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Wisconsin DHS Identifies 187 Facility-Based COVID-19 Outbreaks
April 29, 2020 20:47 - 1 minute - 90 BytesThere are 187 COVID-19 outbreaks at facilities across Wisconsin, including nursing homes, workplaces and health care locations. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services released the new outbreak information in an online dashboard on Wednesday. DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm said the dashboard is meant to provide a more complete picture of Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers. West Allis Nursing Home Refuses To Disclose Number Of COVID-19 Cases Amid Outbreak WUWM & NPR's Latest Coronavirus...
Domestic Violence Crimes Rise In Milwaukee County; Advocate Centers Remain Open
April 29, 2020 17:11 - 1 minute - 90 BytesThe shooting deaths of four teenagers and a 41-year-old in a Milwaukee home on Monday left people feeling heartbroken. Police are still investigating and haven’t released many details, but a suspect with a history of domestic violence charges is in custody. Milwaukee County officials say there had been an uptick in domestic violence before the COVID-19 pandemic. But as people have been urged to stay home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, cases have been rising. Carmen Pitre is the CEO...
Wisconsin Plans To Increase Contact Tracing By The Tens Of Thousands
April 29, 2020 16:40 - 2 minutes - 151 BytesState of Wisconsin officials are providing some details of a plan to contact more people who have tested positive for COVID-19, and even contacting people as they take the COVID-19 test, before results are in. But some Milwaukee-area health officials appear to question part of the proposal. Contact tracing, health officials say, can help determine how people contracted COVID-19 and learn with whom people connect as a way to potentially reduce the spread of the disease. The Latest WUWM & NPR ...
Wisconsinites Responding To 2020 Census, But Bureau Aims To Capture More Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
April 29, 2020 14:23 - 4 minutes - 240 BytesThe coronavirus has altered countless plans — including those by people coordinating the U.S. census. Taken every 10 years, the census is a tally of the nation's population. It leads to the redrawing of political districts in states and the reapportionment of representation in Congress. The census drives more than $675 billion in federal spending over the next decade on things like hospitals, roads and vital programs. As of Tuesday, Wisconsin was tied for the third-highest responding state — ...
Change Ahead For Wisconsin Businesses, As Evers Allows More To Operate
April 28, 2020 15:23 - 4 minutes - 267 BytesWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has relaxed more restrictions on what the state calls nonessential businesses. But medical experts say it'll be a long time before businesses and customers see things returning to a pre-COVID-19 normal.
MPS Faces Criticism Over Handling Of Remote Learning During Shutdown
April 24, 2020 20:48 - 4 minutes - 240 BytesWisconsin’s largest school district, Milwaukee Public Schools, is facing criticism from some teachers and families for its handling of distance education during the coronavirus shutdown. MPS has provided paper packets and links to educational websites. But it’s been slower than many other districts to distribute computers and implement teacher-led remote instruction.
Safer-At-Home Protest Planned Friday At Wisconsin Capitol
April 24, 2020 16:20 - 4 minutes - 270 BytesThere could be a large crowd at the Wisconsin Capitol Friday, as protesters demonstrate against the Evers administration’s safer-at-home order. Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature have asked the state supreme court to rule that Gov. Tony Evers can’t extend the order from Friday to May 26. Around the United States people, many supporters of President Trump or with conservative or libertarian views, have rallied against similar stay-at-home orders. The Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus Covera...
Safer-At-Home Protesters Gather At Wisconsin Capitol
April 24, 2020 16:20 - 4 minutes - 270 BytesUpdated at 1:49 p.m. CT Hundreds of people demonstrating against the Evers administration’s safer-at-home order gathered outside the Wisconsin Capitol on Friday, ignoring social distancing recommendations and crowding together on the steps of the state Capitol. Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature have asked the state supreme court to rule that Gov. Tony Evers can’t extend the order from Friday to May 26. Around the United States, people — many supporters of President Trump or with conser...
Protesters Of Safer-At-Home Gather At Wisconsin Capitol
April 24, 2020 16:20 - 4 minutes - 270 BytesUpdated at 2:57 p.m. CT Hundreds of people demonstrating against the Evers administration’s safer-at-home order gathered outside the Wisconsin Capitol on Friday, ignoring social distancing recommendations and crowding together on the steps of the state Capitol. There were lots of American flags and anti-Evers signs. Some people were sporting Trump gear and signs. Some people wore masks or bandannas per guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many did not. While there...
