Community members honored grandfathers for their contributions to the well being of their families at the 2013 Grandfather Celebration.
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Milwaukee evidence added to complaint against U.S. Bank
A federal administrative complaint filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance accuses the bank of marketing and maintaining foreclosed houses better in white neighborhoods than in non-white neighborhoods.
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Affordable health care counselors prepare enrollees, wait out technical issues
Health care insurance counselors are using the delays caused by problems with the government’s enrollment website to educate applicants.
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‘First of its kind’ program teaches Milwaukee businesses how to scale up
Three central city companies are among 11 area businesses selected to participate in an innovative business development project being piloted in Milwaukee.
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Enrollment lags behind demand for affordable health care
Health care application counselors are busy dispensing information about the Affordable Health Care Act while waiting for demand to ease up so they can help people enroll.
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Walnut Way vows to rebuild after fire
Walnut Way Conservation Corp. is recovering after suffering a major fire at its headquarters on the eve of its 2013 Harvest Day event.
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New program teaches ‘ABCs’ for healthy infants
The goal of the recently opened Abundant Blessings Community Outreach Services is to reduce Milwaukee’s high infant mortality rate.
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Here’s how to sign up for affordable health care coverage
Beginning today, Milwaukeeans can enroll in the online marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. And help is at hand.
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Consumers seek help as Obamacare launches
Beginning Oct. 1, Milwaukeeans will be able to shop for insurance online at the health care marketplace set up by the federal government.
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Despite setbacks, projects to reduce black infant mortality are getting underway
Twelve Milwaukee programs are slowly moving forward after receiving $2.25 million in grant funding from the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families to help combat the city’s high black infant mortality rate.