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Bankruptcy talk; new life explored for former North Avenue headquarters: Here’s the latest on SDC (opens the original)
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The Social Development Commission Board of Commissioners voted to hold off on a decision about whether to file for bankruptcy during an emergency meeting Monday night. The resolution is a latest development for the anti-poverty agency, which provided services for decades that included tax assistance, weatherization and job training in Milwaukee County before halting operations amid financial turmoil two years ago. “I think we’re lacking some information,” said Commissioner Peter Fetzer. Fetzer i
Opinion: Climate change and Wisconsin’s carceral cancer (opens the original)
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service invites community members to submit opinion pieces of 500-800 words on topics of interest to central city Milwaukee. To send a submission for consideration, please email info@milwaukeenns.org. The views expressed are solely those of the authors. Wisconsin will have a new governor next year. A fair amount of election primary discussion revolved around “defunding the police.” Every candidate, regardless of social media posts, vowed not to defund the police. Wisc
International Overdose Awareness Day is Monday. Here’s what’s being done to prevent overdoses in Milwaukee. (opens the original)
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a quote from Tahira Malik, chair of RISE Drug Free MKE. The first year that RISE Drug Free MKE observed International Overdose Awareness Day in 2017, there were 397 overdose deaths in Milwaukee County. Five years later that number exploded to a record high 674, based on data from the Milwaukee County Overdose Dashboard. The coalition, which raises awareness on substance misuse, is observing the day of awareness this year with the number of li
NNS Managing Editor Edgar Mendez reflects on his family’s experience during the August 2025 flood (opens the original)
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The audio in this story also aired on 89.7 WUWM Milwaukee’s NPR. The day started out well enough. My family celebrated my nephew’s birthday with a tailgate at the Brewers game. It was sweltering hot with temperatures in the 90s. We were actually relieved when it started raining on and off shortly before we walked into the stadium. Little did we know what was to come. As the game got into the later innings, the crescendo of rain pounding the stadium’s roof picked up. It was pouring. We decided to
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