Wisconsinites With Disabilities Report Additional COVID-19 Concerns
April 24, 2020 14:01 - 2 minutes - 149 BytesSome Wisconsin people with disabilities are raising concerns about their health during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Trump administration says federal money coming to the state should provide some help. One state resident speaking up is Kristi Scheunemann of Watertown. She was born with spina bifida, which affects her spinal cord. She also has breathing problems and uses a wheelchair. Scheunemann said COVID-19 has cut back the number of caregivers who come to her home, and the caregivers who...
At Least 15 Coronavirus Cases Linked To Wisconsin Election
April 23, 2020 15:01 - 58 seconds - 58 BytesAt least 15 poll workers and voters who participated in Wisconsin’s April 7 election have confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to state Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk. “We have correlation they voted and they were at the polls, but we do not have causation. We don't have a comparison group in order to make that kind of determination. We'd have to have a comparison group of where all the people who have tested negative whether they voted or not," Willem...
Coronavirus: Wisconsin National Guard Members Test Positive, Open Mobile Testing Sites
April 23, 2020 14:19 - 2 minutes - 148 BytesWisconsin National Guard members have not been immune from catching COVID-19, but the number of positive cases are low, Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp said Wednesday. During a media briefing, Wisconsin's Adjutant General said, "Of the handful that we have had, the majority of them were not Guard members who were actively serving in response to COVID-19. Those are Guard members who have not been called up, and were basically working at their civilian jobs or at their homes out in the community." WUWM &...
West Allis Nursing Home Refuses To Disclose Number Of COVID-19 Cases Amid Outbreak
April 23, 2020 12:32 - 3 minutes - 180 BytesThere are 56 positive cases of COVID-19 in just a half square mile in West Allis. That's according to the Milwakee County’s COVID-19 Dashboard on Wednesday. This small area near Wisconsin State Fair Park is reporting the highest number of cases for a census tract in all of Milwaukee County. The Allis Care Center nursing home is located in the affected area. Two weeks ago, a resident at the facility died of COVID-19. The center confirms that there are more cases of the coronavirus, but refuses...
'Workers Are Scared,' Says Wisconsin Meatpacking Plant Worker Who Tested Positive For COVID-19
April 22, 2020 20:13 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesRaquel Sanchez Alvarado says she's been with American Foods , the Green Bay meatpacking company, for a year and a half. About three weeks ago, she came down with a bad cough, but she kept going to work. She worked for a week until she tested positive for COVID-19 . Alvarado says that while she was working, American Foods was not taking the precautions necessary to keep workers safe. “There were no masks. There was no distancing inside the plant, only [in the] break room. We worked really clos...
Earth Day's Original Goal Remains Critical On 50th Anniversary, Advocates Say
April 22, 2020 19:18 - 4 minutes - 286 BytesFifty years ago on Wednesday, the first Earth Day kicked off with a huge bang. An estimated 20 million people rallied to the call to protect our most fundamental resources: land, water, and air. Its founder, Gaylord Nelson, served as Wisconsin governor before moving on to the U.S. Senate. Here's an excerpt from his 1970 speech delivered at MATC in Milwaukee on the eve of the first Earth Day: "Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty while forgetting about t...
Pence Visits Wisconsin Plant Making Ventilators Amid Coronavirus Response Criticism
April 22, 2020 14:57 - 3 minutes - 210 BytesRepublican Vice President Mike Pence is praising some Wisconsin union workers and offering optimism about the COVID-19 pandemic. But Democrats say the Trump administration is falling short on help for the state. On Tuesday, Pence toured a GE Healthcare plant in Madison that has dramatically increased production of ventilators in recent weeks. Those machines help people with severe breathing problems, including many COVID-19 patients. Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus Coverage Pence began his vis...
Wisconsin Republicans Sue Evers Over Safer-At-Home Order
April 21, 2020 19:42 - 4 minutes - 269 BytesUpdated Thursday at 11:49 a.m. CT Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature asked the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to block an order from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration extending the safer-at-home order until May 26. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald asked the Supreme Court to take the case directly, a move that would skip lower courts and get a final ruling sooner. Last Thursday, Evers announced that he was ...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Arguments To Limit Governor's Partial Veto Powers
April 21, 2020 16:57 - 2 minutes - 151 BytesWisconsin governors have the most sweeping veto powers in the nation when it comes to spending measures, allowing them to use the veto pen to tweak language approved by lawmakers. But a conservative organization is looking to scale those powers back. On Monday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Bartlett v. Tony Evers case , which is related to alterations Democratic Gov. Tony Evers made to the current biennial budget. Rick Esenberg, with the Wisconsin Institute of Law an...
