As the United States enters what looks to be a prolonged financial recession, Wisconsinites are reeling from President Donald Trump’s catastrophic failure to lead the nation through the COVID-19 crisis. As of June 23, Wisconsin has recorded over 25,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 750 deaths due to complications from the virus. And by […]
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Trump’s Mishandling of COVID-19 Led To Economic Collapse In Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
As the United States enters what looks to be a prolonged recession, more and more of the small town and rural voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin who sent President Donald Trump to the White House in 2016 are turning away from the president and towards Vice President Joe Biden. These voters are […]
Read MoreAfter Ignoring Warnings, Trump’s Negligence Fueled Wisconsin’s Coronavirus Outbreak
In January, President Trump was briefed by his own intelligence officials on the potential threat of coronavirus should it spread rapidly within U.S. borders, and instead of taking immediate action to prevent the potential pandemic, the president continued to deny its very existence. Now Wisconsin is feeling the pain. As […]
Read MoreLawsuit Pushed by Trump Admin. Could Mean Major Health Care Costs for Marquette County
Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting the local impact of Trump’s policies in key counties in MI, PA, WI, and FL. An ongoing lawsuit — supported by President Trump — currently working its way through a circuit court in Texas has the potential to dismantle the Affordable Care […]
Read MoreCarthage Students Create Heat Maps Illustrating the Effects of Local, State Opioid Crises
(Kenosha News) A pair of Carthage College students seek to help a local health agency and others make a difference in pinpointing Kenosha County’s areas of concentrated opioid overdose deaths and hospital encounters along with treatment locations with the ultimate goal of preventing the drug-induced fatalities. Geospatial Science Associate Professor […]
Read MoreWisconsin Lost 10% of Its Dairy Farmers in 2019, Marking Its Biggest Decline Ever As Trump’s Trade Wars Raged
(Markets Insider) Wisconsin shed 10% of its dairy farmers last year, data from the state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection shows. It marked the biggest one-year drop on record, and underscored the negative impact of Trump’s trade war on a swing state critical to his re-election bid. In 2019, […]
Read MoreKimberly-Clark Corp. Shutters Wisconsin Plant Despite Reporting $3.3B in Profits
Kimberly-Clark plans to cut up to 5,500 jobs — about 13 percent of its workforce — and get rid of 10 manufacturing plants, releasing a restructuring plan along with its year-end results that showed net sales rose to $18.3 billion, up slightly from 2016. The maker of popular brands such […]
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