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Wisconsin Hits Record Daily Deaths, Bringing Death Toll to 3,420
Wisconsin hit a record daily number of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, with the state Department of Health Services reporting 107 people died of the virus. That brings the total number of deaths to 3,420 as of Dec. 1. Daily positive tests were reported at 4,078 and DHS officials said hospitals across ...
Tuesday December 1, 2020
Revisiting Politics of Resentment
UW-Madison Political Science Professor Katherine Cramer's 2016 book "Politics of Resentment" investigated disillusionment felt by rural Wisconsinites. Four years and a presidential cycle later, she discusses the current political landscape of the Badger State.
Friday November 27, 2020
Presidential Recount and Marginalized Communities
Marquette University Law School Professor Atiba Ellis discusses what the presidential recount means for marginalized communities working to have their voices heard in the political landscape.
Friday November 27, 2020
Is COVID Affecting Those with Mental Illnesses
Dr. Ned Kalin, the Chair of the Dept. of Psychiatry at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health discusses the impact of COVID of those with mental illness and their care providers.
Friday November 27, 2020
Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin President Patti Habeck talks about the struggles Wisconsinites face as they head into the fall and winter amid continuing pandemic stress.
Friday November 27, 2020
UW System President Thompson on Rapid Test Sites
UW System President Tommy Thompson talks about surge COVID-19 rapid test sites on UW campuses and support they are getting from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Students who decide to go home for the holidays must plan to get tested to prevent spreading the virus to their families and must take two tests upon returning to campus.
Friday November 20, 2020
Planning for Vaccine Distribution
While the COVID-19 surge in Wisconsin does not appear to be relenting, help is on the way. New vaccines are in the final stages of approval. State Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk talks about the complicated planning for distribution of a vaccine.
Friday November 20, 2020
Trump Campaign Allegations and Recount Process
Wisconsin Public Radio News Capitol Bureau Chief Shawn Johnson details the recount process requested for Dane and Milwaukee Counties by the Trump presidential campaign which is alleging mistakes and fraud in counting and return of votes. They'll also discuss the legislative logjam related to state management strategies for COVID-19.
Friday November 20, 2020
Dane County Clerk Outlines Election Recount Plan
Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell detailed plans to begin recounting 345,000 ballots Friday at the Monona Terrace Convention Center.
Thursday November 19, 2020
Evers to Extend Mask Order in Coming Days
The new emergency order that will re-up the statewide mask mandate will extend through January, 2021.
Wednesday November 18, 2020
Wisconsin Front Line, Nursing Home Workers to Get First Round of COVID Vaccine
The first people to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin will be hundreds of thousands of front-line healthcare workers and support staff, along with nursing home workers and residents, and could come as early as the end of the year according to Department of Health Services officials. Officials reported Tuesday ...
Tuesday November 17, 2020
Trump Campaign’s Election Fraud Suit Dropped in Wisconsin
The lawsuit sought to throw out results from Democratic-heavy counties of Milwaukee, Dane and Menominee.
Monday November 16, 2020
Affordable Care Act Challenged in Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard a challenge to the Affordable Care Act this week, and whether the whole act can stand if a part is thrown out. ABC for Health's Bobby Peterson reacts to the court hearing and discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts current health insurance enrollment.
Friday November 13, 2020
The head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission Meagan Wolfe corrects misinformation of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election and discusses the ongoing certification process.
Friday November 13, 2020
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos discusses the possibility of compromise between legislative Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers on coronavirus legislation, as well as his call to have an Assembly committee investigate fraud in the 2020 election.
Friday November 13, 2020
Gov. Evers addresses the Spike in COVID Cases
Governor Tony Evers took to the prime-time airwaves this week to make an urgent plea--and an Executive Order--to advise people to stay home amid a concerningly high percentage of positive COVID-19 cases.
Friday November 13, 2020
UW Hospital’s Dr. Nasia Safdar talks about how hospitals are coping with the influx of COVID-19 patients and nearly reaching maximum capacity and what they are doing in the wake of mounting staffing shortages.
Friday November 13, 2020
What Happens with a Disputed Election
UW-Madison political science Professor Barry Burden talks about the election polling, process, results, and challenges moving forward. He'll also add evidence-less claims of election irregularities in Wisconsin, and what to expect from a possible recount.
Friday November 6, 2020
Political Panel Breaks Down Election
Political panelists Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross discuss this week’s election and what it means for Wisconsin’s political landscape going forward.