Milwaukee Doctor Donates Plasma Three Times As Hospitals Try Convalescent Plasma To Treat COVID-19
April 21, 2020 15:36 - 5 minutes - 300 BytesOn Monday, Dr. Dave Lal donated plasma for the third time in recent weeks at the Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin in downtown Milwaukee. Lal sat quietly in a recliner as a machine called an automated blood collection system took blood and its liquid component plasma out of his body, before returning the blood cells. Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus News But this was no ordinary plasma donation. Lal, a pediatric surgeon at Children's Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin, says he recove...
Evers Releases Plan To Reopen Wisconsin Economy
April 20, 2020 22:38 - 4 minutes - 269 BytesGov. Tony Evers unveiled Monday his plan to reopen Wisconsin if certain public health conditions are met. He's calling it the Badger Bounce Back plan . The Democrat originally set the date to reopen for late April, but last week he extended the safer-at-home order to May 26. Since then opponents have objected that it puts the state in an economic stranglehold. While defending his decision Monday, Evers unveiled his plan to reopen the state gradually. Evers says the conditions are based in lar...
MPS Works Toward More Widespread Online Learning
April 17, 2020 21:44 - 4 minutes - 269 BytesOn Thursday, Gov. Tony Evers extended his stay-at-home order — it includes keeping all Wisconsin K-12 schools closed for the rest of the spring semester. Since schools first shutdown mid-March, some have been quick to implement virtual instruction. But Milwaukee Public Schools has been slower to make that shift. The district serves more than 70,000 mostly low-income students of color. Its first priority has been feeding students by providing grab-and-go meals. MPS is now ramping up online lea...
Evers Extends Wisconsin's Safer-At-Home Order To May 26
April 17, 2020 16:30 - 3 minutes - 181 BytesMessages collided Thursday as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced he's extending the safer-at-home order until May 26 to help control the COVID-19 crisis. Just before, the state’s largest business group, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, called on Evers to begin reopening the economy on April 24. That was the original date Evers’ safer-at-home order was due to expire. The Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus Coverage While lives were saved during the initial phase of the order, Evers says more wo...
Black Residents Are The Most Impacted By COVID-19 In Milwaukee
April 17, 2020 15:50 - 4 minutes - 270 BytesGov. Tony Evers has called COVID-19's impact on Milwaukee’s black community a "crisis within a crisis.” The majority of coronavirus cases in Milwaukee County are concentrated on the north side of Milwaukee, in predominantly African American neighborhoods. Two other hot spots have been noted in the city, one of which is the 53215 ZIP code — an area with more Latinos than any other ZIP code in Wisconsin. The Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus Coverage South Side Milwaukee ZIP Code Has Disproportio...
Composting Pick-Up Pilots Going Strong In Milwaukee Area
April 16, 2020 22:18 - 4 minutes - 299 BytesA few years ago, the city of Milwaukee launched a curbside organics pick-up pilot for households to sign up to recieve a special bin to toss yard waste and food scraps. In 2016, 500 families signed up — now that number's at 519 — primarily in the Bay View, East Side and Riverwest neighborhoods. READ: Milwaukee Pilots Home Compost Pick-Up Advocate Melissa Tashjian, the owner of Compost Crusader , hopes to build on the momentum. Her company transports the waste for the Milwaukee pilot, so her f...
Coronavirus: South Side Milwaukee ZIP Code Has Disproportionate Number Of Cases
April 16, 2020 20:14 - 2 minutes - 169 BytesOn Wednesday, Mayor Tom Barrett announced that the 53215 ZIP code on Milwaukee's south side is one of three areas in the city with a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases. The area has more Latinos than any other ZIP code in Wisconsin. Up until now, it’s been reported that the local African American population is bearing the brunt of COVID-19. By some estimates, black residents make up 80% of COVID-19 related deaths in a county where they only constitute 26% of the population. Lea la vers...
