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Today we highlight stories about President Joe Biden’s town hall event in Milwaukee Tuesday night aimed at bolstering support for his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which includes $1,400 checks for adults and up to $3,500 per child for families. The measures, while popular with the public, are facing strong opposition from Republicans in Congress.
Today we highlight the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s preview of President Joe Biden’s appearance Tuesday night at Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater, where he’ll push his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal in his first major political trip as president.
Today we highlight our investigation of Wisconsin’s struggle to contain COVID-19 in its prisons, where about 10,800 inmates have been infected — more than half of the population — and at least 25 have died.
Kenosha County wants Illinoisians to stop traveling across the state line for vaccine appointments — jumping ahead of locals at a time when doses are scarce, Mary Spicuzza reports for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Wisconsin has delivered at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose to about 10.4% of white residents, compared to just 2.9% of Black and Hispanic residents respectively.
A new U.S. Centers for Disease Control study found that two masks are better than one in blocking the spread of coronavirus particles.
Wisconsin has identified its second case of the more contagious B117 strain of the coronavirus that was first found in England during the fall, the state Department of Health Services said Tuesday.
More infectious variants. COVID-19 reinfections. Persistent racial disparities in vaccinations. As deaths, hospitalizations and cases of COVID-19 continue to drop nationwide — and Wisconsin shoots to the top of the states when it comes to daily vaccinations per capita — new worrisome trends are emerging.
Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed the first COVID-19 relief package the GOP-controlled Legislature approved in 10 months, the latest development in a political fight that has paralyzed the Wisconsin’s response to the pandemic.
Republican lawmakers approved a resolution Thursday to end Gov. Tony Evers’ public health emergency declaration and the mask mandate attached to it — lifting Wisconsin’s last statewide protection against COVID-19.
But within an hour, Evers announced a fresh declaration and mask requirement, the latest in a tug-of-war with Republicans who argue the Democrat is overstepping his authority by continuing to renew the declarations.
Some 17,800 COVID-19 vaccine doses will be sent next week to 190 Walgreens locations across Wisconsin — part of a Biden administration program announced Tuesday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Today we highlight a WPR story about growing concerns surrounding children’s mental health during the pandemic.