Stories tagged: "Joe Biden"

Politics Deb Dassow chairwoman of Ozaukee County Democrats
Politics Democrats Are Gaining Ground in Wisconsin’s ‘WOW’ Counties

How the least-populous county near Milwaukee is making incremental changes.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski October 28, 2020 4:39 pm CDT
Coronavirus More than 201,000 have now contracted the coronavirus in Wisconsin and 1,788 people have died. (Image via Shutterstock)
Coronavirus Wisconsin Reaches 200,000 Coronavirus Infections

OSHA fines meatpacking plant for outbreak. UW poll shows a wider Biden lead in Wisconsin.

UpNorthNews Staff October 26, 2020 4:26 pm CDT
Elections President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Waukesha County Airport Saturday in Waukesha. Trump is scheduled to return to the state for another rally on Tuesday in West Salem. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Elections Trump Debuts New Lie in WI: Essential Workers and Doctors Are Inflating Pandemic Numbers

President predicts another surprise win in Wisconsin even as coronavirus cases rise in the state, in the nation, and in his wake.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren October 25, 2020 10:29 am CDT
Coronavirus The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden took place at Belmont University in Nashville on Thursday. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Coronavirus Biden Wants a Plan, Trump Wants No More Shutdowns and Thousands More of Wisconsinites Are Going to Die

Data projects over 6,000 Wisconsin deaths by February.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring October 23, 2020 9:47 am CDT
Climate climate change wisconsin
Climate Debate Differences on Climate Show Why Wisconsin Is Acting on Its Own for Now

While Trump has rolled back environmental protections, Biden talks up a new generation of green energy jobs.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson October 23, 2020 9:36 am CDT

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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) takes questions by speakerphone from reporters on March 25 about the coronavirus outbreak, the "Safer at Home" order, and concerns about the upcoming April 7 election. (Courtesy: WisconsinEye) Politics Vos Admits, ‘Obviously, What We’re Doing Now as a State Isn’t Working’
Drop boxes are designed to provide voters an alternative spot to deliver their absentee ballot, as opposed to traditional mail service. (Photo by Ethan Duran) Voting Do Not Put Your Absentee Ballot in the Mail If You Want Your Vote Counted
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at the Waukesha County Airport Saturday. During the rally, he continued to spread a lie that the medical field is overreporting and financially benefiting from COVID-19 deaths. Neither claim is true.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Coronavirus Conspiracists Claim Wisconsin Overcounts COVID Deaths. If Anything, the Real Toll Is Higher.
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Climate Melissa Gavin of Cross Plains talks about how flood waters reached and damaged her house in 2018. Gavin attributes the flooding to climate change. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Climate What It Means for Wisconsin: Trump vs. Biden on Climate Change

Wisconsin’s climate is expected to warm by 4 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit and see 5% more precipitation by 2060, unless current trends are reversed.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski October 22, 2020 3:01 pm CDT
Elections Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. (Graphic via Tania Lili for COURIER)
Elections What It Means for Wisconsin: Trump vs. Biden on Immigration

Immigrants contribute billions to the state economy each year, and immigrant-owned businesses employ more than 55,000 Wisconsinites.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski October 22, 2020 1:11 pm CDT