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Report: Relief funds for Wisconsin schools are going to technology, health, safety and COVID-learning recovery

May 19, 2022 - 5:50am

Federal relief funds for Wisconsin's pre-K-12 schools has largely gone toward educational technology, responses to COVID-19 and addressing the effects of school closures, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.

Milwaukee is stepping up youth curfew enforcement, but questions loom over the plan's effectiveness

May 19, 2022 - 5:00am

Milwaukee is stepping up enforcement of its youth curfew in the wake of recent shootings, but research shows the policy might not have the effect city leadership hopes f

Health professionals continue to call attention to growing mental health crises among children

May 18, 2022 - 4:15pm

Social isolation driven by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to more Wisconsin children seeking mental health care at state emergency rooms.

Wisconsin training program plans to recruit 3K new CNAs with new federal funding

May 18, 2022 - 3:55pm

As nursing homes struggle with worker shortage, the WisCaregiver Careers program aims to remove barriers for potential certified nursing assistants by paying for on-the-job training and testing.

Fearing reckless driving and violence, Milwaukee students ask city leaders what they're doing to stop it

May 18, 2022 - 6:45am

Students at Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts in Milwaukee were visited by the city's mayor on Tuesday morning after they wrote him letters about reckless driving, and what they think the city should do to limit unsafe behavior.

Transcript: Deals Vince Biskupic made as a prosecutor and judge raise questions of fairness in Wisconsin’s justice system

May 18, 2022 - 6:00am

As Outagamie County district attorney, Biskupic let potential defendants buy their way out of trouble. As a judge, he offered deals that fell in a 'gray area' of the law.

Deals Vince Biskupic made as a prosecutor and judge raise questions of fairness in Wisconsin’s justice system

May 18, 2022 - 6:00am

As Outagamie County district attorney, Biskupic let potential defendants buy their way out of trouble. As a judge, he offered deals that fell in a 'gray area' of the law.

Milwaukee on pace to break homicide rate record again this year

May 17, 2022 - 1:30pm

Milwaukee is on pace to break its homicide record again this year. The county’s medical examiner, in a tweet early Monday, said there were five homicides over the weekend, and 18 in the last half month.

First class of Bucky's Tuition Promise recipients graduate from UW-Madison

May 16, 2022 - 6:30am

The first group of UW-Madison students to receive four years of free tuition from Bucky's Tuition Promise received their diplomas on Saturday. The donor-funded initiative has expanded over the years from 796 students in 2018 to nearly 1,000 undergraduates in fall 2021.

Hundreds gather at state Capitol to push for reproductive rights

May 14, 2022 - 6:05pm

Hundreds of supporters of abortion rights gathered at the state Capitol in Madison on Saturday afternoon to rally amid growing concerns that a U.S. Supreme Court decision in the coming weeks will overturn legalized abortion.

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Report: Relief funds for Wisconsin schools are going to technology, health, safety and COVID-learning recovery

Milwaukee is stepping up youth curfew enforcement, but questions loom over the plan's effectiveness

Health professionals continue to call attention to growing mental health crises among children

Wisconsin training program plans to recruit 3K new CNAs with new federal funding

Fearing reckless driving and violence, Milwaukee students ask city leaders what they're doing to stop it

Transcript: Deals Vince Biskupic made as a prosecutor and judge raise questions of fairness in Wisconsin’s justice system

Deals Vince Biskupic made as a prosecutor and judge raise questions of fairness in Wisconsin’s justice system

Milwaukee on pace to break homicide rate record again this year

First class of Bucky's Tuition Promise recipients graduate from UW-Madison

Hundreds gather at state Capitol to push for reproductive rights

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