A group of community leaders has announced the launch of Empathy Mental Health, a new nonprofit organization focused on “culturally responsive care.”
Julius Shieh
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Proposed budget cuts put health insurance navigator program in danger
A steep funding cut expected to take place later this year threatens to gut Covering Wisconsin, a statewide health insurance navigator program that provides free guidance and other resources to help people access health coverage.
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Residents protest proposed We Energies natural gas plant
Several North Side community organizations are protesting a $1.2 billion natural gas power plant proposed by We Energies.
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NNS Spotlight: Robert Miranda on a life of activism, community and doing what’s right
Robert Miranda has dedicated his career to leading and serving his community. Now he’s fighting for lead-free water and living environments in Milwaukee.
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Groups demand resignation of MPS leader, transparency following unsafe lead work at schools
Lead safety advocates have called for the resignation of a Milwaukee Public Schools official following a state order of noncompliance related to lead renovation projects.
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Lead hazards are everywhere in Milwaukee. Here’s what you can do to mitigate them.
Lead hazards in paint, water and soil are common throughout many of Milwaukee’s older homes and buildings. Here are some ways that you can identify and manage them.
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New clinics provide free lead testing resources
Worried about lead poisoning? Free lead screening will be available at several clinics announced by the Milwaukee Health Department.
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Proposed federal budget cuts threaten the future of food aid. What does this mean for Milwaukee?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food benefits to low-income families, stands to lose billions of dollars if a federal budget proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives is adopted.
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‘Her life mattered’: Community remembers transgender woman Amyri Dior
Dozens of community members gathered to honor the memory of murdered transgender woman Amyri Dior in a candlelit vigil.
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Here’s what we know after one MPS school closes because of lead poisoning
This week, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies became the first Milwaukee Public Schools building to close because of unsafe lead work and high lead levels. Will it be the last?