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The Return of Brad Pfaff
Former state agriculture secretary running for state senate, the very body that ousted him.
Apr 29th, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
Evers Reopening State Parks, Forests
On May 1st, 34 parks across state to reopen, including city's Lakeshore State Park, Havenwoods State Forest.
Apr 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin Needs 600 Contact Tracers
State making progress on hiring and training, but still short of 1,000 person goal.
Apr 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
$6.9 Million Won for 317 Affordable Apartments
7 city projects win WHEDA funding that will leverage millions more private dollars.
Apr 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Half of State’s Restaurants Shut Down
Many may never return. Even for those doing carryout, business down by 50%.
Apr 28th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess
State Gets Federal Help with COVID-19 Supplies
But barriers remain, supplies still fall way short, particularly N95 respirator masks.
Apr 28th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Some Non-Essential Businesses Can Open
Evers order says dog groomers, small engine repair, upholsterers, others can reopen with precautions.
Apr 27th, 2020 by Shamane Mills
Janesville Firm Making Millions of Masks
Monterey Mills pivots to making 65,000 masks per day for healthcare workers, others.
Apr 27th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Walker Says Wisconsin Should Reopen
Ex-governor tells far-right Breitbart News he’s concerned about citizens’ civil liberties.
Apr 27th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Will Senate Act on Assembly-Passed Bills?
160 bills passed by Assembly haven’t gotten consideration by state Senate.
Apr 27th, 2020 by Steven Walters
Affordable Housing Redevelopment for 37th Street School Gets City Funding
Plus: City assessments top 2008 values for the first time.
Apr 26th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin Ends Week With 1,412 New COVID-19 Cases, Surge in Testing
Despite testing boost, state still has almost three times the capacity.
Apr 26th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Activists Plead for Release of Prisoners
Worry over spread of COVID-19 in state’s prisons, lives of most vulnerable inmates.
Apr 25th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
Many Democratic Legislators Resigning
But Assembly Minority Leader Hintz seeks reelection to his post.
Apr 25th, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
COVID-19 Testing Remains High, Positive Case Rate Surges 28%
Brown County passes Milwaukee County for highest case rate. State reports biggest one day case increase.
Apr 25th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
$33 Million School Rises in Clarke Square
Cristo Rey will become anchor in southside neighborhood.
Apr 24th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
More Than A Thousand Safer-At-Home Protesters Converge On Capitol
Counter-protests crop up.
Apr 24th, 2020 by WPR Staff
COVID-19 Testing Jumps Over 50 Percent To New Record, Cases Rise as Positive Rate Falls
Over 3,400 tests performed in last 24 hours, 304 new positive cases.
Apr 24th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
The Lethal Idiocy of MacIver Institute
“Freedom” and the “free market” won’t solve the pandemic. It will spread the disease.
Apr 24th, 2020 by Matt Rothschild
A Bay View Scavenger Hunt From Rush Mor Records
Free game allows for education, entertainment and exploration.
Apr 24th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Conservative Groups Twist Coronavirus Facts
Think tank MacIver Institute and grassroots group #ReopenWisconsin misuse the data on COVID-19 for political ends.
Apr 23rd, 2020 by Howard Hardee
Despite Being “Essential,” Construction Industry Experiencing Major Delays
Real estate survey reveals expanding pessimism about length of impact, most businesses still paying rent.
Apr 23rd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Right-Wing Groups Linked to #ReopenWisconsin Campaign
Members of Americans for Prosperity, American Majority and John Birch Society have their hands in the campaign.
Apr 23rd, 2020 by Henry Redman
What Legislature Didn’t Do About Pandemic
A number of good measures passed. But many important proposals were killed.
Apr 23rd, 2020 by State Sen. Jeff Smith
Why Aren’t More COVID-19 Tests Given?
More available now, but other factors may limit use, says Department of Health Services official.
Apr 22nd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Okays Fines for “Safer at Home” Violators
107 arrests so far by Milwaukee Police; now can issue fines of $500 to enforce state order.
Apr 22nd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Supreme Court Asked to Block State Shutdown
Republican legislators charge that ’Safer At Home’ order will leave state “in shambles.”
Apr 21st, 2020 by Shawn Johnson
Some Sheriffs, Police Question Evers’ Shutdown
"For those not afraid of the Devil,” says one police chief, social distancing may not be needed.
Apr 21st, 2020 by Corrinne Hess
A Day to Consider Legalizing Pot
It can actually be a gateway to prosperity and increased opportunity, says state representative.
