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Posted inEducation
Residents still mixed on MPS school closure process
Community members say the district could do more to reach families, consider historical context and share more information about the tool it’s using to identify schools that will potentially close.
Posted inOpinion: Community Voices, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Opinion: Remembrance is not simply looking backward. It is an act of dignity for stolen lives
Angelique Sharpe says that before their final moments, people had stories, personalities, dreams, flaws, relationships and communities. She writes that their entire humanity cannot be reduced to the moment their life was stolen.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Wisconsin officials can count ballots that arrive late if officials make errors, judge rules
The order came after Madison voters sued to have officials count ballots that arrived at the city on time but didn’t make it to the polls by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Posted inEconomic Development, Social Development Commission
SDC faces new board resignations and $3.5 million deficit amid push to restart services
Two board members resigned Tuesday over governance concerns as the Social Development Commission announced it has just $2,770 in cash, a $3.5 million net deficit, and is actively considering bankruptcy alternatives while trying to revive its tax assistance program.
Posted inHousing
Inside the NNS Newsroom: Meet our O’Brien intern Lillie Martin
Lillie Martin is joining NNS as an O’Brien intern focused on youth homelessness.
Posted inEconomic Development, Health and Wellness
Energy bills are rising in Wisconsin. Who feels it most?
Some Wisconsin communities are hit harder by increasing energy prices. Explore where energy costs take the biggest bite out of household incomes — and why there’s debate over what those numbers mean.
Posted inEducation
Milwaukee French Immersion School parents push against staff cuts, class consolidations
Parents, staff and students at Milwaukee French Immersion School protested plans to cut staff and consolidate classes.
Posted inEducation, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: The case for fewer, better, and stronger MPS Schools
I went to a school that could end up on the closure list. But fond memories can’t replace a real plan or justify another decade of delay. MPS needs to close about 30.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
You asked. We got answers. Wisconsin governor candidates respond to reader questions.
Wisconsin Watch asked the public to submit questions for David Crowley and Tom Tiffany. Here’s what the candidates said about firefighters, bike paths, transgender rights and other topics.