Julie Welch has taught middle school for 30 years. But she never dreamed of instructing 23 sixth graders over Zoom from the basement of her home.
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Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin
Bids to alter Wisconsin elections fall mostly along partisan lines
Republicans want to restrict drop boxes and absentee voting. Democrats aim to make it easier to vote. Both parties favor quicker vote counting.
Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin
Experts offer advice on how to make voting easier in Wisconsin
The state ranks relatively well on most measures of election administration. But some advocates say Wisconsin could do more to help people vote.
Posted inHealth & Welfare, Outbreak Wisconsin
‘I’ve been very fortunate’: Living on campus, Azul Kothari hopes UW-Madison will prevent COVID-19 outbreaks with new testing protocols.
Azul Kothari feels lucky to have avoided catching COVID-19 as infections surged at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall. “I just thought I would get it through community spread at some point,” he said. “I thought it was pretty inevitable.”
Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold
‘I got nothing left’: Wisconsin’s jobless pushed to brink as ideas swirl for mending torn safety net
Upgrading outdated technology could help. So could making claims more user-friendly and overcoming partisan paralysis.
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate
Prisoners lack space and some say rules to curb COVID-19 are unevenly enforced
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Economy, Environment, Health & Welfare
Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk
State officials knew little about the secretive industry until the pandemic struck; now they are scrambling to keep mink farmers and their animals safe
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare
So you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. What next?
Wisconsin experts share tips for limiting spread and boosting your immune system — aiming to prevent hospitalization.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
Wisconsin farmers: Fixing farm finances will improve mental health
Some farmer advocates are pushing for supply management systems that could raise milk prices and reduce volatility
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
‘The happiness and joy has been sucked out of me’: Wisconsin dairy farmers face mental health crisis
Many Wisconsin milk producers are overwhelmed, dogged by financial worries, a crushing workload, labor shortages and bad weather
Posted inEducation
As semester ends in Wisconsin, COVID-19 fears shrink — while concerns of academic slide grow
Schools are not the superspreader sites that many feared, but research indicates U.S. students fell behind in math during the pandemic
Posted inCostly Care, Health & Welfare
‘I just kind of panicked’: Patients confused as hospitals file liens to recoup costs of treating injured uninsured
Hospitals file liens against uninsured patients to get a cut of compensation in personal injury lawsuits.