Stories tagged: "Sen. Steve Nass"

Environment Firefighting foam is invaluable for extinguishing blazes, but it also contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of man-made chemicals also found in other products. PFAS are known as "forever chemicals" because they do not easily break down in nature and become contaminants or health hazards. (Shutterstock image)
Environment Republicans Kill DNR Rules That Would Have Protected WI Water From ‘Forever Chemicals’

Administrative Rules Committee voted along party lines to remove enforcement sections to appease industry.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring December 18, 2020 5:26 pm CST
Politics Wisconsin officials on the state and local levels are increasingly finding themselves faced with lawsuits when passing measuring to control the pandemic. (Shutterstock image)
Politics Officials Face a Choice in Fighting COVID: Face Lawsuits, or Let the Virus Spread

Only a few health departments in Wisconsin still have enforceable health orders as the virus has spread wildly and killed relentlessly.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski December 9, 2020 3:03 pm CST
Politics
Politics Evers Asks GOP Leaders to Stop Weakening State’s Response to COVID-19

Instead, a GOP-led committee fights an emergency safeguard, even though it will expire by the time the Legislature can officially reject it.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren October 12, 2020 5:29 pm CDT
Coronavirus GOP State Senators Plan to Take on Evers' Mask Order as Coronavirus Cases Spike
Coronavirus GOP State Senators Plan to Take on Evers’ Mask Order as Coronavirus Cases Spike

Senate leader indicates his chamber will convene to vote on ending the order.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren July 31, 2020 4:24 pm CDT
Economy The Problem With The GOP Call Center Plan
Economy The Problem With the GOP Call Center Plan

Old software causes payment errors if data entry, processing occur at same time.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren May 27, 2020 6:01 pm CDT

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(Shutterstock image) Vaccine News Mobile Vaccination Units Are Getting Deployed Across Wisconsin
Kristen Kelm, community health division manager for the Chippewa County Health Department, receives a vaccination to protect against contracting COVID-19. County health officers in northwest Wisconsin report strong demand for the vaccine. (Photo courtesy of Kristen Kelm) Vaccine News Demand for COVID-19 Vaccine Strong, Even in Mostly Rural Counties
Proponents of non-partisan redistricting say non-politicians would draw political boundaries to be more compact and uniform as in Iowa. Wisconsin's district lines underwent significant and controversial changes after Republicans took over the process in 2011. Politics Evers’ Fair Maps Commission Keeps Working as GOP Cries for More Gerrymandering
Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Vaccine News Pandemic Politics Have Moved From Shutdowns to Masks and Now to Vaccines
Coronavirus Supreme Court Hands Evers Another Defeat
Coronavirus Lack of GOP Support Means No COVID-19 Rule

Counties question ability to issue orders as statewide rule no longer exists.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren May 18, 2020 5:26 pm CDT