Maayan Silver
News ReporterMaayan Silver has been a reporter with WUWM’s News Team since 2018. She joined WUWM as a volunteer at Lake Effect in 2016, while she was a practicing criminal defense attorney.
She believes everyone has an interesting story to share and is driven to get people from all backgrounds and perspectives on the air. Her work has been featured on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Here and Now, and she’s been a guest with BBC Newshour, On Point, The Takeaway and the NPR Politics Podcast. She was part of NPR’s Political Reporting Partnership during the 2020 presidential election.
Maayan has a musical spirit, loves learning about different cultures and trying new foods, and has lapsed on her goal of making Milwaukee’s best hummus.
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Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and ten Wisconsin Republicans who served as false electors had to affirm President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. Find out more about that settlement, important 2024 potential legislative races and this week's upcoming senate floor session.
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Maayan Schechter and Maayan Silver don't just have the same unusual first name (uncommon in the United States), but they're also both public radio reporters covering politics. Of course, they had to meet.
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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently has a liberal majority, to find that the state constitution secures a right to an abortion. UW Law professor Howard Schweber says the court will likely combine that petition with an earlier one brought by Attorney General Josh Kaul and could rule as early as this spring.
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Wisconsin's Ethics Commission referred former President Trump's joint fundraising committee, GOP legislator Janel Brandtjen and other Republicans to local district attorneys for potential felony charges involving fundraising during the 2022 midterm elections.
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James Wigderson is the former editor of rightwisconsin.com, a conservative news site, who finds himself politically "without a team to root for." He's exploring all the nuances of life in a twice-weekly newsletter.
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We've had a fairly tepid winter in Wisconsin, but that hasn't stopped Milwaukeeans from hailing their favorite frosty sounds.
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With the release of the special counsel report, questions about Biden's age have resurfaced. But is his age a consideration for potential voters or are there other issues of greater concern to them?
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Last week brought developments in the redistricting lawsuit in the state supreme court over state legislative lines. With ongoing litigation in the court, Legislative Republicans weigh the idea of passing Democratic Governor Tony Evers' maps. This week's episode explores why.
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Milwaukeean Deborah Blanks partnered with student developers from UWM to create Blackistory, an app featuring quizzes on nearly a dozen areas of Black history — from government and social justice to music and the arts.
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Jazz drummer and vibes player Mitchell Shiner is leading a project called Latkes Con Salsa, a live concert series and album featuring traditional Hannukah tunes with Latin rhythms. (And a little Christmas music at the live concerts too!)