Friday November 6, 2020
New GOP Leader Emerges after House Race
Here and Now’s Zac Schultz discusses the future of what the state legislature seats hold as Republicans retaining commanding majorities heading into next year.
Friday November 6, 2020
November 2020 Election Results: Biden Wins Wisconsin
With 95% of Wisconsin's ballots counted and reported, a razor thin margin favors Biden in unofficial results.
Tuesday November 3, 2020
PBS Wisconsin live election updates from reporters around the state.
Tuesday November 3, 2020
AG Kaul Talks Election Security Ahead of 2020 Election
State Attorney General Josh Kaul talks about Election Day security amid the threats on the part of militia groups or other possible polling upsets in Wisconsin.
Saturday October 31, 2020
Commissioner Urge People to Drop Ballots off in Drop Boxes
With nearly 1.9 million absentee ballots having been requested and some 223 thousand not yet being returned, Democrats have worked to try and extend the time ballots could be counted as long as they were post-marked by Election Day.
Saturday October 31, 2020
Last Marquette Poll Before Election
Marquette University Law School poll director Charles Franklin discusses the latest results, which show Democrat Joe Biden leading by single digits with less than a week left before the 2020 election.
Saturday October 31, 2020
COVID at ‘Nightmare Scenario’ in Wisconsin
State epidemiologist Dr. Ryan Westergaard called the state’s COVID-19 status a “nightmare scenario” as cases show no sign of slowing down. He talks about the status of the virus in Wisconsin, and what to expect in the weeks and months ahead.
Saturday October 31, 2020
AG Kaul Talks Election Security Ahead of 2020 Election
State Attorney General Josh Kaul talks about Election Day security amid the threats on the part of militia groups or other possible polling upsets in Wisconsin.
Friday October 30, 2020
Breaking: US Supreme Court Keeps Absentee Ballot Deadline Nov. 3
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to let a lower court’s ruling stand, which means Wisconsin’s deadline to return absentee ballots will not be extended. Absentee ballots must be returned to elections officials by 8 p.m. Nov. 3 to be counted. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Madison federal judge ...
Monday October 26, 2020
Debate, Campaign Visit, Final Stretch
Political panelists Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross react to the final presidential debate and forecast what’s ahead in the remaining days of election 2020.
Friday October 23, 2020
Patricia Gomez of Milwaukee PBS talks with members of the Latino community about the issues and preferences in the race for President.
Friday October 23, 2020
Governor Backs the Precautions Health Officials Suggest
Governor Tony Evers touches on the COVID-19 conversation from Thursday’s media briefing and that more people need to treat COVID like the real risk that it is. Evers explains that Wisconsin health officials have worked very hard to prepare the public for the worst of the come from COVID.
Friday October 23, 2020
Misinformation and the Pandemic
WisContext's Will Cushman discusses his new reporting on how misinformation became rampant during the COVID-19 pandemic, how it propagates, and the role partisan politics plays in perpetuating it.
Friday October 23, 2020
Northeastern Wisconsin Grapples with Hospitalizations
Emergency Department Medical Director at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay Dr. Paul Casey talks about how the region’s hospitals are handling the influx of COVID-19 patients.
Friday October 16, 2020
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke discusses Republican legislative plans to address the pandemic and keep the economy running.
Friday October 16, 2020
Governor Stresses the Importance of COVID Precaution
Governor Tony Evers defends his 25% capacity order that is in place until November 6, after Wisconsin has seen persistent rises in COVID-19 cases since September.
Friday October 16, 2020
Wisconsin Sets New COVID-19 Records
The Department of Health Services reported 3,279 new cases Tuesday, with the seven day average for new daily cases up to 2,727.
Tuesday October 13, 2020
Absentee Ballot Change in Appeals Court Ruling
Late this week, a federal appeals court ruled that absentee ballots must to be delivered to Wisconsin election clerks by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Friday October 9, 2020
Governor Tony Evers says new order will help slow the rate of COVID-19 cases. The order reduces establishment capacity to 25% in all retail stores, bars, and restaurants.
Friday October 9, 2020
What Should Wisconsin Be Doing for COVID?
UW-Madison public health expert Dr. Patrick Remington with the Global Health Institute talks about the current status of the pandemic in Wisconsin and what policy makers can do to help mitigate the further spread of the virus.
