapons on their own property for self-defense. Justices grappled with balancing Wisconsin's 5-year-old constitutional amendment, giving residents the right to keep and bear arms, against the 130 year old state law forbidding concealed weapons. The specific case that led to the ruling involved a Milwaukee grocery store owner convicted of carrying a concealed weapon inside his business. Munir Hamdan appealed his conviction sayin…

Directors & creators

Wisconsin Public Television (WHA-TV)

Subjects

public broadcasting, AAPB, Wisconsin Public Television, WHA-TV, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee County, School choice, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, Wisconsin Education Association Council, Tim Sheehy, Stan Johnson, Jim Doyle, Munir Hamdan, Chris Trebatoski, Concealed carry, Gun rights, Wisconsin Supreme Court

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