Health
Reduced Nurses Aid Training Part of COVID-19 Bill
Evers vetoed a bill that reduced CNA training requirements in 2019, GOP slipped provision into aid package.
Apr 16th, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
Healthcare Workers Want PPE, Sick Pay, Hazard Pay
17 percent of COVID-19 cases statewide are healthcare workers. They are calling on the Legislature to help them.
Apr 16th, 2020 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio
166 New Cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, 3,721 Total
Death toll reaches 182
Apr 15th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
White City Worker Wins Racial Bias Payout
Health department employee's claims involve former interim commissioner Patricia McManus.
Apr 15th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
County COVID-19 Expenses Are Rising
Already in the millions. County may need to levy property taxes above the state-imposed limit.
Apr 14th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Testing Slowing, But Death Rate Hasn’t
170 deaths from disease as week-over-week testing total falls.
Apr 14th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Company Designs COVID Care Facilities
Prefabricated facilities designed to connect to hospitals and can provide hospital-level care.
Apr 13th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Number of COVID-19 Tests Falls to Three-Week Low as Death Toll Grows
Easter aberration or decline in test demand?
Apr 13th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Business Groups Want State To Reopen
Pushing Evers to act within two weeks. Scientists say it's too soon.
Apr 12th, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
3,341 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Wisconsin
ICU bed availability drops
Apr 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
County Jails Cut Inmate Population
Eau Claire down by 49%. Sheriffs try to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks among inmates, staff.
Apr 12th, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Grants Target COVID-19 Racial Disparities
More than $1 million in grants will fund programs in Milwaukee County.
Apr 11th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
