Politics
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Family Sees Hope for In-Home Healthcare Worker Shortage in Biden Package Being Negotiated in Congress
Legislation would increase federal funding for the kind of in-home nursing and personal care workers now in short supply and desperately in need.
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Residents Say GOP’s Gerrymandered Districts Look Like an ‘Octopus’ and ‘Dead Turtle’
Western Wisconsin residents who spoke against GOP’s maps proposal pointed out the strange shapes of some districts.
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The Pandemic Has Increased Worker Value Among Employers, but Help Still Needed to Address Shortage
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is working with the Evers Administration to invest $100 million in community infrastructure to attract more workers to state.
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Vos Defends Gerrymandering as ‘Constitutional Allowance’ In Hearing Over GOP Maps
Republican lawmakers proposed electoral maps that will maintain their gerrymandered majority established in 2011.
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Racine Sheriff Claims Election Officials Committed Fraud by Helping Nursing Home Residents Vote During COVID
Despite claims, charges haven’t yet been referred to the Racine County district attorney. It’s not clear if they ever will be.
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Employee Who Lost His Job to Layoff Calls Out Johnson for Backing Corporations Over Workers
Hufcor employee lost his job of 14 years after company announced it was moving operations from Janesville to Mexico.
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Audit Confirms Results of 2020 Election, Finds Few Issues with Election Administration
Nonpartisan state bureau recommends Legislature or Elections Commission clarify rules on drop boxes, absentee ballots and more, but finds vote totals were accurate.
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‘Mean Girls’ Moment for GOP Staffer and Lobbyist Mocking Two Democratic Women on Live Video Feed
Whispers and chuckles while calling a legislator “ding-dong” and implying her staffer lacks “emotional capacity.”
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Proposed GOP Maps Would End Evers’ Ability to Veto Any of Their Bills
Gov. Evers: “Republicans will have to do better than this if they expect me to sign either of these bills—they need to go back to the drawing board.”
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Against It Before They Were for It—Some Wisconsin Politicians Are Busy Promoting American Rescue Plan Funds
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers seem grateful for the aid that has helped hometown businesses and provided stimulus checks.
