
Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️
@sarahvolp
Reporter covering hospitals and health care for @journalsentinel. Former @Report4America, @TheMarionStar, @GFHerald, @Enquirer. Hablo español. Data nerd.
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Cavalier Johnson won around 70% of the vote to become the first African American elected as Milwaukee’s mayor Alison Dirr @BillGlauber Mary Spicuzza jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

Before Cavalier Johnson, Milwaukee was the only major U.S. city with a large Black population that had never elected a Black mayor. This stunning data viz by Yuriko Schumacher shows just how historic this election is: jsonline.com/in-depth/news/…



Almost all abortions would be illegal in Wisconsin if leaked draft of Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe ultimately comes to pass jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via Molly Beck @BillGlauber

Interested in evaluating a state veterans home for your loved one? Check out the look-up tool created by Daphne Chen ... It showed the home in Union Grove ranks among the worst for violations and fines.

Important and deeply reported story from Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️. A must-read. 'People need to know what happened': Wisconsin tribes, families welcome federal scrutiny of Indian boarding school system jsonline.com/story/news/202…

Menominee tribe will partner with Hard Rock in its latest bid to open a casino complex in Kenosha Tribes are limited in the taxes they can impose & often rely on gaming revenue to fund social services, tribal courts & other programs jsonline.com/story/money/bu… via Journal Sentinel

Word of a youth prison coming to Milwaukee's northwest side brings mixed reactions from neighbors who just learned the news jsonline.com/story/news/loc… via Alison Dirr & Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️

Asthma data from Wisconsin Hospital Association shows kids who live in 53205 in MKE visit the ER for asthma 20x more than kids living a 15-minute drive away in Whitefish Bay One of many eye-opening stats in Talis Shelbourne Ⓜ️'s series: jsonline.com/in-depth/news/…

Meet Sesame Street’s new Muppets, on screens now thanks to Milwaukee’s Rohingya community jsonline.com/story/news/edu… via Rory Linnane Ⓜ️ & Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️

Wisconsin's youth prison was still struggling with staffing shortages this fall, leading to concerns about safety and youth wellbeing at the facility, according to the latest report by a court-ordered monitor. jsonline.com/story/news/loc… via Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️


Wisconsin residents can get free, at-home COVID-19 tests mailed to their home again jsonline.com/story/news/hea… via Journal Sentinel Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️

Updated today - the former caregiver of the Helping Hands group home has been charged with intentional abuse of a patient. With tamia fowlkes

An important and deeply reported story from Genevieve Redsten on the conditions in the Golda Meir House on Milwaukee's east side Woman found decomposed in Milwaukee senior housing, raising questions for HUD, owners jsonline.com/story/money/bu…

What we know about the cyberattack on Ascension facilities in Wisconsin and the ransomware known as "Black Basta." Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️ breaks it down: jsonline.com/story/news/hea…

'Dramatic changes,' new leaders needed at Milwaukee Housing Authority, says Ald. José Pérez jsonline.com/story/news/loc… via Genevieve Redsten


Wisconsin at risk of measles outbreak. Its kindergartner vaccination rates among lowest in U.S. jsonline.com/story/news/202… via Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️