Two bills authored by State Rep. Marisabel Cabrera would ban using Wisconsin facilities to detain immigrants and would effectively make Wisconsin a “sanctuary state” for those who are undocumented.
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NNS UPDATE: South Side church removes controversial banners of accused child rapist
After weeks of controversy, banners featuring the leader of a Mexico-based megachurch who was arrested and charged in June with child rape, human trafficking and other crimes have been taken down.
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You ought to be in pictures. Wait. You were.
Here are some of the beautiful faces the NNS team met as we did family portraits at Washington Park Wednesdays and at “Music at Mitchell Park” on Sunday.
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Get your picture taken Sunday, July 21 during ‘Music at Mitchell Park’
NNS will be hosting a free photo shoot from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. during Music in Mitchell Park. Come meet us and get a professional photo taken as your reward. (Not that you need one.)
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EXCLUSIVE: City orders South Side church to remove banner featuring accused child rapist
The city says the controversial banner violates signage restrictions and church officials say they have ordered a new and smaller sign that does not feature their leader.
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South Side church defends decision to keep up banner featuring accused child rapist
South Side residents are expressing outrage about two huge banners in their neighborhood that feature the likeness of a religious leader who has been arrested and charged with child rape and human trafficking.
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What’s it like to be a Latino living in Milwaukee? We asked, and you answered.
As Milwaukee plays host to the nation’s largest Latino civil rights group starting today, we ask residents to discuss the community’s challenges and successes – and to recommend their favorite Latino-owned businesses.
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Milwaukee’s Latinos prepare to make history. Again.
The upcoming LULAC convention, which begins Wednesday, represents another chapter in the Latino community of Milwaukee’s long history of activism and political engagement, one that places it now on the national stage.
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NNS Summer Survival Guide: ‘Milwaukee is magical in the summer’: Readers share more of their favorite things to do
We asked readers to share their favorite things to do in the city in the summer. Here’s what they said.
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High-paying jobs elude Hispanics in Milwaukee, study finds
A report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum found that unless the economic and career trajectory of young Hispanics changes, the issue of underrepresentation in high-wage jobs will not be remedied anytime soon.