Friday October 9, 2020
Election Heads into Final Stretch
Marquette Law School poll director Charles Franklin breaks down the latest numbers and the state of the presidential race as it heads into the final stretch.
Friday October 9, 2020
Biden Holds Narrow Lead in New Marquette Law School Poll
In the latest Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday, former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a narrow five-point margin in Wisconsin. The poll was conducted between Sept. 30 and Oct. 4, following the presidential debate, with 700 likely voters responding for a margin of error of ...
Wednesday October 7, 2020
Update: Johnson Tests Positive for COVID-19, Says He Does Not Have Symptoms
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating. He told reporters during a Saturday morning conference call that he has no symptoms and has not received any medical treatment related to his diagnosis. Johnson received a test shortly before a Republican Party event in Ozaukee County ...
Saturday October 3, 2020
Questions Amid Pres. And First Lady Positive COVID Results
Political analysts Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross discuss what’s next in the race for President after incumbent Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19.
Friday October 2, 2020
As COVID-19 cases spike in Green Bay, President and CEO of Prevea Health Dr. Ashok Rai joins to discuss the pressure that spiraling COVID cases in Brown County is placing on hospitals and health professionals; and how the area’s health care infrastructure is handling the surge.
Friday October 2, 2020
Health Secretary on COVID Surge
Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm discusses the crisis-level surge in COVID-19 in parts of Wisconsin and ways the state is marshalling resources to combat the spread.
Friday October 2, 2020
Republicans Denounce Evers’ New Emergency Order
Last spring, the State Supreme Court struck down Governor Tony Evers “Safer at Home” order, after being challenged by the Republican-led legislature.
Friday September 25, 2020
How Are Voters Approaching Election Day in Rural Wisconsin
Eyes are on rural Wisconsin for the upcoming presidential election where a tight, statewide vote could be established.
Friday September 25, 2020
Former Police Chief Reviews Jacob Blake Shooting
Former Madison Police Chief, Noble Wray, brought in to review the Jacob Blake shooting investigation by State DOJ to reach a charging decision. Wray says no timeline has been established for a complete review.
Friday September 25, 2020
Virus Enters Near-Exponential Growth
Due to high rates of infection among young people, COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin are growing at a near-exponential rate. State epidemiologist Dr. Ryan Westergaard discusses what that high rate means, and how the state is working to combat the increased spread.
Friday September 25, 2020
Governor Tony Evers discusses his new declaration of a public health emergency as rates of infection increase among young people.
Friday September 25, 2020
Johnson on Biden Investigation, Ginsburg
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson discusses the results of his investigation into presidential candidate Joe Biden's son, as well as his thoughts on filling the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Friday September 25, 2020
Democratic Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin discusses the Supreme Court vacancy and and the process ahead. She also speaks to U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s Burisma investigation as well as her view of the Breonna Taylor decision in Louisville.
Friday September 25, 2020
UW-Madison Announces In-Person Instruction to Resume
This comes after the campus was shut down for two weeks amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Wednesday September 23, 2020
Judge Rules Ballots Must Be Accepted After Election Day
In a federal ruling, a district court judge said clerks must accept absentee ballots received up to six days after the election, as long as the ballots are postmarked Nov. 3. The ruling is temporarily stayed however, giving time for defendants to appeal the ruling.
Monday September 21, 2020
Status of Wisconsin’s Absentee Ballots
Wisconsin Elections Commission lead administrator Meagan Wolfe talks about the status of more than a million absentee ballots already requested by Wisconsin voters and when she expects election results to be available.
Friday September 18, 2020
Wisconsin Schools Begin to Shift Gears and Resort to Online
State School Superintendent Address Challenges of Learning during COVID. While more than half of Wisconsin's K-12 school districts reported plans to start with some form of in-person instruction, things are changing. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Carolyn Stanford Taylor on the status of the coronavirus school year
Friday September 18, 2020
Toll of COVID-19 on Wisconsin’s Workforce
UW-Madison's Center on Wisconsin Strategy Associate Director Laura Dresser shares findings of a new report. The center reached out across the state to better understand the impact of the pandemic on workers in a wide variety of job settings.
Friday September 18, 2020
Epidemiologist On Risk of Going Back to College, K-12 School
Infectious disease epidemiologist at UW-Madison, Malia Jones, discusses sharp uptick of COVID-19 cases on Wisconsin's college campuses and what that means to the surrounding communities.