Evers Signs Coronavirus Relief Package For Wisconsin
April 15, 2020 20:57 - 3 minutes - 210 BytesUpdated on Thursday at 1:21 p.m. CT Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed major state legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor’s action Wednesday came just a few hours after the state Senate approved a measure the Assembly passed on Tuesday. The bill comes a few weeks after Congress authorized a federal package that will bring $2 billion to Wisconsin. The state bill makes more than 50 changes related to Wisconsin health care and the economy. But just as in the Assembly on ...
COVID-19 Package Moves Through Socially-Distanced Wisconsin Legislature
April 15, 2020 13:40 - 4 minutes - 240 BytesUpdated at 1:10 p.m. CT The Wisconsin Senate passed a legislative response to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday. The state Assembly easily passed the package Tuesday, which includes more than 50 provisions related to health care and the economy. But as is typical in the Wisconsin Legislature, there are some controversial items. The battles began a couple weeks ago with Gov. Tony Evers over the content of the proposal. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans and Democrats now need ...
Milwaukee County Executive Race: Larson Concedes To Crowley
April 14, 2020 15:08 - 1 minute - 114 BytesUpdated at 12:54 p.m. CT In an extremely close contest, state Rep. David Crowley won the race for Milwaukee County executive. Crowley beat state Sen. Chris Larson, who says he's not going to challenge the results. Wisconsin Spring Election Results Out of all the elections that were called in Milwaukee on Monday, this one took the longest. For hours Rep. David Crowley held the lead with razor-thin margins, prompting many news outlets to call the race prematurely. But Sen. Chris Larson's campa...
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Wins Reelection
April 14, 2020 13:56 - 1 minute - 115 BytesThe results of the Milwaukee mayoral race are in and incumbent Tom Barrett easily won his fifth four-year term. Mayor Barrett defeated Democratic state Sen. Lena Taylor. Due to the coronavirus, he thanked supporters, virtually, Monday evening: “I'm very honored. And I'm pleased and thrilled to have the opportunity to continue to serve the people of the city I love in a job that I love." Wisconsin Election Results — 2020 Spring General Election And Presidential Primary And, Barrett discussed ...
First MPS Referendum In Over 25 Years Approved In A Landslide
April 14, 2020 12:34 - 4 minutes - 276 BytesMilwaukee Public Schools will get an additional $87 million each year to spend on educational programming after voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum allowing the district to raise revenue through a property tax increase. The referendum funding may help MPS deal with the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, which shuttered schools indefinitely beginning mid-March. Wisconsin Election Results — 2020 Spring General Election And Presidential Primary Before the coronavirus hit, MPS leade...
Jill Karofsky Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
April 14, 2020 00:19 - 2 minutes - 171 BytesAfter a bitter battle, incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly has lost his bid for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky defeated Kelly Monday in an unusual election that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the office is nonpartisan, Karofsky is backed by Democrats and Kelly is backed by Republicans. Karofsky’s victory narrows the court’s conservative majority from 5-2 to 4-3. Wisconsin Election Results — 2020 Spring General Election And Pr...
Wisconsin Election Results — 2020 Spring General Election And Presidential Primary
April 13, 2020 21:57 - 15 minutes - 930 BytesThe April 7 spring election and presidential primary included races for Wisconsin Supreme Court, Milwaukee mayor, and Milwaukee County executive. The projected winners of the spring general election and presidential primary are marked in bold. Wisconsin Election: Voters File Lawsuit Ahead Of April 7 Election Results Did In-Person Voting Help Further Spread Coronavirus In Wisconsin? Democratic Presidential Primary Joe Biden Bernie Sanders Biden Projected Winner Of Wisconsin's Presidential P...
COVID-19 Is Making College Planning More Difficult For Milwaukee High Schoolers
April 13, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 269 BytesThis is the time of year when many high school seniors are making one of the most important decisions of their lives — where to go to college. But the coronavirus has created tremendous uncertainty as students try to plan for their future. "I feel like at this point, I’m so lost," says Moo Ko Wah, a senior at MPS’s South Division High School. "At school I have my coaches, my mentor. And here I don’t have nobody." Wah and her family are refugees from Myanmar, and she relies on counselors at he...
Wisconsin Election Lawsuits Will Face A Difficult Time In Court, Says Law Professor
April 10, 2020 16:28 - 4 minutes - 270 BytesVoters and advocacy organizations have been crying foul over voter access in Wisconsin's spring election and presidential primary and questioning the decision to go forward with in-person voting during a pandemic. Wisconsin Election Updates The Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus News Many people who requested absentee ballots never received them. And many of those who voted in-person had to wait in long lines at crowded polling places, because there weren't enough workers to staff the usual site...
