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Whitewater police chief preparing letter asking for federal help in response to immigration
The police chief of a small city in southeastern Wisconsin is asking for federal help in response to a bump in immigration. A letter, dated Dec. 28, is signed by Whitewater Police Chief Dan Meyer and co-signed by City Manager John Weidl, according to a copy provided by the chief. Once it’s signed by all…
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US Deputy Secretary of Commerce makes Milwaukee stop, visits with Latino leaders
U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves met with Puerto Rican and Latino leaders in Milwaukee as part of a visit to Wisconsin. It’s one of several recent Wisconsin visits from members of the Biden administration ahead of the 2024 election — another reminder of the importance the swing state will play in the election. Graves…
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Milwaukee college prep programs benefit Hispanic students but Black students continue to struggle
Milwaukee’s college prep programs have shown improvement in growing academic achievement for Hispanic children, but not Black students. And access to programs are often too limited to create institutional change across the city. Those findings are part of a recent report by the Black and Latino Ecosystem and Support Transition, or BLEST, Hub at Marquette…
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Bill allowing DACA recipients to become police officers would improve communities, co-sponsor says
Bipartisan lawmakers are closer to getting enough support to pass a bill that would allow residents enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to become law enforcement officers in the state. This is the second time the bill has been proposed and would impact thousands of Wisconsinites, said bill co-author state Sen. Jesse…
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American poverty can be abolished, Pulitzer winner Matthew Desmond argues in new book
After netting a Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction for writing a book about evictions in Milwaukee, Princeton University sociologist Matthew Desmond sought to tackle a broader lens: Why is there so much poverty in a nation as wealthy as the United States? In his new book releasesd this year, “Poverty, by America,” the University of…
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University of Wisconsin to review admissions policy after Supreme Court rules against affirmative action
Colleges and universities can no longer consider race when admitting prospective students following a 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the use of race-conscious admissions. In Wisconsin, the decision was applauded by conservative activists and left the University of Wisconsin System reviewing potential effects from the ruling. The court ruled in favor of…
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‘Paying off’: Millenial homeownership in Milwaukee is third-highest in US in recent years
Jeremy Ault and his wife Jamie moved to Milwaukee in 2011, renting an apartment in the Riverwest neighborhood of the city. But shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020, their landlord informed them he’d be significantly raising their rent. “That led us to quickly either searching for a new apartment or really getting involved…
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State lawmakers try again to allow DACA recipients to become police officers in Wisconsin
An effort to allow certain immigrants lacking permanent legal status to become police officers and sheriff’s deputies has been reintroduced by a bipartisan group of state lawmakers. The legislation aims to provide more job opportunities for DACA recipients and address recruiting challenges among law enforcement agencies. The federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA,…
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A central Wisconsin food pantry grew fivefold during the pandemic. Leaders expect it to keep growing.
One of the confessionals at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Abbotsford is filled nearly to the ceiling with boxes of dried beans, rice and sriracha sauce. There are several flats of cereal boxes in the confessional next door. “Right now, the deal is, you come to confession, you get a box of cereal,” jokes the…
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Wisconsin company must pay $1M in back wages to defrauded foreign workers
The owners of a Wisconsin timber company who lied to workers from Mexico and Central America about where they would work and how much they would earn must pay more than $1 million in back wages and civil penalties. Alfredo Aguilar, who co-owns Northwoods Forestry, Inc. with his wife Patricia Aguilar, pleaded guilty to one…