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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Headliners include BILAL, Digable Planets, Madison McFerrin and Septeto Charambó. The series is every other Wednesday starting July 2 to August 27 at the Marcus Center's Peck Pavilion. -
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision Wednesday on a case about a statute that some argue bans abortion in Wisconsin. The court will likely rule on whether the statute is a ban, but not whether there are constitutional protections for abortion in the state. -
Legislators in the GOP-led Joint Finance Committee are working to get a budget finalized. It then needs to go before the Assembly and Senate, and then the Democratic governor. -
Meteorologists are urging people to limit time outside and warn that people can face health consequences without proper air conditioning or hydration. -
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee is putting its stamp on the state budget. Last week, it took up K-12 funding and tax cuts. Will the plans survive Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' veto pen? -
We talk with the chief strategy officer of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin about the federal tax and spending bill before Congress that, if passed, would bar people covered by Medicaid from accessing reproductive health care at organizations that also provide abortions. -
A Milwaukee County judge will be arraigned on Thursday, accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. She was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury.
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In 1971, Indigenous activists ripped the plywood off the abandoned Coast Guard station in Milwaukee's McKinley Park and occupied it. They successfully shaped the future, and a mysterious bridge remains. -
The U.S. House passed a reconciliation bill in May. The U.S. Senate is taking it up. There's a lot that's unknown about what will actually pass, but this week's Capitol Notes lays out how it could impact the Dairy State. -
What happens in state and federal government impacts people looking for jobs in Milwaukee. Here's the latest from Milwaukee County's workforce development board.
