The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted earlier this month to limit the length of time eviction records can be kept online.
How One Man is Fighting Law that Lets Landlords Reject Tenants with Drug Distribution Records
Yusuf Dahl was convicted of dealing drugs when he was 18.. 25 years later that conviction is still blocking Dahl from housing opportunities.
Why Odds are Stacked in Favor of Bad Landlords in Wisconsin
The alleged violations included allowing illegal provisions in leases; illegally charging tenants late rent and court fees
Low-Income Residents can Get Free Legal Support to Fight Debt Collections in Small Claims Court
By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Low-income residents will now be able to get free legal support to fight cases filed against them in small claims court by third-party debt collectors or debt […]
‘How Do I Ever Get Caught Up, If I’m Always Catching Up?’ Poverty’s Unrelenting Grip on Milwaukee
By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Unpaid bills often put Elizabeth Brown in the position of choosing between which of her family’s needs should get priority, a struggle familiar to many Milwaukeeans. Brown, 43, is […]
Group Seeks to Limit the Number of Years Evictions Remain Searchable. Here’s What You Need to Know.
By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. The Wisconsin State Supreme Court is weighing a rule change that would reduce to one year the length of time that eviction records are held and are […]
Research Project Seeks to Find out Why People of Color are Underrepresented in Clinical Trials
By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. The history of medical research is rife with instances of specific groups of people underrepresented in clinical trials, people who have then had adverse effects to novel medications and […]
‘I Just Wanted it to Taste Good’: Milwaukee Baker Sells Allergen-Free Cookie and Brownie Mixes Nationwide
By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. All Nubian Simmons wanted was to have dessert like everyone else. But her severe wheat and dairy allergy made that next to impossible. So she started baking […]
A Legacy of Past Choices: Milwaukee’s Housing Crisis Explained
By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.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 […]
Congressional Committee Hears About Milwaukee’s Housing Inequities — And How to Fix Them
By PrincessSafiya Byers Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Rent caps, support for emerging developers and direct financial support for proven housing agencies were just a few solutions to housing inequities presented […]