Health
Board Will Consider Paid Medical Travel For Employees
Propoal offers a workaround for legal concerns raised over abortion travel fund.
Aug 28th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukee Renters Face Lead Poisoning Risks
City struggles to hold landlords accountable. ‘We have to do something,’ top official says.
Aug 28th, 2023 by Farrah Anderson
Program Aims To Help Inmates Avoid Opioid Addiction After Release
Behind The Walls operates from within Milwaukee's Community Reintegration Center.
Aug 17th, 2023 by Evan Casey, Wisconsin Public Radio
Froedtert Awards $4.7 Million For Community Clinic Expansion
Groundbreaking held for Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers expansion.
Aug 15th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
City Seeks Firm To Manage Its Accelerating Lead Pipe Replacements
New funding would allow program to double in size by 2025. Will council change plan?
Aug 9th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Alcohol Killing More Wisconsinites, Studies Show
State’s excessive drinking culture causes alcohol-induced deaths at a rate nearly 25% higher than rest of the country.
Aug 8th, 2023 by Sarah Eichstadt and Anupras Mohapatra, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Expand Vaccine Access
The bills, aimed at addressing state's decreasing vaccine rates, are unlikely to advance in the Republican-led Legislature.
Aug 8th, 2023 by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner
Narcan Vending Machines Arrive in County
The free-to-use vending machines contain fentanyl testing strips, nasal naloxone and other overdose reduction products.
Aug 8th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Houses of Worship Could Become Exempt From Emergency Orders
Authors of the proposed constitutional amendment argue that it's a matter of separating church and state.
Aug 8th, 2023 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public Radio
Child Care Providers ‘Reeling,’ Need Funding
Legislature has ignored Gov. Evers' proposals to replace lost pandemic funding.
Aug 7th, 2023 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
County Executive Hosting Parks ‘Celebrity Softball Game’
Teams include local journalists, artists, business owners, activists, politicians and community leaders.
Aug 4th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
West Nile Virus Found in Milwaukee
Be extra vigilant about avoiding mosquitos.
Aug 2nd, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
