By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The new school year is nearly here and with it comes the annual back-to-school fairs that take place throughout Milwaukee. Mayor Tom Barrett announced the Milwaukee … Read Full Article
Get Ready for the Unexpected with a Disaster Go Bag
Don’t think you need an emergency kit? Think again, say families who needed one. Flashlights, jugs of bottled water, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat meal packs line the White’s living room floor. The family isn’t going camping—they’re … Read Full Article
Medical College of Wisconsin to Require COVID-19 Vaccination Amid Growing Threat of Delta Variant
Full Vaccination Required by Nov. 1 as MCW Leads by Example in Creating “Safest Environment Possible” In response to the increase in positive cases of the Delta variant and recent surges of COVID-19 cases across the community, state and country, … Read Full Article
The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court just undercut the Voting Rights Act again. Having gutted the section that required pre-approval of state voting laws to protect the rights of minorities to vote in … Read Full Article
Don’t Get Faked Out! How to Avoid Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards
By Darryl Sellers From coast to coast, local and federal law enforcement agencies are finding some bad players who are preying on the public’s fears in order to profit from the pandemic. The sale of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards is a new and … Read Full Article
Young Professionals Networking with Social X MKE’s “The Wind Down” Event
By Hayley Crandall Practice your pitches and get those business cards ready, Social X MKE is bringing back its networking event. The Wind Down will take place at Zócalo Food Park, 636 S. 6th St., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 4. The … Read Full Article
‘Medicare has Been a Game Changer’: Congresswoman Gwen Moore Talks Medicare on 56th Anniversary
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 2014, while under private insurance, Mary Wacker broke a small bone in her foot. She paid $800 for a specialist to look at her foot for 15 minutes and recommend that she’d wear a boot. Over the next year, Wacker, a … Read Full Article
Raising Wisconsin’s Minimum Wage Would Significantly Cut Poverty. So Why Is It Still $7.25?
Gretchen Gerlach (Wisconsin Watch) 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 … Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Education Announces $3.2 Billion in Additional Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds to Support Students at Historic and Under-Resourced Institutions
The U.S. Department of Education announced today $3.2 billion in additional emergency grants under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). These funds will support students who … Read Full Article
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Affordable Housing in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Jefferson Counties
‘I want to fix it’: Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson Calls Milwaukee’s Lead Crisis Her No. 1 Priority
By Matt Martinez 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 … Read Full Article
How the Milwaukee Bucks Inspired Alex Lasry to Run for the U.S. Senate
By Milwaukee Courier Staff As Wisconsin continues to bask in the glow of the Milwaukee Bucks first NBA Championship in 50 years, Alex Lasry, senior vice president for the Milwaukee Bucks, sat down with Milwaukee Courier staff to talk about how … Read Full Article
It’s Time for America to Pay What They Owe
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 2019, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said “I don’t think reparations for something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible is a good … Read Full Article
Milwaukee: My Hometown, En Vogue
By LaKeshia N. Myers What a time to live in Milwaukee and what a time to be alive! The Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA championship last week and in the midst of the euphoric experience of the NBA finals, it was not lost on me how fans from across … Read Full Article
What M&A Critics Don’t Understand About Drug Innovation
By John Stanford The Federal Trade Commission just announced plans to “take an aggressive approach to tackling anticompetitive pharmaceutical mergers.” Kelly Slaughter, the acting head of the agency, recently blamed the “high volume of … Read Full Article
Crosswalk Murals on North Avenue Part of a Larger Effort to Address Reckless Driving in City
By Edgar Mendez 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 … Read Full Article