Stories tagged: "coronavirus response"

Coronavirus 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

Gina Kildahl sued Fall Creek School District for not protecting her 7-year-old son and other students from COVID-19.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson October 14, 2021 7:47 pm EDT
Economy menus at a restaurant closed due to COVID shutdowns
Economy Despite Claims to the Contrary, Data Shows Shutdowns Weren’t the Major Force Behind Job Losses

New data shows people in the United States started staying at home before government officials ordered any shutdowns.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 26, 2021 1:18 pm EST
Coronavirus Public transit systems from New York City to Washington, D.C., face major cuts if the federal government does not get aid to local municipalities soon.
Coronavirus Major Public Transit Cuts Could Debilitate Cities Like New York, DC, and Others

Services could be slashed dramatically in cities big and small if Congress doesn't help local governments. That will make an already hard situation even worse for millions of Americans.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers December 1, 2020 5:06 pm EST
Coronavirus As millions of Americans suffer due to COVID, President Trump does nothing to help them.
Coronavirus 1 American Dies From COVID Every 44 Seconds, But Trump Is Still Trying to Steal the Election

Rather than work to address the spiraling coronavirus crisis, President Trump and his allies are instead wasting precious time and resources on their cynical gambit to subvert the will of the American people.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil November 20, 2020 2:41 pm EST
Voting Lance Wood. Photo courtesy Lance Wood.
Voting ‘A Fair Shot:’ This CMU Student Votes Because the Environment and Economy Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

Central Michigan University student Lance Wood doesn’t see science and the economy as different things — people need both working together to thrive.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel September 22, 2020 11:54 am EDT

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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 Images courtesy of Creative Commons (Maryland Office of the Governor; Julia Pickett; and Vivien McClain Photography)
Politics Trump’s Coronavirus Failures Forced Governors to Step Up. Here’s What They’ve Done.

Most Americans disapprove of how President Trump has handled COVID-19—despite what you heard at the Republican National Convention.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 25, 2020 4:10 pm EDT
Housing Evictions could soar as high as 40 million if the GOP doesn't act.
Housing This 61-Year-Old Disabled Man Is One of up to 40 Million at Risk of Eviction

Between 10 and 40 million Americans now face the risk of eviction, according to various studies. That could cause unprecedented levels of homelessness and poverty if the GOP doesn't act.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 14, 2020 3:02 pm EDT