The Wisconsin Examiner is tracking daily developments in the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, with data from the state Department of Health Services (DHS).
Biden orders tougher mask rules as part of overhauled COVID-19 strategy
Biden orders tougher mask rules as part of overhauled COVID-19 strategy
Nearly one-eighth of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies donât use body or dash cams
Most Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, 88%, equip officers with body cameras, dashboard cameras or both, according to survey data released by the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ). However, 12% of agencies donât have any...
Biden yanks Keystone XL permit in first-day order, citing climate change
In one of his first official acts after taking office, President Joe Biden revoked the federal permit for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline that would have traversed eastern Montana on its way from...
Milwaukee activists call on Biden to reverse Trump immigration policies
Just one hour after Joe Biden was sworn in at his inauguration, a coalition of community groups gathered in Milwaukee to call for the new administration to reverse the outgoing Trump Administrationâs hardline immigration...
Biden immigration overhaul would open a door to citizenship for 11 million people
President Joe Biden's immigration overhaul would grant citizenship to 11 million undocumented people, reversing Trump era policies
Rep. Shannon Zimmerman omits Florida vacation rental business from ethics filings
State Rep. Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls) is an agent of a vacation rental business in Florida, yet failed to disclose that fact in his statements of economic interest (SEI).Â
Wisconsin government officials are required under...
President Biden urges a divided nation to âend this uncivil warâ in inaugural address
WASHINGTON â Calling on Americans to bridge the widening divisions in the country, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, completing the peaceful transition of presidential power on the...
âLetâs start afreshâÂ
President Joe Biden hit just the right notes in his splendid Inaugural Address.
You could almost hear the sigh of a relief coming from the vast majority of Americans when he said, âLetâs start afresh.â
He...
Biden takes the oath of office with troops on guard and towering challenges ahead
WASHINGTON â Joe Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States at noon, when he will take the oath of office while standing on the same platform where insurrectionists swarmed...
Hereâs what Biden plans to do on his first day as president
WASHINGTONâJoe Biden early Wednesday unveiled the list of executive orders, memos and directives he will make when he assumes the presidency later in the day, reversing a slew of Trump administration actions and laying...