Content referencing Bram Sable-Smith
‘We Aren’t Lazy People’
Rejoining workforce isn’t easy for some who lost jobs due to COVID-19.
Jul 18th, 2021 by Bram Sable-Smith
State Wasted Few Vaccine Doses
Review of data shows just 0.16% of 1.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were spoiled or wasted.
Mar 16th, 2021 by Bram Sable-Smith
How to Get a Vaccine Quickly
Tired of waiting? Vaccine hunters share tips.
Mar 15th, 2021 by Bram Sable-Smith
When Someone in Household Has COVID-19
How to avoid getting it. Expert tips for limiting spread and boosting your immune system.
Jan 18th, 2021 by Bram Sable-Smith
Hospitals Wait In Line for Injury Lawsuits
They are increasingly filing liens against uninsured patients in case they sue someone for damages.
Dec 25th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
Hospital Files 200 Lawsuits Against Patients
Many hospitals in state promised to slow down debt collection during pandemic. They haven’t.
Dec 24th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
Rising Cases, Stress at One Hospital
As legislator leaders fail to take action, health care workers see no end in sight.
Nov 22nd, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
Thousands Still Await Jobless Aid
Some 93,000 applications for pandemic aid have yet to be processed or adjudicated by state.
Nov 22nd, 2020 by Marty Hobe and Bram Sable-Smith
Milwaukee’s Black Turnout Down in 2020
Slightly lower than in 2016, which was low. Fear of contracting COVID-19, other obstacles noted.
Nov 13th, 2020 by Anya van Wagtendonk
Many City Renters Face Evictions
Black neighborhoods hit hardest as state pandemic aid program can’t keep up.
Aug 23rd, 2020 by Allison Dikanovic, Clara Neupert and Princess Safiya Byers
People With Disabilities Still Waiting on Unemployment
Wisconsin residents left in limbo with dwindling bank accounts.
Aug 22nd, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
State Using Half of Testing Capacity
DHS officials call for residents to more readily get tested for COVID-19.
Jul 17th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
State Unemployment Insurance System Failing Many
The pandemic has exposed the weaknesses of the current system, and left many without help.
Jul 3rd, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
Minority Workers Get Less Unemployment Aid?
National studies shows Black, Latino workers typically get less aid. Wisconsin has no data by race.
Jul 1st, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
State Wants Pandemic Aid for Residents on Disability Insurance
State officials are seeking permission from the federal government.
Jun 19th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
Pandemic Exposes Caregiver Shortage
Care for elderly and disabled was already hard to find, the pandemic made it worse.
May 22nd, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
Ventilators ‘Almost a Death Sentence’?
Study shows they don’t work for many COVID-19 patients, state's hospitals limiting their use.
May 5th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
Hospitals Sue Patients During Pandemic
Wisconsin hospitals continued to sue patients after Gov. Tony Evers declared a Public Health Emergency.
Apr 2nd, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith
