Stories tagged: "mask mandate"

Coronavirus UW-Madison. (Shutterstock)
Coronavirus UW System Will Drop Mask Requirements by Spring Break

The decision comes as Wisconsin's latest COVID wave rapidly subsides.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 16, 2022 1:48 pm CST
Coronavirus Masks on a table
Coronavirus The Delta Variant is Spreading Rapidly. Wisconsin Health Officials Are Recommending Masks Again.

Sen. Ron Johnson uses the opportunity to once again spread misinformation about COVID-19.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 28, 2021 4:27 pm CDT
Coronavirus Derrick Van Orden (Via Derrick Van Orden/Facebook)
Coronavirus GOP Congressional Candidate Testifies Against Mask-Wearing Before School Board Drops Requirement

Derrick Van Orden also hosts “Make Masks Optional” meeting, flouting health guidance.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson May 6, 2021 5:10 pm CDT
Coronavirus State Senate chambers at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison.
Coronavirus Assembly Republicans Backtrack on COVID-19 Compromise Relief Bill

Nearly two dozen organizations ask legislators not to rescind face mask requirements. Senate does it anyway, Assembly is next.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring January 27, 2021 9:58 am CST
Coronavirus Masks on a table
Coronavirus Wisconsin GOP Unleashes Newest Assault on Safeguards as US Sees 4,000 COVID-19 Deaths Per Day

Despite a continued decline in coronavirus infections here, the resolution would kill face mask requirements.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski January 22, 2021 2:50 pm CST

continuing coverage

Romney Johnson Editor's Letter Ron Johnson Working Overtime for Big Banks Means Many Wisconsin Workers Aren’t Getting Overtime Pay
Planned Parenthood Madison Healthcare Debunking Three of the Biggest Myths About Abortion
Analysis Threat of GOP-led Book Bans Looms Over ‘22 Elections
Festival street in Janesville Our Wisconsin Shaking Off the Rust (Belt), Janesville Rises to Offer Food, Shopping, and All the Elements of a Weekend Getaway
Coronavirus Gov. Tony Evers speaks Nov. 10 at a virtual panel supporting the Affordable Care Act. Evers, a cancer survivor, went to bat for the healthcare reform law as the US Supreme Court considered a Trump-backed lawsuit that would invalidate the law in its entirety. (Screenshot)
Coronavirus Evers Extends Mask Safeguards Through Jan. 19, Meets with GOP Leaders

Governor declares a new state of public health emergency due to dwindling hospital capacity in recent COVID-19 surge.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring November 20, 2020 4:35 pm CST
Courts Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers in the state Capitol. (Shutterstock)
Courts Bizarre Rainbow Analogy May Be What Sinks Wisconsin’s Mask Order

One Wisconsin Supreme Court justice uses a bizarre analogy in oral arguments over Wisconsin’s coronavirus safeguard, while another notes the Legislature could be a partner with Gov. Evers but has not met.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 16, 2020 2:21 pm CST