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In an election year, Attorney General Josh Kaul makes another push for public safety measures

April 13, 2022 - 3:15pm

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on Wednesday renewed his push for the $115 million Safer Wisconsin legislative package. The call comes even as the Legislature has largely finished its work for the year.

US House committee comes to Milwaukee to investigate inequities in housing

April 12, 2022 - 5:15pm

Milwaukee activists shined a spotlight on the struggles some of the city's marginalized residents face in homeownership on Tuesday afternoon when they met with a U.S. House of Representatives committee visiting the city and focusing on the topic.

'We're just trying to live': Trans youth, families in Wisconsin struggle in contentious political environment

April 12, 2022 - 5:00am

Bailey is like many other people his age. He says growing up is hard enough. But as one of the estimated 150,000 transgender teenagers in the United States, he faces challenges many other teens don't.

New Republican initiative seeks to make inroads with Latino voters in Wisconsin

April 11, 2022 - 3:00pm

Republicans are looking to attract Latino voters with a new initiative in key swing states ahead of this November's elections, including Wisconsin. Operación ¡Vamos! is a seven-figure investment by the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Republican Party of Wisconsin.

Milwaukee County recognized for lowest number of unsheltered homeless per capita

April 11, 2022 - 5:55am

Milwaukee County was recognized by the federal government for having the lowest unsheltered population of homeless people per capita in the nation, though the city and advocates say there are still challenges to getting people into permanent, stable housing.

'A good move for the future': Federal officials ask for public input in renaming 28 sites with derogatory names in Wisconsin

April 7, 2022 - 6:15am

The U.S. Department of the Interior is requesting public input on new names for more than 650 geographic features with racially offensive names — 28 of those sites are in Wisconsin.

Cavalier Johnson becomes Milwaukee's first elected Black mayor

April 5, 2022 - 5:30pm

Voters overwhelmingly supported Cavalier Johnson to be the next mayor of Milwaukee. In a historic election, Johnson, who has served as acting mayor since December, becomes the city's first elected Black mayor.

Wisconsin child care coalition launches new initiative to urge investment, expansion of child care programs

April 5, 2022 - 6:30am

A new initiative from a coalition of child care providers, businesses and early learning experts is calling for the state to put more money and resources into child care and early education.

'We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood': Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy

April 5, 2022 - 6:00am

Economic pain from COVID-19's temporary shutdown of casinos in early 2020 still lingers for the Ho-Chunk Nation, forcing layoffs and cuts to services. Although the tribe has found little success with past diversification efforts, some officials see promise for the future — whether in development on land held in a...

Head of Wisconsin ACLU says she's not a fan of cancel culture, calls banning topics 'unacceptable'

April 4, 2022 - 5:20pm

The head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin said she is personally not a fan of cancel culture, and she added Monday that banning books or topics about racism is "absolutely unacceptable and literally governmental overreach."

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In an election year, Attorney General Josh Kaul makes another push for public safety measures

US House committee comes to Milwaukee to investigate inequities in housing

'We're just trying to live': Trans youth, families in Wisconsin struggle in contentious political environment

New Republican initiative seeks to make inroads with Latino voters in Wisconsin

Milwaukee County recognized for lowest number of unsheltered homeless per capita

'A good move for the future': Federal officials ask for public input in renaming 28 sites with derogatory names in Wisconsin

Cavalier Johnson becomes Milwaukee's first elected Black mayor

Wisconsin child care coalition launches new initiative to urge investment, expansion of child care programs

'We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood': Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy

Head of Wisconsin ACLU says she's not a fan of cancel culture, calls banning topics 'unacceptable'

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