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Over the decades, many facilities have been built to address the physical and mental health needs of the community, and with those buildings and their histories come great artifacts to look back on. Jonathan Piel, the unofficial historian for the Behavioral Health Division, shares a few of his favorite pieces and places that you can still visit today.
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Milwaukee County's ARPA Task Force recommends $1.6 M in federal funds for the project to eliminate medical debt for lower-income Milwaukee County residents.
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From farmhouses to complexes: A brief history of mental health care facilities in the Milwaukee areaJohnathan Piel, unofficial historian of the Milwaukee Behavioral Health Division, provides an overarching summary of the history of mental health care facilities, resources and practices in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson talk with lawmakers as they continue their push for more financial help from state government.
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The city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County both recently released their budget proposals for 2023. The fiscal forecast is bleak, although both budgets included cuts to essential services, more painful cuts are looming on the horizon as emergency federal funds begin to dwindle. Rob Henken from the Wisconsin Policy Forum recaps the budget proposals.
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A new Milwaukee-area juvenile detention facility to help replace the troubled Lincoln Hills center is a step closer to reality. The state Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday. But Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor opposes using the Chaney Correctional Center location on Milwaukee's north side.
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Officials offer ideas on how to spend the more than $1 billion of additional infrastructure money eventually rolling towards Wisconsin.
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Sheriff’s officials say a preliminary investigation suggests that a man found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the neighborhood was responsible for shooting the Milwaukee deputy.
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Health officials in Milwaukee County say there's a small amount of good news about local COVID cases, but there is still plenty of caution.
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High caseloads and testing demands continue to dominate the local COVID-19 scene.