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Economy, Health & Welfare

‘How do I ever get caught up, if I’m always catching up?’ Poverty’s unrelenting grip on Milwaukee

by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Milwaukee holds the second-highest poverty rate among large U.S. cities, leaving many residents with impossible choices.

Economy, Environment, Government

Mississippi River mayors gather in St. Louis, push for program to safeguard lower basin

by Keely Brewer / Daily Memphian September 16, 2022September 17, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

As Midwest summers get hotter, Milwaukee’s most at risk have an unmet need: air conditioning

by Samantha McCabe / Wisconsin Watch August 23, 2022January 3, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

Wisconsin doctors split on whether risky child pregnancies warrant life-saving exception

by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch August 20, 2022November 30, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests

by tanka dhakal / Wisconsin Watch August 18, 2022December 22, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Coronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

Calls for more coronavirus testing as Wisconsin sees ‘significant community spread’

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch July 17, 2020November 29, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch