Life as an immigrant is commonly clouded by fear and uncertainty. The federal crackdown on immigration this past year has only increased those feelings for immigrants living in our area.

Freelance writer Barbara Miner wanted to share the lived experiences of some Milwaukee immigrants, who make up about twelve percent of the city’s population. Her article in this month’s Milwaukee Magazine shares the stories of DACA recipients, to undocumented parents, asylum seekers and more. Miner joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to talk about the piece, and begins by explaining some of the challenges she encountered covering the topic.

Wisconsin voters will be choosing a new justice for the Wisconsin State Supreme Court this year. The April 7th election comes after elections in 2023 and 2025 altered the ideological makeup of the court, giving liberal-leaning justices the majority.

The ideological makeup will not be influenced by this election, but that doesn’t mean the race won’t have a long-term impact on how big cases are decided in Wisconsin. WUWM’s Maayan Silver is joined by Barry Burden, politics professor and director of the Elections Research Center at UW-Madison, to find out what’s at stake in this election.

The United States is at war with Iran. Oil prices have surged as the war enters its second week. Iran has named the hard-line Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader. It signals defiance from Iran’s leadership amid heavy US and Israeli bombardment.

WUWM’s Maayan Silver talked with Iranian students at UW-Milwaukee about how their families are affected and why they support international intervention.