Federal law prohibits anyone convicted of domestic violence from possessing firearms, but there is no Wisconsin law to match that rule. Advocates hope to change that soon.
Gov. Tony Evers
Posted inbasic needs, bssic needs, Community, Education
Free driver’s ed is available. Here’s how it works.
Applications for free driver’s education classes are now open, The funds will send approximately 11,500 low-income high school students per year to driver’s education classes in Wisconsin.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
As state legislators tinker with reform, a Milwaukee man continues doing ‘dead time’
Some legislators think Wisconsin’s parole laws need to change. In the meantime, people who are incarcerated say their time and energy are being wasted.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Former Waupun prison warden and employees charged in prisoner deaths
Former Waupun warden and eight other prison employees have been charged in connection with multiple prisoner deaths over the past year.
Posted inCommunity, News
Milwaukee Dems prepare for special showdown
After a months-long wait, the special election to fill a heavily Democratic state Senate seat in the Milwaukee area is set.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Should the National Guard be sent to Wisconsin prisons? Some think so.
Some advocates and families are asking Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to deploy the Wisconsin National Guard in prisons throughout the state to relieve chronic staffing shortages.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, NNS Spotlight
NNS Spotlight: How Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers plans to be a one-stop shop for health care
It’s an ambitious goal: to create a more integrated health care model while serving a higher number of patients. And that’s one of the reasons the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers’ flagship site is expanding.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
OPINION: Milwaukee has the rare chance to address the climate crisis. Let’s not blow it.
Milwaukee has a once-in-a-generation window to think big and work with residents to increase the creativity, opportunity and joy in our central city neighborhoods.
Posted inCommunity
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee helps residents gain pardons
The Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee helps people navigate the process of seeking a pardon from the governor.
Posted inCommunity, Neighborhoods
5 things to know in Milwaukee: May 27 to June 1
From Memorial Day to the first day of June, Milwaukee’s week is packed with things to do and know.