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Milwaukee residents will begin to see signs around town discouraging them from giving money to panhandlers. City leaders rolled out the program on…
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A lot has been written about poverty and other problems facing urban America - issues like mass incarceration, inequities in education and the income gap.…
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Most of us are probably familiar with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech. But it was a speech that came very late in King's life that…
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Following last week’s address by Pope Francis, world leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week to go about the process of setting strategic…
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Global poverty is an enormous challenge – both in developing countries, and even in an economic powerhouse like the United States, where millions try to…
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A new analysis of census and other population data shows that the Milwaukee metropolitan area (Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis) is among the regions seeing…
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Politicians on both sides of the aisle point to breaking the cycle of poverty as one of the most vital issues facing the country. But what the politicians…
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Milwaukee has ranked among the poorest cities across the country, and certain neighborhoods face tremendous challenges. Last week, a couple Republican…
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Last week, Governor Walker announced a plan he proposes that would submit recipients of welfare programs like Medicaid and food stamps to drug testing.…
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Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan unveiled a huge anti-poverty agenda Thursday.He calls it his “Opportunity Grant” initiative.It would merge handfuls of…