Income Inequality

A more efficient, affordable development model helps Habitat for Humanity build more homes during a housing crisis. But some Wisconsin municipalities exclude manufactured homes from neighborhoods.

The Bronzeville Way Healing and Safe Space provides a centralized location to connect the community to local organizations.

Wisconsin socialists see the messaging in major Democratic cities applying to less urban, more purple areas like Wisconsin.

Residents pay an affordable rent and are able to own the property after 15 years for the cost of the renovation. Private groups cover the remaining costs.

In Waushara County, an area gardening club and food pantry are working together to feed those facing food insecurity.

New state data shows chronic absenteeism rates fell from 19.5 percent in the 2022-23 school year to 17.7 percent in the following school year. However, the rate is much higher for students from low-income families.

Local affiliates of Habitat for Humanity of Wisconsin will meet in Green Bay to continue addressing the state’s affordable housing crisis.

Amid dental professional shortages in rural Wisconsin counties, the state authorized licensing and practice of dental therapy. One technical college is set to be the first in the state to offer a degree program for it.

Homeless outreach workers in Milwaukee say there’s been a recent increase in homeless encampments cropping up across the area.

New research, including data from Madison, found children are at a higher risk of developing asthma if they live in a neighborhood affected by redlining.