The Ohio-based science and tech company, Battelle has set up a system in Madison to decontaminate N95 respirator masks worn by all of Wisconsin’s medical professionals. The facility will be able to clean 80 thousand masks a day. Once it’s up and running, hospitals and doctor’s offices across Wisconsin can send their used N95 masks […]
Dane County Rolls Out $10 Million for Small Business Relief
Last night, the personnel and finance committee of the Dane County Board approved a motion to give over ten million dollars of the county’s federal COVID-19 relief money to help small businesses. The motion will now go to the Dane County Board of Supervisors for approval this Thursday The program will be rolled out by […]
Food processing plants with worker organizer Mario Ramirez
“They don’t really care that much about their workers. They don’t care if they die, or if they infect their families. They’re basically saying that workers are something they can just throw to the side, and the most important thing is production.” Many cases of COVID-19 in Brown County, and across the country, have […]
Lawsuit seeks to limit Governor’s veto powers
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday for two cases that could significantly restrict Governor Evers’ veto powers. According to the Wisconsin constitution, the governor can issue a complete veto. But the governor can also partially veto specific parts of a bill. That comes with the authority to delete words and numbers, which can […]
Marquette County Sheriff faces first amendment lawsuit
After 16-year-old Amyiah Cohoon posted on Instagram about her struggle with COVID-19, she was contacted by the Marquette County Sheriff’s office. A Marquette County Patrol Officer, under orders from the Sheriff, showed up at her front door and ordered her to delete the post or she would be thrown in jail. Now, the Wisconsin Institute […]
First Responders Ask for More Protections, Workers’ Compensation...
Yesterday, Governor Evers signed into a law a sweeping COVID-19 relief package. Part of that legislation would give first responders workers’ compensation benefits if they were exposed to COVID-19. But the law requires first responders to prove they were exposed to the disease while on the job. Earlier today, Madison’s acting Chief of Police Vic […]
