FoodShare in Wisconsin: How to access or replace benefits
Apr 9, 2024 · Northern Wisconsin: Second Harvest Northland connects northwest Wisconsin residents to food resources.Call 218-727-5653 for assistance or visit secondharvestnorthland.org.. ForwardHealth Consortium (888-794-5722, or for the Great Rivers area: 888-283-0012) also offers resources.. Northeast Wisconsin: Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin provides …
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Wisconsin ballot question: Voters to decide noncitizen voting limits
Sep 20, 2024 · A Brennan Center for Justice analysis found that election officials overseeing 23.5 million votes across 42 jurisdictions in the 2016 general election referred about 30 incidents of potential noncitizen voting for further investigation or prosecution.
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Oct 27, 2020 · Nora Eckert joined the Center in October 2020 as a reporter for Wisconsin Watch’s Votebeat project — a pop-up nonprofit newsroom covering local election administration and voting in six states, created by Chalkbeat.
Here’s how to vote in Wisconsin’s upcoming elections
Mar 8, 2024 · The deadline to register online or by mail is 20 days before the election. You can register in person at your municipal clerk’s office up until the Friday before the election at 5 p.m. or close of business, whichever is later.
Wisconsin’s convoluted history of abortion laws
Jul 1, 2024 · A U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 halted all access to abortion in Wisconsin due to uncertainty over a 1849 ban still on the books.
Struggling to pay rent? Here’s how to get help - Wisconsin Watch
Mar 29, 2021 · Leer en español: ¿Tiene problemas para pagar el alquiler?Aquí le informamos cómo obtener ayuda. Gov. Tony Evers in February launched the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance (WERA) program, which aims to distribute $322 million in federal stimulus funds to struggling renters statewide.
Were deportations under Donald Trump ‘the highest ever’?
Jul 19, 2024 · The most deportations occurred under predecessors to former President Donald Trump. Deportation is the removal of noncitizens for violating immigration law.
Has the term ‘mentally retarded’ been removed from federal law?
May 30, 2023 · No. Although Rosa’s Law, passed in 2010, removed some references to “mental retardation” in federal law, others remain. A bill introduced May 5, 2023, by Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, a Democrat, would remove the terms “mentally retarded” and “mental retardation” from federal law.
How to apply for rental assistance in Wisconsin
Jul 14, 2021 · How do I apply? There are two programs in Milwaukee: Community Advocates serves Milwaukee and Waukesha counties and can be reached online or at 414-270-4646. You can also pick up and drop off a hard copy application at their office at 728 North James Lovell St. in Milwaukee from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.