Jessica VanEgeren

Jessica VanEgeren

Reporter

A veteran state politics reporter, Jessica previously worked in the capitol bureau of The Capital Times for several years. She has also reported on government and transportation issues in South Carolina, authoring a related book in the process. Jessica is also a Registered Nurse.

Elections New Rules, New Limits: Here's What That Appeals Court Ruling on Voting Changed in WI
Elections Wisconsin Voting: New Rules, New Limits

A June Appeals Court ruling—praised by the GOP, blasted by Dems—removed some ways to make voting easier.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren June 30, 2020 10:51 am EDT
Coronavirus More than 70 COVID positive after attending large gathering.
Coronavirus 72 COVID Positive After Attending Large Event

Positive individuals said they had attended 'large gathering' in last 2 weeks

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren May 8, 2020 6:30 pm EDT
Coronavirus Jim Carpenter protests Tuesday's scheduled election amid the coronavirus pandemic Monday April 6, 2020, in downtown Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Coronavirus Courts Keep Election in Wisconsin, End Absentee Extension

Decisions by conservative courts come barely 12 hours before the polls open

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren April 6, 2020 10:05 pm EDT
Safety Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales reads the names of the five victims of Wednesday's MolsonCoors shooting during a Thursday afternoon press conference. (Screenshot from WITI-TV)
Safety Victims Named, Inaction on Guns Slammed

Five MolsonCoors employees killed by co-worker with history of conflicts

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren February 27, 2020 7:15 pm EST
Politics Gov. Tony Evers addresses reporters following the mass shooting Wednesday at MolsonCoors, previously Miller Brewery, in Milwaukee. (Photo from WITI-TV)
Politics Hours Earlier, an Evers Plea on Guns

Not far from brewery, governor had reacted to continued GOP inaction on gun violence

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren February 26, 2020 10:02 pm EST

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Politics Rep. Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison, the first African American to be elected to her Assembly seat, addresses a crowd during an event to kickoff Black History Month in the Capitol Rotunda Monday. (Photo by Jessica VanEgeren)
Politics Black WI Lawmakers Renew Focus on Fighting Voter Suppression

Voting rights and the census are cited as vehicles of empowerment to prevent an erosion of rights and freedoms

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren February 3, 2020 4:38 pm EST