
Category: Public Health
CDC cuts hit Milwaukee’s response to school lead crisis
by Sean Kirkby | Apr 18, 2025 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
Cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have impacted Milwaukee’s response to the lead paint crisis in its public schools.
Read MoreMilwaukee Common Council members consider raising age for hookah products
by Sean Kirkby | Apr 15, 2025 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
DHS leader Johnson calls HHS cuts ‘devastating’
by Sean Kirkby | Apr 11, 2025 | DHS, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
DHS will resume funding for grants canceled by Trump administration
by Sean Kirkby | Apr 9, 2025 | COVID-19 Update, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
State health officials said Wednesday that they will resume funding projects supported by $225 million in grants canceled by President Donald Trump’s administration, a day after they said they were putting the funds on hold.
Read MoreTrump administration cuts $210 million for Wisconsin health services, Evers says
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 31, 2025 | Federal Government, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
Wisconsin ranks in top tier of states for public health emergency preparedness
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 27, 2025 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
Three more Milwaukee schools will close over lead issues
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 14, 2025 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
Three public schools in Milwaukee will temporarily close Monday to address lead concerns. A school that closed last week reopened Friday.
Read MoreMilwaukee Health Department will close school over lead concerns
by Sean Kirkby | Feb 28, 2025 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
The Milwaukee Health Department said Thursday it will temporarily close a public elementary school due to “unsafe lead dust levels” for additional remediation and assessment work.
Read MoreKaul seeks to defend federal plan to replace lead pipes
by Sean Kirkby | Feb 4, 2025 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
Wisconsin senators take dueling approaches during Kennedy hearings
by Sean Kirkby | Jan 31, 2025 | Abortion, Federal Government, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
Evers signs off on lowering lead poisoning threshold
by Sean Kirkby | Jan 29, 2025 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |
