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Ask just about any American what the state of Wisconsin is known for and you’re likely to get the same answer: cheese. However, Wisconsin also hosts a quiet industry built around hemp, the industrious, un-sexy cousin of the plant Snoop Dogg once encouraged his fans to smoke every day. Hemp, like marijuana, is a member of the cannabis sativa plant family. While marijuana remains illegal on a federal level — even while many […]

Everywhere you look, there seems to be a trail of chaos, the yarn of life tangled, and there are too many complicated things to focus on, but in every small snag, an unsung hero is waiting.  Despite the public’s fondness for cats growing, the animal stray count seems to be constantly rising. Volunteers at Humane […]

The excitement surrounding the proposed accessible splashpad for Milwaukee County, a project championed as a test of fairness and speed, appeared to hit a major slowdown at a recent Commission for Persons with Disabilities meeting, held virtually Dec. 8. Despite being touted as a potential moment to move from Information to Action, the virtual meeting […]

A town hall hosted by Milwaukee’s common council featured Riverwest residents sharing their concerns about a proposed new business, Metro Pantry and Food, which will take the place of the old Dollar General on Locust St. On a chilly November night, nearly 40 residents of Milwaukee’s East Side, mainly Riverwest, gathered to voice their thoughts […]

“They are using hungry families as hostages, and it’s unconscionable,” said Ayisha Hale. Hale, 36, is a single mother of two growing boys and a FoodShare recipient who depends entirely on the benefits to supplement her income. The prolonged federal government shutdown had threatened to leave hundreds of thousands of low-income families across Wisconsin without […]

A new bipartisan bill passed through the state Legislature allows cars used in reckless driving incidents to be towed on the first offense. Vehicles can be impounded after the driver is arrested or issued a citation. If fines are not paid after 90 days, the vehicle will be destroyed. The fee to get a car […]

The U.S. Department of Education is transferring functions of the Office of Elementary and Postsecondary Education to the Department of Labor. The department also plans to move the Office of Special Education to the Department of Health and Human Services   There have been interagency agreements for the departments of Labor, Interior, and Health and […]

MILWAUKEE,Wis-  UWM has decided that students must pay the international fee after the admission to any program. F-1 students who are enrolled in school for the semester usually invest in financial support, residential housing and stable living to be successful in their school career. Although most international students pursue this route for future achievements, it […]

The City of Milwaukee Health Department announced that the Sexual and Reproductive Health (STI) Clinic at Keenan Health Center would be temporarily closed due to ongoing staffing issues until February 2026. The clinic’s temporary closure went into effect immediately. According to Milwaukee District 3 Alderman Alex Brower, the clinic sees about 30 patients every day. Brower also […]

The Wisconsin “Slender Man” stabbing case is once again in the headlines after the person who stabbed another girl in 2014 attempted to escape from their group home situation. Key Takeaways:  On Nov. 23, two people were loitering around a random truck stop in Posen, IL, in what may have seemed at first like a […]

The Trump Administration proposed an agreement that would end the Biden Administration’s “Saving on a Valuable Education” (SAVE) Plan, according to a U.S. Department of Education press release.  The SAVE Plan was intended to be a mass federal student loan forgiveness initiative from the Biden Administration.   DOE’s press release labels the SAVE Plan as […]

When the promising life of a young citizen is cut short by violent crime, it creates the sort of grief that strikes at the soul of a city. For residents of Milwaukee, the horrific killing of 15-year-old Makai Neal was an unfortunately all-too-familiar reminder of how tightly this grief can constrict its grip. Between the […]