Tamia Fowlkes

Milwaukee

Investigative Reporter at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Wisconsin counts on help from AmeriCorps. With new DOGE cuts, volunteers are no longer coming.

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Mary Spicuzza |Tamia Fowlkes |Madeline Heim

AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps members were discharged on Tuesday. Volunteers were expected to build houses, work as camp counselors and build trails. The program appears to have come under cuts from the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. One crew of young volunteers was going to build a home in northwestern Wisconsin this summer.
The American Red Cross is providing 500 households with free smoke detectors. Here's why.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tamia Fowlkes

Tamia Fowlkes, Milwaukee Journal SentinelThu, April 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM UTC4 min readStarting April 26, the American Red Cross volunteers from the American Red Cross will canvass the state to install smoke alarms for free for 500 Wisconsin householdsSince 2014, the Red Cross's Sound the Alarm program has rallied hundreds of volunteers to assess and replace smoke detectors. The effort aims to reduce home fire deaths in Wisconsin.
Terminally ill Wisconsin man wins appeal for Social Security benefits shortly before death

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Tamia Fowlkes

A terminally-ill Wisconsin man who was pleading with the Social Security Administration to approve his request for disability benefits won his appeal April 7, one day before his death. Public Investigator and WISN-12 wrote about Kraft and his mother Carole Kane's fight to secure his Social Security benefits in March.
Who are the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices? Susan Crawford will replace retiring Ann Walsh Bradley

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jessie Opoien |Tamia Fowlkes

Susan Crawford's victory over Brad Schimel in Tuesday's hotly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election will keep the court under the control of four liberal justices. Crawford will replace retiring justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who has served on the court since 1995. Liberals gained a 4-3 majority after the 2023 spring election when Janet Protasiewicz defeated Daniel Kelly for a seat held by conservative Pat Roggensack, who retired. AdvertisementWho are the current Wisconsin Supreme Court justices?
What is SSA compassionate allowance and how can you get it?

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tamia Fowlkes

In March 2025, Public Investigator reported on a Wisconsin man who paid into Social Security for years but after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis was unable to get disability benefits. Due to a complex rule tied to the Social Security Administration's Compassionate Allowances program, Michael Kraft had to undergo a five-month waiting period before receiving his first check. At the time, his doctors estimated that he had two weeks to live.
A lawsuit alleges that Arrowhead Union High School is misrepresenting the costs associated with a $136M referendum

1 month ago | jsonline.com | Tamia Fowlkes

Taxpayers are suing Arrowhead Union High School District officials, alleging misrepresentation in referendum information of renovation costs. The lawsuit claims the district has repeatedly sought taxpayer approval for large sums without disclosing full costs, including interest. A November referendum for $261.2 million in renovations, which failed to pass, actually would have cost closer to $430 million, the lawsuit alleges.
Despite Trump's escalations, Palestinian supporters in Wisconsin say they won't back down

1 month ago | jsonline.com | Tamia Fowlkes |Claudia Levens

For as long as Sawsan Rizeq, 43, can remember, neither major political party has ever cared about the land her parents once called home. Over the years, Rizeq said, that routine complacency with the plight of the Palestinian people left her and many others in Milwaukee feeling abandoned and ignored. Two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, little has changed about her outlook.
Behind the headlines: What to expect when you're interviewed by a journalist

1 month ago | jsonline.com | Tamia Fowlkes

At the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, we cover dozens of stories every day featuring people across the state of Wisconsin. For many people, these conversations with our reporters are their first experiences being interviewed by a journalist. We want to demystify the reporting process for our readers. If you are contacted or questioned by a reporter for a story, here are some things you can expect. What does the reporting process look like for most journalists?
Behind the headlines: What to expect when you're interviewed by a journalist

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Tamia Fowlkes

At the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, we cover dozens of stories every day featuring people across the state of Wisconsin. For many people, these conversations with our reporters are their first experiences being interviewed by a journalist. We want to demystify the reporting process for our readers. If you are contacted or questioned by a reporter for a story, here are some things you can expect. What does the reporting process look like for most journalists?
You ask, we answer: Is this Menards in West Milwaukee overcharging on sales tax?

1 month ago | jsonline.com | Tamia Fowlkes

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Public Investigator team chases tips, finds answers, and gets results. No story is too big or too small. Got a tip or a question? Email [email protected]. The question: Did Menards wrongly apply Milwaukee's new sales tax to her purchase? While sorting through a collection of old receipts, Peggy Schaff, 60, noticed an unusual detail on a recent purchase at Menards in West Milwaukee. In November, during a Black Friday sale, Schaff purchased $87 worth of goods.

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8 Apr 25

You have a month left to get a Real ID in Wisconsin. Here's what happens if you miss the deadline https://t.co/kpQFwAfaGq via @journalsentinel @maiapandey

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8 Apr 25

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Trump administration revokes visas for 13 international UW-Madison students https://t.co/WSubQfcPge via @journalsentinel

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Articles

Wisconsin counts on help from AmeriCorps. With new DOGE cuts, volunteers are no longer coming.

The American Red Cross is providing 500 households with free smoke detectors. Here's why.

Terminally ill Wisconsin man wins appeal for Social Security benefits shortly before death

Who are the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices? Susan Crawford will replace retiring Ann Walsh Bradley

What is SSA compassionate allowance and how can you get it?

A lawsuit alleges that Arrowhead Union High School is misrepresenting the costs associated with a $136M referendum

Despite Trump's escalations, Palestinian supporters in Wisconsin say they won't back down

Behind the headlines: What to expect when you're interviewed by a journalist

Behind the headlines: What to expect when you're interviewed by a journalist

You ask, we answer: Is this Menards in West Milwaukee overcharging on sales tax?

Journalists covering the same region

Julia Rosier

Dave Hinton

Steven Spearie

Addi Weakley

Robb D. Cohen

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