Standing-Up for Democracy: Blacks in Milwaukee pushed past institutional obstacles to cast their vote
Despite smaller turnout, activists saw hopeful signs of determination as Black voters cast ballots, amid a pandemic and barriers to get-out-the-vote efforts. Early in the morning on Election Day, Angela Lang stood in a conference room in the offices of BLOC — Black...
Wisconsin to extend mask mandate into 2021 due to escalating public health emergency from pandemic
Governor Tony Evers said on November 18 that he will declare another public health emergency for Wisconsin, in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and extend the statewide mask mandate until at least early next year. The move by the Governor came just days...
Gambling with Death: Pseudo-scientific theory of herd immunity through COVID-19 infection is dangerous
By Steven Albert, Professor and Chair of Behavioral and Community Health, University of Pittsburgh White House advisers have made the case recently for a “natural” approach to herd immunity as a way to reduce the need for public health measures to control the...
Recount of Wisconsin’s presidential election would cost almost $8M and not significantly alter results
President Donald Trump’s campaign would have to pay $7.9 million by Wednesday evening to move forward with a recount of the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin, the state Elections Commission said Monday, November 16. That estimated cost is about four times the...
Trump operatives drop political “SLAPP” lawsuit targeting Wisconsin ballots just before court hearing
Three Wisconsin voters have dropped a federal lawsuit that sought to throw out votes in three heavily Democratic counties. According to court records, the plaintiffs requested a voluntary dismissal of the case ahead of a scheduled hearing for Monday, November 16. The...
Milwaukee tax-payers could owe Sylville Smith’s family a $4M settlement over his death by city police
The City of Milwaukee is moving toward approval of a $4 million settlement to the family of Sylville Smith, the 23-year-old shot by former Milwaukee Police Department officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown in 2016. City attorney Tearman Spencer filed paperwork with the city...
How a selfish ideology has defined one political party as traitors to the Constitution and humanity
Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the judgment of the American people might just seem like denial. But in denying the legitimacy of over 77 million votes against him, Trump and leading Republican politicians are implementing a design more sinister than poor...
Unprecedented legal scheme seeks to disqualify all Wisconsin votes for Joe Biden from three urban areas
Three Wisconsin residents have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to throw out all the votes cast in Dane, Milwaukee and Menominee counties in last week’s election, a move one election law expert says would be without precedent. The lawsuit, which was filed...
Billionaire megadoners who fought Wisconsin’s plans to contain pandemic get infected at White House
Trump megadonors Liz and Dick Uihlein, owners of Uline shipping and outspoken opponents of COVID-19 prevention measures, have tested positive for the virus after attending an election night party at the White House. Earlier this year, Liz Uihlein called the pandemic...
Rural Wisconsin schools succumb to the impact of their community’s mishandling of COVID-19
As infections in the state surge, some rural schools are forced to suspend in-person instruction or integrate virtual students into classrooms. For the first month of the school year, the Millar children of rural Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, stayed home. “It wasn’t very...
America’s failed pandemic response will reverberate across health care and politics for years
By Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Penn State; and Sarah E. Gollust, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota Much has been written about the U.S. coronavirus response. Media accounts frequently turn to...
Wauwatosa leadership accused of racism insist that racism does not exist in their community
Mayor of Wauwatosa insists that racism is not present in community or police department, but critics say patterns of discrimination are there. Eddie and Kristin Cullen, who live on the northwest side of Milwaukee with their 10-month-old baby, have been looking for new...
