Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant Unless you are of a certain age or healthcare status, you might know the difference between Medicaid and Medicare. Simply put, both are … [Read more...]
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Changes to Federal Food aid Raise Alarm as Summer Nears. Here’s What you Need to Know.
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 … [Read more...]
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A Lifeline at Risk: The Heartbreaking Cost of Cutting Job Corps
By Senator Dora Drake One of my first clients I worked with at JusticePoint was a young man who dropped out of high school and faced a misdemeanor case. While he was on pretrial supervision, he … [Read more...]
How Cuts to AmeriCorps are Affecting Milwaukee Youth Programs
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 … [Read more...]
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Why Child Care Counts
By Senator Dora Drake Childcare needs to be affordable and accessible, but within our state, childcare has become increasingly expensive and inaccessible. Through the Child Care Counts program, … [Read more...]
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Statement on House Republicans’ Vote to “Defund” Planned Parenthood
House Republicans’ vote puts nearly 200 Planned Parenthood health centers and 1.1 million patients at risk WASHINGTON, DC — In the dark of night, House Republicans debated and passed a … [Read more...]
‘It’s a Tragedy’: Public Allies Alums Discuss Impact of AmeriCorps Cuts, Future of Organization
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 … [Read more...]
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Republican Clean Energy Repeal Bill Will Raise Costs, Kill Jobs, and Sacrifice Manufacturing in Wisconsin
Republicans are proposing a total repeal of clean energy investments – a direct assault on Wisconsin manufacturing and made-in-Wisconsin energy. Repealing clean energy tax credits would gut … [Read more...]
Madison’s Best Kept Secret’: People Living With Mental Illness Find Work, Care and Community at a Clubhouse Built for Them
Funding for Yahara House is scarce, and Wisconsin invests little in a health care model that’s thriving in Michigan. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR Chewbacca, Yoda and Princess … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Cuts Will Raise Utility Costs for Low-Income Wisconsinites
LIHEAP has served hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin households, delivering millions in relief for families to pay heating and cooling bills Madison, WI — The Trump administration fired the entire … [Read more...]