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New Study Ties Weak State Gun Laws to Child Deaths in Wisconsin and Other States

July 12, 2025

By Edgar Mendez 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. States with weak gun laws, including Wisconsin, experience more firearm deaths among children ages 0 to 17, according to a study published in the June issue of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Deaths, Edgar Mendez, Gun Law, Gun Violence, Nelson Manuel Lopez Correa, Shelia Stubbs

Billions for ICE, Cuts for the Poor: Trump’s Bill Redefines Federal Priorities

July 12, 2025

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump’s massive new spending measure, known by Democrats as the “One Big Ugly Bill,” is set to dismantle central pillars of the American social safety net and create the most expansive immigration enforcement system the country has ever seen. The legislation advances $1 trillion […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Big Beautiful Bill, Donald Trump, Stacy M. Brown, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The Number of National Black Conventions That Are ‘NOT’ Inviting President Trump Continues to Grow

July 12, 2025

By April Ryan BlackPressUSA Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) says it is “not” extending an invitation to President Donald Trump for its annual convention in Cleveland, just weeks away in August. The association’s president, Ken Lemon, says, “The focus of this year’s convention is the organization’s […]

Popular Interests In This Article: April Ryan, Black Press, Donald Trump, NAACP, National Association of Black Journalists, National Urban League

Harvard Report, State of the Nation’s Housing 2025: Black Homeownership Gains Have Halted Since 2023 Only 1 in 7 Renters Can Afford to Buy a Home

July 5, 2025

By Charlene Crowell For the first time in 30 years, rising home prices and interest rates have translated into a drop in existing home sales and worsening affordability challenges for middle class families. Among the nation’s 46 million renter households, only one in seven – 6 million – in 2024 earned at least $126,700, the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Charlene Crowell, Housing Affordability, Joint Center for Housing Studies, State of the Nations Housing Report

Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Preserving Abortion Access in Wisconsin

July 5, 2025

MADISON — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade three years ago—a decision that effectively forced Wisconsin to operate under a near-complete abortion ban, even in the cases of rape and incest, for over a year—the Wisconsin Supreme Court today released a decision protecting reproductive freedom and affirming Wisconsinites […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Abortion Access, Reproductive Freedom, Tony Evers, Wisconsin State Budget

Here’s How Wisconsin’s Republican Budget Compares with Public Opinion

July 5, 2025

The Marquette poll found strong support for special education funding and postpartum Medicaid coverage and growing support for keeping property taxes in check By Margaret Shreiner Wisconsin Watch and Noe Goldhaber Wisconsin Watch This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It was made possible by donors like you. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Margaret Shreiner, Noe Goldhaber, Robin Vos, Tony Evers, Wisconsin State Budget

Tobacco Retailers: Protect Your Community and Business by Checking IDs at all Times

July 5, 2025

There’s a growing problem in Milwaukee. More underage teens have had easy access to tobacco this summer, the result of illegal sales of tobacco by retailers. The legal age to purchase tobacco in the U.S. is 21 years old. The problem was revealed during compliance checks conducted in June by teen participants in the Wisconsin […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Tobacco 21

Here’s why Some in Milwaukee Say We Can’t Afford to Lose Emily Sterk

June 28, 2025

By Devin Blake 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. It’s tempting to begin a story about Emily Sterk with an anecdote about her advocacy around mass incarceration. Or with her reflections on how her privilege plays […]

Popular Interests In This Article: American Council of Learned Societies, Devin Blake, Emily Sterk, Milwaukee Turners

Medical College of Wisconsin Researchers Aiming to Rewrite How Brain Injuries are Evaluated and Treated

June 28, 2025

Newly proposed framework marks a major step forward and is expected to improve care for the millions of people affected by a traumatic brain injury each year. Milwaukee, Wis.– Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has traditionally been categorized as “mild, moderate, or severe” based on relatively crude criteria. Clinicians, researchers, and patients alike all recognize that […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Medical College of Wisconsin, Michael McCrea, Traumatic Brain Injury

Why is Wisconsin’s Prison System Such a ‘Mess,’ and What can be Done to fix it?

June 28, 2025

Deteriorating prisons, truth-in-sentencing, Act 10: Reasons for problems abound, while solutions remain elusive By Sreejita Patra  Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin incarcerates more people per capita than the majority of countries in the world, including the United States. Wisconsin Watch and other newsrooms in recent years have reported on criminal charges against staff following prison deaths, medical […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Extended Supervision, Mass Incarceration, Prison Conditions, Reincarceration, Sreejita Patra

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