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Tents and scattered belongings line an alley beside graffiti-covered walls while a person walks past shopping carts and tarps

Community, Health & Welfare, Housing

Milwaukee homelessness rises despite some prevention successes

by PrincessSafiya Byers and Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch May 25, 2026May 26, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Milwaukee is seen as an example of how coordinated prevention efforts can work during a larger national crisis.

A person holds a Wisconsin Homestead Credit 2024 instruction form labeled "H & H-EZ" with "Wis Tax" and "MY tax ACCOUNT" logos visible near the top.

Community, Economy

Here’s how Trump’s new tax law affects people with low incomes

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service names Edgar Mendez managing editor following national search

by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service September 12, 2025September 11, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Community, Education, Pathways to success

Milwaukee tech college’s multicultural service cuts prompt pushback

by Alex Klaus / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service September 10, 2025September 11, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Community, Education

Free driver’s ed is available for eligible Wisconsin youths. Here’s how it works.

by PrincessSafiya Byers September 1, 2025August 31, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Classroom with desks and dummies in beds

Community, Education

Dual enrollment helps Milwaukee Public Schools students prepare for college success. Why are participation rates low?

by Alex Klaus / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service August 29, 2025August 28, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Family poses in front of small airplane.

How this Black pilot in Milwaukee earned his license to fly at age 18

by Chesnie Wardell / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service August 22, 2025August 20, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

At a meeting with people sitting in chairs, a person holds a sign that says "SAY NO TO FRT IN MILWAUKEE"

Community, Justice & Safety

Milwaukee police still weighing expanding use of facial recognition technology

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service August 14, 2025August 13, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People file through a well-lit, windowed corridor and great a man in a white shift at a desk, who stretches out his right arm

Community, Education, Pathways to success, Resources

New center helps Literacy Services of Wisconsin expand adult education in Milwaukee

by Alex Klaus / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service July 31, 2025July 29, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Balloons, photos and messages next to a street

Community, Justice & Safety

New study ties weak state gun laws to child deaths in Wisconsin

by Edgar Mendez / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service July 22, 2025July 21, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Community, Government

‘Adiós, Milwaukee’: A family uprooted, a hole left behind

by Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th July 9, 2025July 8, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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