Health
EPA Requires Lead Testing for Schools, Day Cares
But fails to speed up removal of lead lines. A “heart breaking failure,” critics charge.
Dec 22nd, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public RadioEvers Offers Compromise Bill on COVID-19
After meeting with Republican leaders, offers draft bill with “items on which all of us can agree.”
Dec 22nd, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin ExaminerLowest COVID-19 Testing Total in 99 Days
6,502 tests processed in past 24 hours
Dec 21st, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneFirst Moderna Vaccines Arriving This Week
Wisconsin expects approximately 100,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.
Dec 21st, 2020 by Graham KilmerNursing Students Help With COVID-19 Care
UW System offers incentives for students to join the effort at hospitals and clinics.
Dec 21st, 2020 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerCOVID-19 Cases, Testing Falling, But Not Positivity Rate
Percentage of tests confirming a new case has held steady
Dec 20th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneTommy Gains $5 Million in Pandemic Funds
More leadership by ex-governor. Money to be used for UW’s nursing education and internships.
Dec 20th, 2020 by John TorinusMerry Christmas We Energies
Please give us a present and retire your toxic, horribly polluting coal plant.
Dec 20th, 2020 by Carl LindnerOver 20,000 Wisconsin Residents Have Been Hospitalized With COVID-19
3,765 new cases reported Saturday
Dec 19th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneMan That Helped Hundreds of Homeless Vets Dies of COVID-19
Charles Sheppard was a veteran and a peer support specialist with the Milwaukee VA.
Dec 19th, 2020 by Megan Hart, Wisconsin Public RadioUnderstaffing Taking Its Toll on Milwaukee VA
Nurses, workers exhausted by staffing demands, employees union says.
Dec 19th, 2020 by Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio3,235 New COVID-19 Cases
60 deaths, as active hospitalization total continues to trend downward.
Dec 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene