Second Century news fellow based in Milwaukee from 2024-25.
Nick Rommel
Latest Posts
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Tornado passed through southern Eau Claire County overnight
Storms that churned through Wisconsin’s skies Monday evening included a tornado, which passed through southern Eau Claire County.
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‘Highest number I’ve seen’: Wisconsin students experiencing homelessness on the rise
According to a new report, more than 20,000 Wisconsin students were homeless during the 2023-24 academic year.
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‘The nuclear renaissance’: Wisconsin lawmakers discuss pro-nuclear energy bills
Wisconsin could become a leader in nuclear technology and should consider building new nuclear reactors, scientists and lawmakers say.
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Milwaukee coffee company workers form union, owners decline to bargain
Employees of Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. said management increasingly makes decisions with little communication with workers.
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‘People clearly care’: Milwaukee protests target deportations, Democratic leadership
Saturday marked the second time this month that thousands of people rallied across Wisconsin as part of a nationwide movement protesting President Donald Trump and his administration.
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Bipartisan housing programs have little to show. Legislators are working on fixes.
In 2023, state lawmakers created three workforce housing programs they said would boost house construction around Wisconsin. They didn’t work as well as legislators hoped.
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Milwaukee County officials discuss response to ICE courthouse arrests
Officials in Milwaukee County discussed on Tuesday morning what they can do about activity by federal immigration agents in the county’s courthouse.
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Craft brewers, roofer talk Trump’s tariffs with Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Milwaukee
A brewery on the banks of the Milwaukee River hosted a roundtable discussion between tool distributors, farmers, roofers, craft brewers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Monday.
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Bipartisan bill seeks to expand housing tax credits in rural Wisconsin
A new bipartisan bill aims to incentivize housing developments in rural Wisconsin.
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Longtime incumbent Germantown leader loses in landslide after supporting housing development
The largest planned development in the area is the mixed-use Village Center project.