Friday September 18, 2020
Wisconsin Absentee Ballots Mailed Out
Election clerks across the state are starting to mail out more than a million absentee ballots to voters after the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected Monday the Green Party presidential candidate’s effort to get on the ballot. Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn voted with the court’s three liberal justices in ruling against ...
Tuesday September 15, 2020
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke on Policing Reform
As the state Legislature works toward passing policing reform legislation, the Assembly created a Speaker's Task Force to vet possible legislation. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke heads the task force and talks about the path forward.
Friday September 4, 2020
Gov. Tony Evers on Police Reform
Governor Evers weighs in on the week's news, which includes visits to Kenosha by two presidential candidates, the work toward policing bills in the state Legislature and the state's continued response to COVID-19.
Friday September 4, 2020
UW Health’s Dr. Jeff Pothof Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine
This is an interview with UW Health's Chief Quality Officer, Dr. Jeff Pothof. Dr. Pothof was the first among an expected 1,600 volunteers to take an experimental COVID-19 vaccine at a study run jointly by UW Health and the UW School of Medicine. He joins the program from Madison.
Friday September 4, 2020
UW-Madison, Dane County Quarantine Hundreds in Fraternities and Sororities
Public Health Madison and Dane County and UW-Madison on Friday directed 420 members of nine campus fraternities and sororities who live in off-campus chapter houses to quarantine for 14 days because of positive COVID-19 cases among their members. Public health officials reported that as of Wednesday, Sept. 2, 38 of ...
Friday September 4, 2020
Political Panelists Provide National Party Conv. Analysis
“Here & Now” political panelists Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross recap the last two weeks of political conventions and where the parties stand heading into November.
Friday August 28, 2020
Kevin Hermening on Wisconsin Supporting Trump
While President Donald Trump won Wisconsin by a slim margin, he won the 7th Congressional District by 20 points in the last election. How does that region shape the electoral math of Wisconsin as a swing state? Former Marathon County Republican Party chair Kevin Hermening appears from Wausau to provides insight.
Friday August 28, 2020
Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch on Trump for WI
Former Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch weighs in on the Republican National Convention that wrapped this week and provides insight on what she thinks the president needs to do to win Wisconsin.
Friday August 28, 2020
Attorney General Josh Kaul on the Kenosha Shooting
The state Department of Justice is investigating the shooting of Jacob Blake. Attorney General Josh Kaul provides detail about the probe.
Friday August 28, 2020
Dem. Nat’l Convention No Longer Taking Place in Milwaukee
Milwaukee was set to share the national political spotlight. That was until the Democratic National Committee announced the party's national convention is going all virtual. No national speakers on site. No Joe Biden at the podium. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was disappointed saying he "wanted to show off" the city.
Friday August 7, 2020
Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore on Women’s Suffrage
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore appears in an excerpt from a Here and Now special, “Wisconsin Women Vote.” She reflects on the power of the woman’s vote and reflects on her career to date in politics.
Friday August 7, 2020
U.S. Senators On a Possible Coronavirus Aid Package
As the U.S. Senate considers a new coronavirus aid package, Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson talks about the debate over the $600 unemployment supplement. Republicans are pushing to have the amount of the unemployment supplement lowered. Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin provided a statement regarding coronavirus relief.
Friday August 7, 2020
Governor Tony Evers on Coronavirus and Wisconsin
A little more than a week into the statewide mask mandate, Gov. Tony Evers provides an update on how the order is intended to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in the state. He also responds to possible Republican challenges to the rule.
Friday August 7, 2020
Marc Levine on the State of Black Milwaukee
UW-Milwaukee Emeritus Professor Marc Levine’s recent report spells out the inequality Black Wisconsinites face in the state’s largest city. He says the inequities represent, “the archetype of modern-day metropolitan racial apartheid and inequality.” Levine explains the importance of doing metric studies to fully understand the city’s disparities, such as black poverty and incarceration rates.
Friday August 7, 2020
Evers Mandates Masks; Washington County Executive Opposes
Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann discusses why he believes the order is an executive power grab.
Friday July 31, 2020
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D) on Next Coronavirus Relief Bill
Democrat U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan talks about what to expect in a federal coronavirus aid package. He says the goals of the aid package should be unemployment assistance, helping small businesses, funding state and local government, shoring up testing and contract tracing and protecting front line workers. He also weighs in on the state's recent mask mandate.