Apr 20th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
State Still Not Using Full Testing Capacity
Death toll from COVID-19 grows to 230, 132 in Milwaukee County.
Apr 20th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Will High Court Limit Evers’ Veto Power?
Supreme Court hears arguments from conservatives targeting governor’s power.
Apr 20th, 2020 by Laurel White
Evers Releases ‘Badger Bounce Back’ Plan
Lays out six criteria for reopening economy, getting Wisconsin back to work.
Apr 20th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Tavern League Wants May 1 Reopening
Lobbying group wants Evers to allow bars and restaurants to open then, with restrictions.
Apr 20th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Give Me Liberty and Give Me Death
Brookfield rally rejects both state and federal health experts, while likely spreading disease.
Apr 20th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
Tosa Bar Plans to Open, Defy State
Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub will serve food and drinks. But owner's attorney, family members disagree.
Apr 20th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Landlords, Tenant Groups Ask for State Relief
Both sides lobby Evers, Legislature for help to make rent payments, avoid flood of evictions.
Apr 20th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
Politicians Need Virus-Weary Voters’ Signatures
How can candidates get nomination papers signed and maintain social distance?
Apr 20th, 2020 by Steven Walters
Utilities May Recover Pandemic-Related Costs
PSC allows them to track expenses due to state order barring disconnections for non-payment.
Apr 19th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Pandemic Changing State’s Political Landscape?
69% of Wisconsin voters say Trump did too little to prepare country for COVID-19.
Apr 18th, 2020 by Ruth Conniff
Evers Calls For Federal Aid As Revenues Decline
State revenues are being decimated by the economic shutdown.
Apr 18th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
Healthcare Orgs Support Safer At Home Extension
More than a dozen major organizations in Wisconsin signed letter praising the extension.
Apr 17th, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
Reports of Domestic Abuse Up During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sheltering in place isn't safe if there is abuse in the home.
Apr 17th, 2020 by Mary Kate McCoy
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
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
Reopen Wisconsin Rally Planned
A group is organizing a protest of the stay at home order, much like the one in Michigan.
Apr 16th, 2020 by Henry Redman
Evers Joins Six Governors in Planning Reopening
Wisconsin partners with Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
Apr 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
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
Foxconn Squeezes Evers
Demands $45 million from the state and for what? Probably nothing.
Apr 15th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
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
Assembly Bill Responds to Pandemic
Passes 97-2 but Hintz says more needed. "I refuse to admit this is all we can do.”
Apr 14th, 2020 by Laurel White
Will “Safer at Home” Be Policed Fairly?
Some areas most impacted by COVID-19 have also been victims of excessive policing.
Apr 14th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
Did Voter Backlash Defeat Kelly?
Voters angry about in-person election may have reacted by opposing Republican choice for high court.
Apr 14th, 2020 by Ruth Conniff
12 Election Takeaways
How high was turnout, lawyers will be busy, girl power, streetcar wins again and a new council president?
Apr 14th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
How Grassroots Groups Mobilized for Election
Driving city voters to polls, providing masks and delivering absentee ballots on election day.
Apr 14th, 2020 by Bridget Fogarty
Biden Wins Big Over Sanders
63 to 31 margin in state presidential primary; Biden criticizes holding of in-person election.
Apr 14th, 2020 by Rich Kremer
21 Winners and Losers
Beyond the candidates, what was the election about, who were the other winners and losers?
Apr 14th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
Federal Lawsuit Challenges April Election
Alleges voters were disenfranchised, seeks re-vote for them.
Apr 13th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess
What’s Life Like Inside State’s Prisons?
Contrasting state's official description vs. inmate’s account of prison life during pandemic.
Apr 13th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt
Grading State Officials on Handling Pandemic
Whole series of executive actions and programs by Gov. Evers. Nothing by state Legislature.
Apr 13th, 2020 by State Sen. Jeff Smith
Many Heroes Amid Election Chaos
The most decentralized election system in America struggled but showed heroism.
Apr 13th, 2020 by Steven Walters
School Districts Adjust to Distance Learning
Drop-offs, drive-ups and digital classrooms being used in state’s schools.
Apr 13th, 2020 by Madeline Fox
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
UW System Projects $170 Million Revenue Loss
Housing and dining fee refunds and college sports revenue losses, all due to pandemic.
Apr 12th, 2020 by Rich Kremer
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
Boarded Up Businesses Appear Across Milwaukee
Modern furniture store, a grocery store and gas stations are all covered in plywood.
