Health

EPA Requires Lead Testing for Schools, Day Cares

EPA Requires Lead Testing for Schools, Day Cares

But fails to speed up removal of lead lines. A “heart breaking failure,” critics charge.

Evers Offers Compromise Bill on COVID-19

Evers Offers Compromise Bill on COVID-19

After meeting with Republican leaders, offers draft bill with “items on which all of us can agree.”

WI Daily: Lowest COVID-19 Testing Total in 99 Days
WI Daily

Lowest COVID-19 Testing Total in 99 Days

6,502 tests processed in past 24 hours

First Moderna Vaccines Arriving This Week

First Moderna Vaccines Arriving This Week

Wisconsin expects approximately 100,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.

Nursing Students Help With COVID-19 Care

Nursing Students Help With COVID-19 Care

UW System offers incentives for students to join the effort at hospitals and clinics.

WI Daily: COVID-19 Cases, Testing Falling, But Not Positivity Rate
WI Daily

COVID-19 Cases, Testing Falling, But Not Positivity Rate

Percentage of tests confirming a new case has held steady

Op Ed: Tommy Gains $5 Million in Pandemic Funds
Op Ed

Tommy Gains $5 Million in Pandemic Funds

More leadership by ex-governor. Money to be used for UW’s nursing education and internships.

Op Ed: Merry Christmas We Energies
Op Ed

Merry Christmas We Energies

Please give us a present and retire your toxic, horribly polluting coal plant.

WI Daily: Over 20,000 Wisconsin Residents Have Been Hospitalized With COVID-19
WI Daily

Over 20,000 Wisconsin Residents Have Been Hospitalized With COVID-19

3,765 new cases reported Saturday

Man That Helped Hundreds of Homeless Vets Dies of COVID-19

Man That Helped Hundreds of Homeless Vets Dies of COVID-19

Charles Sheppard was a veteran and a peer support specialist with the Milwaukee VA.

Understaffing Taking Its Toll on Milwaukee VA

Understaffing Taking Its Toll on Milwaukee VA

Nurses, workers exhausted by staffing demands, employees union says.

WI Daily: 3,235 New COVID-19 Cases
WI Daily

3,235 New COVID-19 Cases

60 deaths, as active hospitalization total continues to trend downward.