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Posted inHealth & Welfare

Baby formula recall leaves parents scrambling for replacements and answers. Here’s what to know.

by Matt Martinez / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service March 7th, 2022March 8th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

The recent recall of powder formula spurred anger, concern, confusion and a frantic search for replacement supplies for mothers in Milwaukee.

Posted inEducation

Years after federal investigation, racial disparities persist in Milwaukee Public Schools suspensions

by Sam Woods / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service February 9th, 2022February 9th, 2022
Posted inEducation

MATC broadens access for Milwaukee students amid historical inequities, dropping enrollment

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch December 15th, 2021February 14th, 2022
Posted inEconomy, Environment

Amid utilities’ resistance, Wisconsin proposal would clear barrier for third-party rooftop solar

by Kari Lydersen / Energy News Network November 1st, 2021November 1st, 2021
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare

‘It’s criminal’: Milwaukeeans call for speedier lead pipeline removal to cut childhood poisoning

by Diana Butsko / Wisconsin Watch September 9th, 2021February 2nd, 2022
Posted inGovernment

Counting Wisconsin: What you should know about the 2020 Census

by Ana Martinez-Ortiz February 4th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inNews about Wisconsin Watch

News-by-text: Three nonprofit newsrooms receive Google support for News414 project to engage residents of low-income Milwaukee neighborhoods

by Wisconsin Watch October 25th, 2019February 24th, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety, The Cannabis Question

Blacks arrested for pot possession at four times the rate of whites in Wisconsin

by Izabela Zaluska July 14th, 2019March 16th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Government

Solar flare-up: Utility blocks Iowa firm from harnessing the sun in Milwaukee

by Sarah Whites-Koditschek July 7th, 2019March 16th, 2021
Posted inFailure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin misses chances to cut risk of lead exposure in drinking water

by Cara Lombardo January 15th, 2017May 1st, 2017
Posted inFailure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare

Milwaukee takes action to reduce lead in water; critics say it is not enough

by Cara Lombardo January 15th, 2017March 10th, 2017
Posted inJustice & Safety, Precious Lives

Precious Lives asks state leaders: What is your pledge in the coming year to reduce gun violence?

by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism staff January 3rd, 2017June 10th, 2019

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