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La Crosse Human Rights Commission Faces More Conflict As Mayor Replaces Member

July 23, 2018 - 5:00am

High turnover of commission members and disagreements with city staff continue to impact the City of La Crosse Human Rights Commission.

Wisconsin Community Seeks Solution After String Of Suicides

July 20, 2018 - 12:50pm

Several suicides by young people in a Madison suburb have the community struggling to find ways to address mental health among its youth.

Lac Du Flambeau Tribe, 3 Northern Wisconsin Counties Join Forces To Fight Drug Epidemic

July 20, 2018 - 9:40am

The Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is partnering with three northern Wisconsin counties to fight the regional drug epidemic.

Wisconsin's Declining Birth Rate May Pose Economic Challenges As Well As Demographic Ones

July 19, 2018 - 4:15pm

Wisconsin's birth rate has continued to fall in the decade since the Great Recession. A new analysis of state health data from the Wisconsin Policy Forum found the number of births per 1,000 people is now at its lowest level in nearly three decades.

WisContext: How Births, Deaths And Moving Shaped Wisconsin's Post-Recession Population

July 18, 2018 - 12:45pm

"The Great Recession" disrupted not only economic and employment patterns, but demographic trends as well.

Milwaukee Brewers' Josh Hader Will Go Through Sensitivity Training After Old, Offensive Tweets Resurface

July 18, 2018 - 12:10pm

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader is under scrutiny because of Tweets he posted in 2011 and 2012.

WisContext: Wisconsin's Halting Path Towards Black Suffrage

July 11, 2018 - 4:40pm

Slavery was present in pre-statehood Wisconsin, and the institution writ large shaped attitudes that would impede efforts by African-Americans in the state to secure their right to vote.

Madison Becomes Second City In Wisconsin To Ban Conversion Therapy

July 11, 2018 - 3:45pm

In a unanimous vote, the Madison Common Council moved to ban conversion therapy in the capitol city. Madison joins Milwaukee as the second city in the state of Wisconsin to ban the practice.

A Little Grammy, A Little Bubbe: Writer Embodies Family History Through Food

July 6, 2018 - 1:25am

Michael Twitty can trace his family’s food history back to the slave cabins and Antebellum kitchens of the South. Honoring his diasporicheritage — he’s both black and Jewish — lead Twitty to the practice of identity cooking. He calls it Kosher/Soul.

Wisconsin's Department Of Revenue Receives Nearly 560K Child Tax Credit Claims

July 3, 2018 - 1:00pm

The state Department of Revenue has received nearly 560,000 claims for Gov. Scott Walker's $100 per-child tax credit.

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La Crosse Human Rights Commission Faces More Conflict As Mayor Replaces Member

Wisconsin Community Seeks Solution After String Of Suicides

Lac Du Flambeau Tribe, 3 Northern Wisconsin Counties Join Forces To Fight Drug Epidemic

Wisconsin's Declining Birth Rate May Pose Economic Challenges As Well As Demographic Ones

WisContext: How Births, Deaths And Moving Shaped Wisconsin's Post-Recession Population

Milwaukee Brewers' Josh Hader Will Go Through Sensitivity Training After Old, Offensive Tweets Resurface

WisContext: Wisconsin's Halting Path Towards Black Suffrage

Madison Becomes Second City In Wisconsin To Ban Conversion Therapy

A Little Grammy, A Little Bubbe: Writer Embodies Family History Through Food

Wisconsin's Department Of Revenue Receives Nearly 560K Child Tax Credit Claims

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