Maayan Silver
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WUWM
The federal government has been shut down for about two weeks. This week’s Capitol Notes digs into the politics behind it and the potential effects in Wisconsin.
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Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his favorite new songs from local musicians this month. -
Eddie Morales/WUWMYemeni coffee houses are popping up all over the Milwaukee area. WUWM drinks its way through some of them, starting with Haraz Coffee House on the east side.
About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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A new report from the Alliance for the Great Lakes finds agricultural runoff is driving nitrate contamination in Wisconsin’s drinking water. -
Fat Body Hotties is a Milwaukee collective that regularly hosts free clothing swaps for fat folks. Since 2023, the group has built a welcoming community through its inclusive and accessible events. -
The documentary 'No Packers, No Life' comes to Wisconsin theaters in mid October. WUWM talks to a filmmaker and some of the Japanese Packers fans. -
The Milwaukee Comedy Festival runs Oct. 7–12, featuring stand-up shows across the city with headliners like Patton Oswalt and other national and local comics.
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New reporting from "The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" eulogizes the lives of the 23 Milwaukee Public Schools students killed by gun violence between June 2024 and June 2025. -
Since Pick ’n Save closed in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood this summer, community partners have been working to bridge the food access gap for residents. -
MMSD senior project manager Bridget Henk calls the removal of contaminated sediments from Milwaukee's rivers and estuary a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do right by our waterways. -
The High Road Strategy Center's "State of Working: Wisconsin" report explores what the economy is like for workers across our state and what the future could hold. -
Nearly 200 young people in Wisconsin are both deaf and blind, and they relied on the Wisconsin Deafblind Technical Assistance Project for help. Now the project has been defunded.
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