Coronavirus: Ventilators, Explained By Milwaukee Respiratory Experts
April 09, 2020 15:12 - 2 minutes - 149 BytesState officials say there are about 1,200 ventilators across Wisconsin and the state has plans to acquire as many as 10,000 more. The aim is to provide breathing assistance for some patients with serious COVID-19 symptoms. This week, it was even announced that the Foxconn corporation may start making the machines at its manufacturing facility being built in Racine County. The Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus Coverage WUWM Coronavirus Blog: April 6-12 Here's how ventilators work: They pump a mi...
Wisconsin DMV Centers Close Because Of Coronavirus
April 08, 2020 23:13 - 1 minute - 89 BytesConcerns over the coronavirus have prompted the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to close the Department of Motor Vehicle service centers. The state says only certain in-person transactions will be conducted — and by appointment. The new restrictions took effect Wednesday. The Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus Coverage WUWM Coronavirus Blog: April 6-12 DMV Administrator Kristina Boardman says Wisconsin put some initial limitations on in-person visits last month. They include extending dri...
What It Was Like Voting In Wisconsin During The Coronavirus Pandemic
April 08, 2020 20:59 - 4 minutes - 241 BytesTuesday was officially Election Day in Wisconsin. In Milwaukee, thousands of people showed up to cast ballots in person — but not at their usual polling places. Milwaukee consolidated its 180 polling places to just five because so many workers stayed home due to coronavirus concerns. The Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus News WUWM’s Angelina Mosher Salazar was one of the voters who went to the polls. Here's her experience of what it was like voting in Wisconsin during the coronavirus pandemic: M...
Coronavirus And An Election: Voices From The Wisconsin Polls
April 08, 2020 19:17 - 2 minutes - 177 BytesIt was a very unusual spring election and presidential primary in Wisconsin on Tuesday. It happened in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and due to a court order, results won't be made public until April 13. Some lines at Milwaukee polling places stretched on for blocks. Since many poll workers stayed home out of concern over COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, Milwaukee consolidated its 180 typical polling places into five large voting sites: Riverside High School, Marshall...
Did In-Person Voting Help Further Spread The Coronavirus In Wisconsin?
April 08, 2020 13:55 - 2 minutes - 138 BytesSome of the people who voted in Wisconsin Tuesday say they took a health risk to exercise their right to cast a ballot. And, some medical experts say they worry that all the in-person voting may lead to a setback in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in Wisconsin. One of those voters is Cheryl Pease. Outside the only polling place in Waukesha, she told WUWM: "I had a heart attack two months ago. I have psoriasis throughout my body. So, I’m compromised, so I shouldn’t be out here. But...
Milwaukee Election Chief: Despite Some Issues, In-Person Voting Went Smoothly
April 08, 2020 12:52 - 1 minute - 90 BytesDespite multiple lawsuits and attempts by Gov. Tony Evers to move Wisconsin’s election, voting went on as scheduled Tuesday during the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of people stood in line – some of them for hours – at five polling places throughout Milwaukee, waiting for their chance to vote. City leaders say as a result of court rulings about 750 absentee ballots won’t count because they don’t have a witness signature. Despite these issues, Milwaukee’s top election official says things ra...
Foxconn Hot Issue In Racine County Board Race
April 06, 2020 16:53 - 2 minutes - 173 BytesKim Mahoney has battled the Foxconn corporation for three years. She is running against Jason Eckman, a supporter of the Mount Pleasant Foxconn development, for a seat on the Racine County Board in the spring election. Mahoney and her husband Jim have refused local buyout offers on their home. They still live just a few hundred yards from Foxconn’s huge complex, which is under construction. Mahoney says local officials haven’t been much help. So, when the current supervisor of Racine County D...
Wisconsin Poll Workers Prepare For April 7 Election Under Coronavirus Guidelines
April 03, 2020 17:25 - 3 minutes - 238 BytesWisconsin is plowing forward with its April 7 election amid concerns of many election officials . One of the biggest obstacles to a smooth election is the shortage of poll workers. And many are staying home because of concerns about COVID-19. One person with a longstanding tradition of working the polls is Larry “Spike” Bandy. He’s been an election inspector at Gordon Park in Riverwest for about 10 years – but won’t be showing up on Tuesday. “I'm 69 years old. And I've had two heart attacks a...
