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Algunos formularios de admisión solicitan el número de Seguro Social — una “señal de alerta” para los inquilinos que no son ciudadanos estadounidenses, dicen los defensores.
Hospitals file liens against uninsured patients to get a cut of compensation in personal injury lawsuits.
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Bram Sable-Smith (WPR/Wisconsin Watch), Martha Bebinger (WBUR) and Darian Benson (Side Effects Public Media)
Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Housing and health are intertwined, experts have long preached. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pausing evictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Jimmy Gutierrez, engagement manager for News414, a three-newsroom service journalism collaboration involving Wisconsin Watch, has been named a John S. Knight Community Impact Fellow.
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Allison Dikanovic, Clara Neupert / Wisconsin Watch and PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Milwaukee’s Black neighborhoods hit hardest as evictions eclipse pre-pandemic levels. A state aid program can’t keep up.
A guide for renters at risk of eviction during the coronavirus pandemic.
Calls to shift funds from policing to programs that improve quality of life for people of color aren’t new. But this time, more people are listening.
The end of a pause on evictions has triggered fears that many renters will lose housing.
Three nonprofit, nonpartisan newsrooms have launched a service journalism project connecting Milwaukee residents directly to reporters by delivering news through text messages.
The News414 Project Manager will coordinate the new project to build connections with underserved Milwaukee neighborhoods.
The News414 Engagement Manager will play a leadership role in the new collaborative public service journalism project.