Apr 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Despite Slowing Growth Rate, No End in Sight for “Safer at Home”
"Science will determine what reopening looks like and when that will happen," said Evers.
Apr 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Officials Drafting Guidelines for a Ventilator Shortage
Who gets a life saving ventilator and who doesn't?
Apr 10th, 2020 by Shamane Mills
African-Americans Hard Hit By COVID-19 Across Wisconsin
African-American disparity isn't just a Milwaukee problem.
Apr 10th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Health Officials Will Track Election Day COVID-19 Spread
It will take several weeks to see if in person voting increased transmission of the disease.
Apr 10th, 2020 by Miranda Suarez
Did High Court Ignore Their Rules on Election Case?
An attorney says the court didn't follow their normal rules for accepting briefs.
Apr 9th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
Police Arresting Stay-At-Home Violators
MPD says they have and will pursue charges against people who violate the "stay-at-home" order.
Apr 9th, 2020 by Miranda Suarez and Alana Watson
Construction Starting Soon On State Fair Park Care Facility
Army Corps of Engineers already mobilizing at State Fair Park.
Apr 9th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Wisconsin Closes State Parks, Including Lakeshore in Milwaukee
Havenwoods State Forest on city's north side also closed.
Apr 9th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
COVID-19 Relief Muddied By GOP Legislators’ Power Grab
Proposal gives spending, tax authority to Republican controlled committee, removes governor from the process.
Apr 9th, 2020 by Laurel White
Pandemic Suppresses the Black Vote
Biggest impact of poll closures, long lines, on Milwaukee’s African American community.
Apr 8th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
One Million In State Voted By Mail
But total turnout for election still way down for spring presidential primary.
Apr 8th, 2020 by Laurel White
Some Wore Masks, Some Didn’t
Long lines at city’s polling places discourage many who walk away.
Apr 8th, 2020 by Edgar Mendez
Milwaukee’s Voter Turnout Is Way Down
18,803 voted in person. Total current turnout less than half that in April 2016.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
The Republican Death Cult
Gather in polling places, gather in churches, and let 11 million die; the new GOP vision.
Apr 7th, 2020 by James Rowen
Why Does Madison Have More Voting Sites Than Milwaukee?
It's less than half the size, but has 13 times the voting sites and three times the workforce.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Buses Limited to 10 Riders
Starting Thursday a limit of 10 passengers on county buses to prevent spread of COVID-19.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
State Faces April 16 Deadline for Medicaid Money
Legislature must amend lame duck law or lose hundreds of millions in federal funds.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Jon Peacock
Long Lines at Milwaukee’s Polling Places
Voters turn out to vote in-person, most wearing masks. See our photos.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Detente Ends for Evers, Legislature
Cooperation during pandemic ends as Vos, Fittzgerald blast governor on election timing.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
Pandemic Decimates Urban Polling Places
Lack of workers leaves few voting sites open in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Henry Redman
State DNR Forges Ahead on ‘Forever Chemicals’
Despite pandemic, regulators continue work on enforcement standards for PFAS in drinking water.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Where Are the Missing Ballots?
While municipalities search for missing ballots, voters can still go to the polls Tuesday.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Charting the Changes in State’s Prisons
Courts grinding to a halt, 39% drop in locking up those on probation, parole.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt
Supreme Court Reinstates Election, Overrules Evers
April 7th in-person election will occur as scheduled says court.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
2,440 Positive Cases of COVID-19, Testing Capacity Growing
27 percent of confirmed cases have required hospitalization.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Republican Hypocrisy on Election
Why wouldn’t Vos, Fitzgerald postpone the election? Because they were safer.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
Governor Evers Suspends In-Person Voting Until June
UPDATE: Wisconsin Supreme Court overrules Evers, reinstates election.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Who Provides Leadership on Pandemic?
Compare Trump to Evers or Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Bill Kaplan
State Budget Needs Major Repairs
Everything has changed since two-year budget passed in July.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Steven Walters
Democrats Ahead on Campaign Donations
State Democratic Party raised nine times more than state Republican Party in 2020.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Holding Election Angers Municipal Officials
“It’s madness.” Statewide shortage of 7,000 poll workers.
Apr 6th, 2020 by Laurel White
Holding the Election Could Kill People
Vos and Fitzgerald must wake up. There's overwhelming evidence that people gathering for election will spread disease.
Apr 5th, 2020 by Tom Nelson
How to Enjoy State Parks Safely
Visit parks and natural areas, DNR Secretary says, but keep your distance.
Apr 5th, 2020 by Mary Kate McCoy
