MADISON, Wis. — Today, ahead of Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Wisconsin, Opportunity Wisconsin interviewed Dr. Rachel Hughes, an Iowa County emergency medicine physician, about the Trump administration’s handling of COVID-19 and how economic policies championed by President Trump and his allies have exacerbated the pandemic’s impact on Wisconsinites. When asked what message she would send to Vice President Pence, Dr. Hughes replied, “We are in this situation where our hospitals are struggling and our healthcare workers are struggling because we were not prepared…[There were] many warning signs that this was going to happen. This was not out of

Statement by Chairman Lee: “With Assemblywoman Mary Felzkowski running for state senate, we need a bold, energetic leader to replace her, Calvin Callahan is this leader. Calvin has shown exemplary leadership and dedication to our communities on the county board, and I am putting my support behind him. Join me in voting Callahan on August 11th and November 3rd.” – Bob Lee

I have had the honor to serve as Vice President and oversee some difficult projects that President Obama entrusted to me, including implementing the $800 billion Recovery Act. I know how difficult it can be to muster a whole-of-government effort. But while Vice President Pence’s visit today to a GE facility manufacturing ventilators is meant to signal victory, the truth is that the slow and erratic response we have seen from this Administration is anything but. The Trump Administration is currently responsible for one of the most significant failures of governance of any administration in modern history. It failed to

he COVID-19 pandemic has caused traffic on Wisconsin’s roads to plummet, with lower traffic counts seen in all parts of the state, not just hard-hit areas. This shift largely predates a statewide order for Wisconsinites to limit travel and stay home. The decline has potential implications for public health, the economy, traffic safety, and a key state revenue stream that funds transportation projects. The number of vehicles on Wisconsin’s highways has dropped precipitously in recent weeks as schools and many business and leisure activities came to a halt. Across 61 locations where the state’s Department of Transportation (DOT) collects data

MADISON, Wis. –Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, N-95 respirators have been in high demand and there have been shortages on the federal, state and local level. At this point, UW Health has an adequate supply of N-95 respirators. However, as a part of the ongoing preparedness plan, UW Health has begun sterilizing previously worn N-95 respirators for re-use should our inventory run low. N-95 respirators are personal protective equipment that protects the healthcare worker from airborne particles and from liquid contaminating the face. All previously worn N-95 respirators will be sterilized for re-use unless they are unserviceable (soiled, stained, or

MADISON, Wis. —Today, Priorities Wisconsin, Committee to Protect Medicare and retired health care workers released the following statement ahead of Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to a Madison health care manufacturing facility. Pence’s visit comes amid the Trump administration’s failed coronavirus response, in which Trump has questioned the need for more critical supplies and even suggested medical professionals are stealing supplies. Now, the United States leads the world in coronavirus cases and deaths. According to experts, the United States “cannot safely reopen unless it conducts more than three times the number of coronavirus tests it is currently administering.” However, the number of tests being performed nationally still isn’t growing

MILWAUKEE — Former Wisconsin Working Families Party state director and Alderwoman elect Marina Dimitrijevic will introduce a bill today at 9 a.m. to mail every registered voter in Milwaukee an absentee ballot for both the August primary and November election. Under the bill, known as the SafeVote program, all registered voters in the City of Milwaukee would receive an application for an absentee ballot, along with a postage-paid return envelope in time for them to participate in the Fall 2020 General Election. Similar legislation is being introduced by WI WFP candidates and allies across the state, including by WFP candidate

To keep the supply chain of critical goods and services intact during the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Mid-America Association of State Transportation Officers (MAASTO) are coordinating strategies that will help the citizens of the central United States. “Meeting the challenge of the pandemic will require that we can get vital goods like food and medical supplies where they are needed,” said MAASTO President Craig Thompson, who is secretary designee of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. “These supply chains don’t stop at state borders. We need to be working with other states, especially our neighbors in the middle of the