Poverty

Milwaukee plans to address racism and health equity over the next five years by focusing on challenges like housing, maternal and child health and public safety. Those steps and others were outlined in the newest iteration of the MKE Elevate Community Health Improvement Plan announced Thursday by the City of Milwaukee Health Department. Report authors…

When Amanda Braun became the director of athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2013, women represented about 1 in every 5 athletic directors in college sports. Today, a decade after she took the helm of Panthers athletics, the ratio is up to about 1 in every 4 athletic directors, according to the NCAA. One…

When Froedtert Health and ThedaCare announced an agreement in September to merge operations, the news marked the fourth time in a year that major Wisconsin health care providers had disclosed or finalized plans to combine forces. The news also underscored the growth of consolidation in health care nationally. Almost 1,900 hospital mergers happened from 1998…

The average consumer is set to spend an average of $567 from Black Friday to Cyber Monday this year, according to business management consultant Deloitte. NerdWallet senior writer Sara Rathner said consumers should think now about how they plan to pay off any charges to their credit card through the holidays. “We found in one…

At The Neighbors’ Place in Wausau, about 400 families each week browse the food pantry, choosing fresh produce, pantry stables and hygiene products. Bread is stacked on shelves, perishable items are kept refrigerated, and there are pictures of tomatoes and radishes along the walls. It looks like a grocery store. But here, the food is…

For a few days next July, Milwaukee will be the center of the 2024 presidential race as the Republican Party hosts its national convention. Many political scientists and commentators question whether conventions or debates do much to sway voters. But that hasn’t always been the case. Seventy-five years ago, a Midwest mayor gave an electrifying…

Wisconsin Democrats proposed a package of bills Tuesday that would dramatically change the state’s health care system, while acknowledging the programs are unlikely to find support among Republicans who control the Legislature. The bills cover a wide range of policies Democrats have long championed, from expanding the state’s Medicaid program to creating a public option…

Short-staffing is forcing a homeless shelter in Green Bay to consolidate its operations. The announcement from St. John’s Ministries comes as the facility prepares to open later this week before the coldest months of the year. Last year, the ministry opened a women’s-only overnight facility. But for now, the organization is going back to sheltering…

Wisconsin’s incarceration rates are higher than the national average, especially for Black residents, and the state has one of the largest corrections budgets in the nation, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. The report comes at a time of increased scrutiny of the prison system due to extended lockdowns that have…

A community solar project coming online in southwestern Wisconsin will provide a new opportunity for low-income households to tap into the benefits of renewable energy. The Bluff Prairie Community Solar Farm, a 1.5 megawatt array on almost nine acres in rural Vernon County, will soon start generating power for Vernon Electric Cooperative, which serves all…