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Several state lawmakers are working on a bill that would keep immigration officers out of “safe havens” throughout Wisconsin.
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Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Edgar Mendez / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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It appears unlikely that the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools will meet the Feb. 17 deadline to place at least 25 student resource officers in schools.
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Edgar Mendez / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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Older Black men account for a growing share of Milwaukee drug deaths as fentanyl creeps into cocaine supplies, catching a generation unaware.
The topic of lead poisoning is back in the news in Milwaukee after officials confirmed a student at a school was exposed to chipping lead paint in a bathroom in the school’s basement.
Milwaukee Alderwoman Larresa Taylor said she is confident of two things: that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to move its Milwaukee-based facility to the northwest side of the city and that she is going to fight any such move.
Newly elected Milwaukee County District Attorney Kent Lovern has made it a priority to listen to residents on the north and south sides of Milwaukee.
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Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Julius Shieh / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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Members of Milwaukee’s immigrant community are bracing for the next four years. Here are answers to five key immigration-related questions.
Vacancies for community corrections staff in Milwaukee County, including probation and parole officers, have nearly tripled since before the pandemic, Wisconsin Department of Corrections data shows.
A new website launched in November aims to make the post-incarceration process easier by providing clear, accurate information about resources most often needed.
Attempts to implement a red flag gun control measure in Wisconsin have been rebuffed several times in recent years.
The reopening of the Social Development Commission has sparked mixed reactions. While some welcome its return, others anticipate challenges ahead, with Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson calling for greater transparency from the agency.
While some are celebrating the reopening of the Social Development Commission, not everyone is joining in. “SDC stands for ‘Still Didn’t Compensate,’” said Sarah Woods, a former youth and family services supervisor for SDC.
