Health

City Hall: Mask Mandate Passes Committee
City Hall

Mask Mandate Passes Committee

Proposal would require masks indoors and outdoors, but with limited enforcement.

Unemployment Claims Continue At Unprecedented Rate

Unemployment Claims Continue At Unprecedented Rate

DWD triples workforce for unemployment insurance system in response.

How to Stay Cool in Heat Wave

How to Stay Cool in Heat Wave

Relief harder to find amid pandemic. Some groups in city offering help.

Data Wonk: The War Against Masks
Data Wonk

The War Against Masks

It’s the most cost effective way to slow the pandemic. So why such opposition?

WI Daily: 20 Days of Climbing COVID-19 Positive Case Rate
WI Daily

20 Days of Climbing COVID-19 Positive Case Rate

Active hospitalizations also hit three week high.

Evers Won’t Issue New Shutdown Order

Evers Won’t Issue New Shutdown Order

Cites Republican and Supreme Court opposition even as state cases double in just one month.

City Hall: Milwaukee Mask Mandate Scaled Back
City Hall

Milwaukee Mask Mandate Scaled Back

Special council committee to debate it. Outdoor requirement scaled back, minimum age raised.

MKE County: Bus Passengers May Face Mask Mandate
MKE County

Bus Passengers May Face Mask Mandate

County committee okays policy and full board likely to agree, could be in place August 1.

COVID-19 Case Rate Increasing In County

COVID-19 Case Rate Increasing In County

A key indicator changed to red as the positive case rate rises among younger people.

Wisconsin Has Fastest COVID-19 Spread In U.S.

Wisconsin Has Fastest COVID-19 Spread In U.S.

New study has alarming figures, with spread coming since state shutdown ended.

Op Ed: Please Honor Interdependence Day(s)
Op Ed

Please Honor Interdependence Day(s)

We’re all in this pandemic together. Please do your part.

WI Daily: COVID-19 Cases Double Since Memorial Day
WI Daily

COVID-19 Cases Double Since Memorial Day

State officials fear spread to older population could trigger surge in hospitalizations and deaths.