A plan for free calls for those jailed at the Milwaukee County House of Correction and the Milwaukee County Jail has been blocked due to budgetary considerations.
Wisconsin Groups Offer New ‘Cookbook’ To Spur Affordable Housing Development. Here’s the Recipe
Wisconsin has a new recipe to increase affordable housing development thanks to a “cookbook” released in february.
Wisconsin has a new recipe to increase affordable housing development thanks to a “cookbook” released in february.
Doctors Debate, Patients Suffer: The Fight Over Chronic Lyme Disease in Wisconsin
Mainstream medicine says the tick-borne infection is a short-term ailment. But some patients insist they have Lyme-caused symptoms that last for years.
Mainstream medicine says the tick-borne infection is a short-term ailment. But some patients insist they have Lyme-caused symptoms that last for years.
Wisconsin One of Five States Where ‘Dangerous’ Exotic Animals Can Be Pets
Lack of oversight makes Wisconsin a magnet for wild animals, some of whom end up neglected, abandoned or on the loose
Lack of oversight makes Wisconsin a magnet for wild animals, some of whom end up neglected, abandoned or on the loose
‘The Water Always Wins’: Calls To Protect Shorelines as Volatile Lake Michigan Inflicts Heavy Toll
Wisconsin’s great lakes communities expect to spend $245 million in five years to protect shorelines as a climate ‘tug of war’ drives extreme shifts in water levels.
Wisconsin’s great lakes communities expect to spend $245 million in five years to protect shorelines as a climate ‘tug of war’ drives extreme shifts in water levels.
A National Debt: Should Government Compensate for Slavery and Racism?
Evanston, Illinois is compensating victims of housing discrimination. Big questions remain about whether and how reparations should be handled.
Evanston, Illinois is compensating victims of housing discrimination. Big questions remain about whether and how reparations should be handled.
Wisconsin’s Special Ed System: High Stress, Sparse State Funding
Over the past five decades, state support for special ed has dwindled, and staff shortages and turnover make it difficult to provide required services
Over the past five decades, state support for special ed has dwindled, and staff shortages and turnover make it difficult to provide required services
Wisconsin Schools Called Police on Students at Twice the National Rate — For Native Students, It Was the Highest
School officials refer thousands of children to the police each year. In wisconsin, children with disabilities or who are black, latino or native bear the brunt of it.
School officials refer thousands of children to the police each year. In wisconsin, children with disabilities or who are black, latino or native bear the brunt of it.
Wisconsin Cities Look to Basic Income to Close Racial, Other Wealth Gaps
Following the lead of presidential candidate Andrew Yang, cities in Wisconsin and elsewhere are providing residents a basic income. Will the trend grow?
Following the lead of presidential candidate Andrew Yang, cities in Wisconsin and elsewhere are providing residents a basic income. Will the trend grow?
‘Preserving These Places Is Paramount’: How Photographer Brett Kosmider Documents Door County, Wisconsin’s Fragile, Changing Landscape
Photographer and videographer Brett Kosmider has dedicated much of his career to documenting life and nature in a place that he calls one of the “great anomalies in the world.”
Photographer and videographer Brett Kosmider has dedicated much of his career to documenting life and nature in a place that he calls one of the “great anomalies in the world.”
Wisconsin Imprisons 1 in 36 Black Adults. No State Has a Higher Rate.
A new sentencing project report confirms the state’s deep racial disparities in incarceration, which one advocate calls ‘a slap in the face.’
A new sentencing project report confirms the state’s deep racial disparities in incarceration, which one advocate calls ‘a slap in the face.’
Midwestern Community Colleges Work To Lure, and Keep, Students Struggling With Poverty and Other Barriers
From free tuition to food pantries, two-year colleges try to counteract plunging enrollments with new programs to make college more affordable and accessible
From free tuition to food pantries, two-year colleges try to counteract plunging enrollments with new programs to make college more affordable and accessible