Posted inGovernment, Local news

Activists protest prison lockdowns, arguing Evers, Carr actions aren’t enough

A few dozen people gathered outside the Wisconsin Department of Corrections offices in Madison on Wednesday to protest ongoing lockdowns at state prisons in Green Bay and Waupun.  The group, made up of activists, formerly incarcerated people and family members of people who have been incarcerated, argued that proposed solutions announced the day before by […]

Posted inCommunity, Courts, Government, Local news, Non-Profits

Racine man working to close notorious Green Bay prison, end state’s prison lockdowns

GREEN BAY — Dante Cottingham, of Racine, was just 17 years old when he was sentenced to prison and assigned to one of the state’s most notorious prisons, Green Bay Correctional Institution. The prison was built in 1897. It does not have windows and is self-contained, so people imprisoned there do not get the benefit […]

Posted inReal Estate, Unlocking Racine

Rising cost of living in northeast Wisconsin has many working families treading water 

Shannon Pikka loves the work-life balance of her job in construction. She left an office job in insurance and now enjoys being up early and working with her hands as part of a drywall finishing crew. The single mother’s workday ends around 3 p.m. — just in time to greet her two children from school. […]

Posted inGovernment, Local news, Politics

Website names purchased, big cash raised, but Steil ‘not running,’ Gallagher mum on running against ‘popular’ Baldwin

By Christina Lieffring, THE BADGER PROJECT The pool of Republican candidates to run against Senator Tammy Baldwin is expected to fill out this summer, but so far some of the most well-known possibilities have said they’re not interested or aren’t committing to the race.  Who the Republican party will run against Baldwin is one of […]

Posted inSchool Awards, Schools

6 Burlington High School FBLA students advance to National Leadership Conference

BURLINGTON — After Burlington High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed at the State Leadership Conference on April 17-18 in Green Bay, six students secured placement, through three different events, to advance to the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Ga. in June 2023. A total of 18 students participated in the state competition. […]

Posted inCommunity, Health, Local news, Non-Profits

Dial or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has officially launched in the United States. This new three-digit number allows people needing help to get connected to mental health help. Those in need can receive free and confidential support. Those experiencing suicidal, mental health, and even substance abuse crises can utilize this resource by calling or texting […]

Posted inElections, Government, Kenosha Government, Kenosha Lens, Local news

Ballot drop boxes cause for lawsuits in Racine, Kenosha

RACINE AND KENOSHA – The Cities of Racine and Kenosha are among five Wisconsin cities sued this week by a conservative law firm over the use of absentee ballot drop boxes. The Thomas More Society of Chicago, on behalf of individual residents from Racine, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison and Kenosha, filed separate lawsuits on Wednesday […]

Posted inCulture

Spanish speakers came to Wisconsin before it was a state. Here’s how they’ve shaped the economy, labor laws, and found the American dream.

by Ariel Perez / Green Bay Press-Gazette, WisconsinWatch.orgMarch 30, 2022 This piece was produced for the NEW News Lab, a local news collaboration in Northeast Wisconsin. Microsoft is providing financial support to the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region for this initiative. When Carlos Muñoz arrived in the United States in 1973, […]

Posted inCulture, Government, Life

The census pushed people into strict racial categories for 200 years. A new approach reveals Wisconsin’s racial complexity and diversity.

by Natalie Eilbert / Green Bay Press-Gazette, WisconsinWatch.orgMarch 30, 2022 This piece was produced for the NEW News Lab, a local news collaboration in Northeast Wisconsin. Microsoft is providing financial support to the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region for this initiative. When she attended East High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin, […]