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Author Archives: PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

PrincessSafiya Byers is a Report for America corp member working as a staff reporter at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service where she covers health, minority businesses, faith, jobs, housing and transportation. A proud Milwaukee native, Byers is a 2020 graduate of Marquette University. She has had internships with the Milwaukee Community Journal, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Byers has also co-produced a community podcast and written for community newsletters.

Posted inEconomy

A legacy of past choices: Milwaukee’s housing crisis explained

by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service June 10th, 2022June 9th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Rising rent, stagnant wages and a lack of available units have left Milwaukeeans navigating an affordable housing crisis. This crisis, say local housing experts, is a legacy of the city’s past policy choices.

Posted inColor of Money, Economy

What Wisconsin homeowners (and those who want to be) should know

by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service June 12th, 2021June 9th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Government, Health & Welfare

The CDC eviction moratorium may end. What does that mean for Wisconsin?

by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service May 6th, 2021June 28th, 2021
Posted inEconomy

‘Rent is still due’: What you need to know about the CDC’s order to pause residential evictions

by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service September 29th, 2020May 6th, 2021
Posted inGovernment

‘Nowhere to go’: Wisconsin renters face evictions as emergency aid falls short

by Allison Dikanovic, Clara Neupert / Wisconsin Watch and PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service August 22nd, 2020May 6th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

Nowhere to go: Why Wisconsin’s homeless youth go uncounted and underserved

by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Francisco Velazquez February 20th, 2020May 6th, 2021

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