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State’s Schools Reassess Mask Mandates
As CDC loosens requirements, some districts stick with masks, some make it optional.
May 19th, 2021 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
Bill Allows Billboard Ads To Hire Corrections Workers
State law currently doesn’t allows this, but legislators cite need for more staff.
May 19th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
How Republicans Are Misleading Donors
NRCC creates fake Trump fundraising letter filled with misleading information.
May 19th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
Parents Eligible for Pandemic Food Aid
FoodShare funding reimburses parents whose kids under age 6 would have gotten free school meals.
May 19th, 2021 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
College Debts Hit State’s Black Borrowers
Average Black graduate owes $25,000 more for student loans than white graduates.
May 19th, 2021 by Alyssa Allemand, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
$140 Million, 32-Story Third Ward Tower Revealed
Residential tower would rise along Milwaukee River across from Milwaukee Public Market.
May 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Stimulus Funds Won’t Cancel Streetlighting Fee
Sorry taxpayers, money from fee can't be replaced by pandemic aid, federal rules say.
May 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Judge Orders Alfonso Morales Gets His Job Back in 45 Days
Former police chief gets even more leverage on potential settlement.
May 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
GOP Legislators Target Jobless Pay
Bill restores work-search requirement, ends supplemental pandemic aid to unemployed.
May 19th, 2021 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
State Republican Helps Draft Letter Calling For a New GOP
Former U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble among 150 party stalwarts calling for major changes.
May 19th, 2021 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter, Wisconsin Public Radio
481 New COVID-19 Cases Reported
DHS reported 13 COVID-19 deaths.
May 18th, 2021 by Urban Milwaukee
