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County Can’t Decide on Coggs Building
Committee approves $32 million for new DHHS building, and officials seem to favor razing the Coggs building.
Sep 12th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Legislators Okay $31 Million For Opioid Treatment
Joint Finance makes $3 million change in how Evers planned to spend opioid suit settlement money.
Sep 10th, 2022 by Sarah Lehr
DHS Urges New Booster Shots
New bivalent vaccines provide wider immunity to virus variants.
Sep 8th, 2022 by Bridgit Bowden
Legislators Still Sitting on Opioid Funding
Democrats, health officials says lives could be lost if settlement funds not used to fight drug epidemic.
Aug 31st, 2022 by Evan Casey
State’s FoodShare Program Has Decade-Old Barriers
Difficult application process, insufficient benefits, other problems limit its impact.
Aug 28th, 2022 by Joey Prestley and Sam Watson
Nonprofit Helps Homes Get Air Conditioned
36,500 Milwaukee homes lacked AC in 2019, mostly in low-income neighborhoods.
Aug 24th, 2022 by Samantha McCabe
Updated Guide to Free and Affordable Meals
Including food pantries, pay what you can, and free or low-cost food delivery.
Aug 24th, 2022 by Sam Woods
A Map of County’s Overdose Deaths
78% of deaths last year involved fentanyl. But use of new drug, Xylazine, rising.
Aug 24th, 2022 by Isiah Holmes
State’s Suicide Hotline Gets 6k Calls in First Month
Department of Health Services launched suicide and crisis line July 16.
Aug 23rd, 2022 by Evan Casey
Milwaukee County Experiencing Record Overdose Deaths
2022 outpacing 2021, which saw a record number of overdose deaths.
Aug 23rd, 2022 by Evan Casey
Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl Laced Drugs Increasing
The number of fentanyl overdose deaths grew 97% from 2019 to 2021.
Aug 18th, 2022 by Hope Kirwan
State’s Democrats Warn More Federal Help Needed to Fight Monkeypox
Letter from Baldwin, others requests more vaccines and health care.
Aug 17th, 2022 by Hope Kirwan