Friday July 31, 2020
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) on the Hectic Week in Washington
As a member a House Judiciary Committee Member, Tiffany participated in the questioning of U.S. Attorney General William Barr about Federal agents in U.S. cities. He'll speak to that as well as the status of Congressional help on coronavirus relief to Americans. Tiffany also weighs in on the state's recent mask mandate.
Friday July 31, 2020
UW System Campuses Prepare to Reopen
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, now interim UW system President, discusses plans to safely reopen state campuses for the fall term.
Friday July 24, 2020
Epidemiologist Warns to Take COVID Rise Seriously
One of the country’s top epidemiologists, University of Minnesota’s Dr. Michael Osterholm, discusses ways Wisconsin combat COVID-19 cases. He also addresses the status of a possible vaccine.
Friday July 24, 2020
Sen. Baldwin Objects to Federal Agents in Cities
Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and other Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Chad Wolf demanding answers regarding White House orders of federal agents to U.S. cities. Meanwhile, in Madison, the board that oversees Capitol Restoration voted unanimously to restore the statues on the Capitol Square damaged by protesters.
Friday July 24, 2020
VP Pence Campaigns in Ripon; Wis. Health Officials On Surge
As Vice President Mike Pence made campaigns in Wisconsin touting the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, Wisconsin's State Epidemiologist Ryan Westergaard and Health Secretary-designee Andrea Palm both expressed concern about the sharp increase of community spread of COVID-19. Westergaard saying "epidemic indicators are mostly bad and potentially getting worse."
Friday July 17, 2020
Gov. Tony Evers on Latest Escalation of COVID Case Numbers
As Wisconsin is experiencing more COVID-19 cases daily, Gov. Evers articulates the importance of incorporating the small gestures - social distancing, wearing face masks - into all daily activities to keep Wisconsin residents safe. Evers administration working on unemployment benefits continuation and options for residents when it comes to the shutting off of utilities.
Friday July 17, 2020
How Uninsured Wisconsinites Are Dealing with COVID-19
With over five million people losing their health insurance due to recent unemployment from the pandemic, and numbers continuing to rise, what are the possible implications for the uninsured. Bobby Peterson explains how Wisconsinites are leaning on ABC for Health for alternative health insurance coverage with unemployment. Try WisCovered.com.
Friday July 17, 2020
How Bars and Taverns Weather the Pandemic
As COVID cases rise in the state, bars have proven to be a common thread of new infections among Wisconsinites in their 20s. President of the Tavern League of Wisconsin and a Delavan supper club owner, Chris Marsicano, talks about bar owners' struggle to stay afloat while balancing public health interests.
Friday July 17, 2020
Boys & Girls Club of Dane Co. Distribute 15,000+ Free Masks
150 teens receiving resources as they work distributing masks as part of effort by Boys and Girls Club to support the unemployed, children and families and provide PPE during the pandemic as Dane County's mask mandate goes into effect. Michael Johnson, CEO of Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, advocating for representation of people of color at the Capitol in the form of a Vel Phillips statue.
Friday July 17, 2020
Despite Pandemic Wisconsin Dells Busy Over July 4th Weekend
An estimated 100,000 people ventured into the Wisconsin Dells during the Fourth of July weekend, even with Coronavirus concerns. There were crowds at Noah’s Ark Water Park, despite keeping attendance to 35% capacity. Guests were "asked" to wear masks inside the park, but were "not required" to wear them.
Friday July 10, 2020
Lame Duck: Supreme Court Strikes Another Blow to Evers Admin
In a 5-2 decision along conservative and liberals lines, the Wis. Supreme Court upheld the lame duck laws the Republican-controlled Legislature passed just days before Gov. Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul took office. Both are democrats. The laws guarantee the Legislature can intervene in cases using its own attorneys rather than those from the state Department of Justice.
Friday July 10, 2020
‘Wisconsin Safer Voting Plan’ Funded by Cities, Non-profit
The mayors of Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine and Kenosha teaming up with Center for Tech and Civic Life to fund the "Wisconsin Safer Voting Plan." The $6.3 million grant from the non-partisan non-profit will help with voting sites, drive-thru and drop box locations. Gov. Evers announced 2 million+ face masks and thousands of infrared thermometers will be sent to public and private schools.
Friday July 10, 2020
What Racial Justice Movement Looks Like in Central Wisconsin
Darrell Keaton is a community activist in Wausau and discusses how his community is working toward greater racial justice. Keaton founded Men & Women 4 Change Social Club to promote diversity and awareness of minority owned businesses and organizations in Central Wisconsin. Wausau will celebrate Juneteenth next year as a result of Keaton's work with the Wausau mayor and chief of police.