Judge Rules No Wisconsin Election Results Before April 13 Absentee Deadline
April 03, 2020 15:00 - 1 minute - 90 BytesUpdated 11:41 a.m.: Judge rules Wisconsin clerks can't release results from Tuesday's election before April 13 absentee deadline. Original Post: The Wisconsin Elections Commission says a federal judge who ordered an extension for absentee voting in Tuesday’s election should ensure that no results are reported until all absentee ballots are in. The election has been roiled by fears of the coronavirus, with many municipalities saying they won’t be able to staff polling locations. On Thursday, U...
Wisconsin Senator Baldwin Praises Gay Blood Donor Change, But Wants More Revision
April 03, 2020 13:35 - 2 minutes - 120 BytesFederal officials have eased blood donation restrictions on gay and bisexual men. Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she supports the change, but says it doesn’t go far enough. The new guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reduce the amount of time — from 12 months to three months — that men who have sex with men have to be same-sex abstinent before giving blood. The Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus Coverage WUWM Coronavirus Blog: Week Of March 30 Advocacy groups, includin...
MPS Referendum Even More Needed Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Advocates Say
April 03, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 278 BytesUpdated April 6 at 1:15 p.m. CT Gov. Tony Evers called off in-person voting on April 7 and moved it to June 9. All ballots already cast via absentee voting or early voting will count toward the results. Original post Wisconsin’s primary election is moving forward on April 7, despite calls from some to postpone it due to the COVID-19 outbreak. People who have an absentee ballot have until April 13 to get it in the hands of local election clerks, under a ruling Thursday by a federal judge. In t...
Wisconsin Election On For April 7, Judge Extends Absentee Voting
April 03, 2020 00:30 - 54 seconds - 54 BytesWisconsinites voting absentee have more time to request ballots and cast their votes. U.S. District Judge William Conley ruled that requests for absentee ballots can be made until 5 p.m. on Friday, April 3. The previous deadline was Thursday, April 2. And, Conley ruled that voters have until 4 p.m. on Monday, April 13 to get their ballots into the hands of local election clerks. That's six days after election day. Conley’s ruling also allows voters, who are staying at home because of the coro...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Hopeful Daniel Kelly Says His Campaign Is About Constitutional Faithfulness
April 02, 2020 17:31 - 4 minutes - 299 BytesWisconsin’s presidential primary and spring elections will be held next Tuesday, April 7. Two hopefuls are vying for a 10-year term on the state Supreme Court. Conservative incumbent Daniel Kelly faces a challenge from Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky, who is supported by Democrats. Although the position is officially non-partisan, the court currently has a 5-2 conservative majority. Democrats are hoping to narrow that lead to 4-3 if Karofsky wins. We've interviewed both candidates. M...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Jill Karofsky Says She's 'Seen How The Law Impacts Real People'
April 02, 2020 17:31 - 4 minutes - 295 BytesWisconsin’s presidential primary and spring elections will be held next Tuesday, April 7. Two hopefuls are vying for a 10-year term on the state Supreme Court. Conservative incumbent Daniel Kelly faces a challenge from Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky, who is supported by Democrats. Although the position is officially non-partisan, the court currently has a 5-2 conservative majority. Democrats are hoping that with a Karofsky victory, the lead would be narrowed to 4-3. We've interviewed...
2020 Democratic National Convention In Milwaukee Delayed
April 02, 2020 17:16 - 2 minutes - 120 BytesUpdated April 5 at 10 a.m. CT The 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee is delayed until Aug. 17 in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced Thursday. It was originally scheduled for July 13-16. The convention planning team says it will use the coming weeks to further explore options so the convention takes place without unnecessary risk to public health. These options include adjusting the convention’s format, crowd size a...
Milwaukee County Executive Candidate David Crowley Says He Rises Above Partisanship
April 01, 2020 19:53 - 4 minutes - 278 BytesDespite demands to delay Wisconsin's spring election due to coronavirus concerns, it's still set for April 7. So on Tuesday, Milwaukee County residents will vote for the next county executive. Two state lawmakers are vying for the position: Democratic state Rep. David Crowley and Democratic state Sen. Chris Larson. Meet The Milwaukee County Executive Candidates What Lies Ahead For The Future Milwaukee County Executive To learn more about each candidate, we interviewed both of them. You can ...