Income Inequality

In Waushara County, an area gardening club and food pantry are working together to feed those facing food insecurity.

New state data shows chronic absenteeism rates fell from 19.5 percent in the 2022-23 school year to 17.7 percent in the following school year. However, the rate is much higher for students from low-income families.

Local affiliates of Habitat for Humanity of Wisconsin will meet in Green Bay to continue addressing the state’s affordable housing crisis.

Amid dental professional shortages in rural Wisconsin counties, the state authorized licensing and practice of dental therapy. One technical college is set to be the first in the state to offer a degree program for it.

Homeless outreach workers in Milwaukee say there’s been a recent increase in homeless encampments cropping up across the area.

New research, including data from Madison, found children are at a higher risk of developing asthma if they live in a neighborhood affected by redlining.

Starting Tuesday, the federal government will suspend funding to Milwaukee Public Schools’ Head Start program — a health and nutrition program for low-income children. 

The website and mobile app Ticket Spicket is used to buy tickets to school events like games, concerts and dances. Some say the inability to pay with cash creates a culture of inequity.

A program meant to promote homeownership and empower low-income residents in Milwaukee has opened the door for 30 tenants in affordable housing to become homeowners. The Metcalfe Park Homeownership Initiative […]

Milwaukee plans to address racism and health equity over the next five years by focusing on challenges like housing, maternal and child health and public safety. Those steps and others […]