PSA: Please do not follow Trump’s suggestion to inject bleach as a cure for coronavirus
Following his obsessive push with hydroxychloroquine as an unsubstantiated treatment for the coronavirus, President Donald Trump pitched new cures involving sunlight and injecting disinfects on April 23, to the alarm of medical professionals. The daily White House...
All registered voters in Milwaukee to be mailed absentee ballot applications for fall election
Registered voters in the City of Milwaukee can expect to receive an absentee ballot application by mail along with a postage-paid return envelope to participate in the 2020 general election this November, after the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved a new...
Wisconsin residents continue to die as GOP lawmakers ask court to block “Safer at Home” extension
After forcing the public to vote during a pandemic on April 7, Republican lawmakers are again putting lives in danger by seeking to have the state Supreme Court block the order extending Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” restrictions. GOP leaders in control the state...
Milwaukee Health Department confirms several cases of COVID-19 tied to April 7 in-person election activities
The Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) confirmed on April 22 that 15 people who either voted in-person or worked at a polling location during Wisconsin’s state elections have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Five...
City of Milwaukee leaders take oath of office for next four year term during coronavirus crisis
Tom Barrett took his oath of office on April 21 to officially start his fifth term as Mayor of Milwaukee, shortly after Milwaukee Alderman Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson became the fifth African American Common Council President. After 15 members of the...
Fighting the Coronavirus: Overlooked heroes on the frontline of the health emergency
First recorded by Roger Boyle, the Earl of Orrery, in his 1677 writing A Treatise of the Art of War, the phrase “front line” referred to the forward most part of an army, at which point it might be engaged by the enemy. The term was made gruesomely popular by the...
We’re NOT all in this together: Reckless protest flaunts Brookfield’s white privilege during pandemic
More than a thousand residents of Waukesha County stood shoulder-to-shoulder along Bluemound Road outside of Brookfield Square on April 18, without regard to federal social distancing guidelines that were established for the national health crisis. The protesters held...
Under the threat of death: The April 7 election was a tragic day for Wisconsin
April 7th, 2020 marked a tragic day for Wisconsin. In an affront to expert opinions, the medical establishment, and the health of hard-working Wisconsinites, Wisconsin Republicans, led by Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald, fought tooth and nail to hold an in person...
West Allis shop triggers firestorm of online outrage with xenophobic social media post aimed at Latinos
“Cities and states have created sactuary [sic] cities for illegal immigration. It sure would be refreshing if city leaders would be bold enough to create sactuary [sic] cities “Open for Business.” – West Allis Cheese & Sausage Shoppe The post was made around...
Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” order extended one month until May 26 with some easing of restrictions
Governor Tony Evers announced on April 16 that he had directed Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to extend the Safer at Home order from April 24, 2020 to 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020, or until a superseding order is...
“Safer at Home” is working: Wisconsinites are making a difference and beginning to flatten the curve
“Now that the curve is flattening in the fight to stop the spread of the coronavirus, a minority of disgruntled residents have begun making the claim that Milwaukee should immediately lift restrictions. There is an appropriate analogy that puts this distorted view...
“Key to Change” donations critical for Milwaukee’s homeless population amid COVID-19 crisis
The organization behind the creation of the “Key to Change” campaign, Milwaukee Downtown BID #21, is appealing to the local community for support. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, there is a lack of resources and basic necessities for the city’s most vulnerable populations....
