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Milwaukee residents have been watching for increased ICE activity. ICE already operates a facility on the Milwaukee School of Engineering campus, and some students are calling for its removal.
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An ongoing UWM project is mapping Milwaukee's history of racially restrictive covenants — home deeds that prohibited sale of properties to non-white buyers.
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With continued uncertainty about access to SNAP-funded FoodShare benefits, there are ways to find emergency food in Milwaukee and ways to help those who need it.
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As the federal government shutdown continues, Milwaukee food pantries are seeing a growing need from people whose FoodShare benefits have been cut off.
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As the federal government shutdown continues, the future of SNAP food benefits is uncertain. That’s why Gather Bakehouse in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood created a community gift card.
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A program that helps Milwaukee-area teachers make social studies more relevant to students has once again received federal funding. But it comes with the stipulation that it focus on commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Community land trusts offer housing affordability for the price of reduced appreciation. In Milwaukee and nationwide, they're showing they can be a limited solution to housing affordability, while teaching us why homes are so expensive in the first place.
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November third to the sixth, The community and partnering organizations hold events sparking conversation on Wisconsins justice system
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Milwaukee’s Common Council will soon finalize next year’s $2 billion city budget. But there is a smaller pot of money that Milwaukee residents will have a direct say on how it is spent.
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Millions of recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, could see their food assistance delayed in November, due to the federal government shutdown.
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A recent report by ProPublica has found that the Department of Homeland Security and ICE has detained more than 170 U.S. citizens in their immigration crackdowns. Here's who has been swept up and what this means for constitutional rights across the nation.
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As it stands, Milwaukee County's budget includes cuts to bus services, Sheriff's Office expenditure increases, a capital investment backlog and rising property tax rates.