Politics
Evers Wants 270-Day Shutdown! Nope
Republicans, talk radio spread rumor of nine-month shutdown. Governor calls it "a lie."
May 18th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneEvers Announces $75 Million Small Business Grant Program
Up to 30,000 businesses could receive aid. Additional funding for minority-owned firms.
May 18th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneBaldwin Calls for Meat Industry Protections
29 Democratic senators demand that Trump administration address worker safety.
May 18th, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin ExaminerTony Evers Plays Mr. Rogers
Governor handles pandemic and Supreme Court loss with nice guy concerns for our health.
May 18th, 2020 by Steven WaltersState COVID Restrictions Continue for Prisons
Social distancing guidelines maintained for all state’s correctional institutions.
May 18th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin ExaminerNo New State Pandemic Rules Likely
Evers and legislative leaders can’t agree. And even if they did it would take weeks to create.
May 17th, 2020 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public RadioWhat FDR Did That Addresses the Pandemic
Creating unemployment compensation, other reforms that are helping us weather this crisis.
May 17th, 2020 by David Riemer and June HopkinsLegislative Candidate Collected Signatures By Mail
Deb Andraca received five times the necessary nomination signatures.
May 16th, 2020 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerAttorney General Supports Local Health Orders
Kaul opinion finds local orders enforceable, but communities continue to rescind theirs.
May 16th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneAre Local “Safer at Home” Orders Legal?
Kenosha and Brown counties drop theirs, while Mayor Barrett stands by city's, says politics at play.
May 15th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneSenator Jennifer Schilling Calls It Quits
Resigning Friday to take an unidentified job that would create a conflict of interest.
May 15th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneState Urges Supreme Court to Keep ACA Intact
AG Kaul filed a brief as a friend-of-the-court in Supreme Court Case.
May 15th, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner