Health
Near West Side Partners Provides Small Business Grants, Rent Assistance
Non-profit organization shifts programs focused on new home owners and businesses to helping those in need.
Apr 17th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
State Still Reviewing Triage Guidelines for Ventilators
Committee has more time to decide how scarce medical equipment will be used.
Apr 17th, 2020 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio
First Responders Blast COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Law
Police, Firefighters say it will be too difficult to determine where they contracted virus on the job.
Apr 17th, 2020 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
Officials Want Physicians To Request More COVID-19 Tests
Testing capacity is more than triple what's being requested. Officials want doctors to test more people.
Apr 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
More Than 22 Million Lost Jobs During Pandemic
A pair of economists estimate the unemployment rate is as high as 20 percent.
Apr 16th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Evers Joins Six Governors in Planning Reopening
Wisconsin partners with Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
Apr 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
What It’s Like to Have COVID-19
Three Milwaukeeans talk about their experience with the disease.
Apr 16th, 2020 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Wisconsin’s COVID-19 Testing Capacity Doubles In Past Week
Twenty-nine labs can now process a total of 7,578 tests per day
Apr 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Evers Extends “Safer at Home” Until May 26th, Loosens Restrictions
Golf courses can open, but the school year is canceled.
Apr 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
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
