‘We have to do something,’ a Milwaukee Health Department official says as the city rolls out a new approach to removing lead from older rentals. by Farrah Anderson Wisconsin Watch News414 is a service journalism collaboration between Wisconsin Watch and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service that addresses the specific issues, interests, perspectives and information needs identified […]
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Top Five Packer Players of All-Time
By Charles Collier I have compiled a list of the top five players in Packer history. Reggie White (Minister of Defense). White was an ordained minister. Every Sunday White preyed on NFL Quarterbacks, and they prayed for safety and protection. White was one of the most dominant defensive linemen to ever play the game. At […]
The Fifteen Percent Pledge Empowers Black-owned Brands
By Karen Stokes The Fifteen Percent Pledge is a nonprofit organization established in 2020. Its aim is to encourage prominent retailers to allocate fifteen percent of their shelf space to Black-owned brands, reflecting the fact that fifteen percent of the U.S. population is Black. This initiative invites retailers to respond to their community’s desires for […]
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison Energizes Milwaukee Ahead of Republican Debate
By Karen Stokes Jaime Harrison, Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee was in Milwaukee on Tuesday ahead of the Republican Debate to engage with the community on how the Biden-Harris administration is working on behalf of the American people. Reflecting on Biden’s record and the historical perspective of his administration, Harrison believes that not since […]
Moms for Liberty is Growing in Wisconsin as Critics Call them Extremists
The parental rights organization has built membership from groups that formed during the pandemic and is looking to shape policy and elections By Rachel Hale Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. At July’s Wood County chapter meeting of Moms for Liberty […]
President Biden Visits Milwaukee to Highlight the Economy
By Karen Stokes President Joe Biden on Tuesday, Aug. 15 traveled to Wisconsin to highlight his economic policies in a state critical to his reelection. His arrival in Milwaukee came on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, a major piece of economic legislation he signed into law with great ceremony […]
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.
Inside Waupun Correctional Institution’s ‘nightmare’ lockdown
Prisoners describe unsanitary conditions and a dearth of medical care. Experts say staffing shortages are contributing to lockdowns across the country. By Mario Koran The New York Times Prisoners locked in their cells for days on end report walls speckled with feces and blood. Birds have moved in, leaving droppings on the food trays and […]
Vice President Harris Visits Philadelphia to Announce Pay Increases for Construction Workers
By Karen Stokes Vice President Kamala Harris, Chair of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, visited Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. She revealed plans to gradually increase wage standards for over one million construction workers nationwide. The Vice President delivered remarks and met with rank-and-file union construction workers and national and local […]
Black Adults Living in Redlined Communities Face Elevated Heart Failure Risk, Study Finds
By Karen Stokes New findings from research suggest that Black adults living in communities historically affected by redlining could have a greater susceptibility to heart failure compared to those residing in unaffected neighborhoods. According to the American Heart Association, Redlining refers to a now-illegal practice that denied low-interest mortgage loans to Black, Asian, Hispanic and […]
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