Friday July 10, 2020
Challenges with Local Health Orders Regarding COVID-19
In lieu of a statewide order, local public health officials have implemented their own orders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris discusses the challenges and pushbacks he’s faced while navigating a local response to the virus.
Friday July 10, 2020
Direction of COVID-19 Pandemic
Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm provides an update on the spread of COVID-19 in the state as cases increase. She also weighs in on potential statewide responses, including a mask mandate.
Friday July 10, 2020
Youth Activist Group ‘Impact Demand’ Calls for Change
Ayomi Obuseh of the group 'Impact Demand' discusses the youth movement in the current racial justice demonstrations and the change they are calling for from elected officials. She says retaliations from white terrorist groups means they are applying pressure in the right areas and that means change is coming and "it's going to be effective."
Friday July 10, 2020
Racine Co. Rule is On-Off-On, Dane Co. Tightens Restrictions
A civil suit filed by a Racine business owner alleging 'Safer Racine" order would lead to business closings and significant loss of revenue resulted in ruling by Racine Co. judge to end order earlier this week. At 3pm July 3, Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Racine. Ordinance remains in effect while city’s appeal is argued in court. Madison and Dane Co. enacted stricter COVID-19 rules.
Friday July 3, 2020
Youth Activist Group Marching 65 Miles, Demanding Reform
Young Wisconsinites with the 50 Miles More activist group are marching 65 miles from Milwaukee to Madison calling for action from Governor Tony Evers and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on police and gun reform, banning the use of tear gas and rubber bullets and violence prevention. The group will finish their march at the state Capitol on July 4th.
Friday July 3, 2020
Calls for a Statue of Vel Phillips at the State Capitol
Phillips was the first black woman elected as Wisconsin's Secretary of State, first in the nation elected to statewide office, first black woman to graduate from the UW Law School, first Black person elected to Milwaukee's City Council and first black woman to be a Wisconsin judge. To learn more about Vel Phillips, watch "Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams," a 2015 documentary at PBSWisconsin.org.
Friday July 3, 2020
No Police Officers in Madison High Schools Starting in Fall
The Madison School Board voted this week to remove police officers – also known as SROs (School Resource Officers) - from the city’s four main high schools. School Board President Gloria Reyes, a former police officer herself, discusses the board’s vote and what the district plans to do ahead of the fall semester.
Friday July 3, 2020
Epidemiologist Stresses Evidence-based Prevention Strategies
State epidemiologist Dr. Ryan Westergaard provides an update on COVID-19 in the state. He talks about the recent spike in the virus among young people and whether Wisconsin should be prepared to see spikes in the virus like southern and western states have seen.
Friday July 3, 2020
Black Leader Sees Narrative Shift Across US, Feels Different
Black Leaders Organizing for Communities leader Angela Lang discusses the status of the racial justice protests and where the state is now—whether demonstrations are continuing with the same energy or whether things are ‘returning to normal.’ She also talks about political organizing ahead of the 2020 presidential election and amid the pandemic.
Friday July 3, 2020
Supreme Court Strikes Down Abortion Law
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers have admitting privileges to hospitals, which mirrors a Wisconsin law passed in 2013.
Monday June 29, 2020
New DHS Dashboard Shows County-by-County Risk
The state health department's new online dashboard shows the risk level for every county in the state with the darkest shades showing where there is the highest current risk. Central Wisconsin from Green Bay to Eau Claire is at the highest level along with most of southern Wisconsin. The map is updated each Wednesday.
Friday June 26, 2020
Trump Visits Marinette Marine Touting Naval Contract
President Donald Trump visited Fincantieri Marinette Marine on Thursday. He toured the shipyard in Marinette that was awarded a $5.5 billion Navy contract to build new frigates. The company is expected to invest more than $200 million and create 1,000 jobs at the shipyard as a result of that contract.
Friday June 26, 2020
Gov. Evers Again Deploys National Guard to Protect Property
In the wake of this week's violence, Gov. Evers once again deployed the Wisconsin National Guard to protect state property and to support law enforcement. He said, “The Wisconsin National Guard will serve in a limited authorization meant to make sure people can exercise their First Amendment rights while ensuring the safety of members of the public and state buildings and infrastructure."
Friday June 26, 2020
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