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La Tonya Johnson: “Wisconsin faces a shortage of more than 59,500 affordable…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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State of Black Wisconsin 2026

Published | Video Starts at 00:28

So during the 202324 school year, roughly 20,195 Wisconsin Public School students lacked a fixed or regular place to stay at night. Wisconsin faces a shortage of more than 59,500 affordable rental homes for low-income households statewide. In Milwaukee County, 885 people were experiencing homelessness in the January 2024 Point in Time count. Now we'll talk a little bit about poverty. Poverty hits Milwaukee the hardest, especially for Black Milwauke. (00:28–00:39)

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Asserts a shortage of over 59,500 affordable rental homes for low-income households in Wisconsin.

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