6:45News StoryColectivo Coffee employee and union supporter Patrick Zastrow speaks Monday at a news conference to promote the PRO Act, which would strengthen labor rights for workers. He’s flanked by Bill Franks, left, of the Dane County NAACP, and Stephanie Bloomingdale, president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. (Erik Gunn | Wisconsin Examiner)Xby Erik Gunn, April 27, 2021by Erik Gunn, April 27, 2021Patrick Zastrow was among more than 200 Colectivo Coffee workers who on whether to have a union represent employees at the chain’s 20 coffee shops in Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago, along with those...…6:45News StoryColectivo Coffee employee and union supporter Patrick Zastrow speaks Monday at a news conference to promote the PRO Act, which would strengthen labor rights for workers. He’s flanked by Bill Franks, left, of the Dane County NAACP, and Stephanie Bloomingdale, president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. (Erik Gunn | Wisconsin Examiner)Xby Erik Gunn, April 27, 2021by Erik Gunn, April 27, 2021Patrick Zastrow was among more than 200 Colectivo Coffee workers who on whether to have a union represent employees at the chain’s 20 coffee shops in Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago, along with those...WW…

10:00News StoryMichael M. Bell (center) and his family stand in front of one of the many billboards they bought to draw attention to internal police investigations after his son was fatally shot by Kenosha police in 2004. (Photo via Bell’s Plea For a Change Facebook site.)Xby Erik Gunn, April 10, 2021by Erik Gunn, April 10, 2021A Kenosha man whose adult son was killed by police 16 years ago wants the state attorney general’s office to investigate a local prosecutor’s refusal to support a new inquiry into the fatal shooting.Michael M. Bell’s new complaint to the Wisconsin Department of...…10:00News StoryMichael M. Bell (center) and his family stand in front of one of the many billboards they bought to draw attention to internal police investigations after his son was fatally shot by Kenosha police in 2004. (Photo via Bell’s Plea For a Change Facebook site.)Xby Erik Gunn, April 10, 2021by Erik Gunn, April 10, 2021A Kenosha man whose adult son was killed by police 16 years ago wants the state attorney general’s office to investigate a local prosecutor’s refusal to support a new inquiry into the fatal shooting.Michael M. Bell’s new complaint to the Wisconsin Department of...WW…

6:45News StoryWearing a face mask to prevent the possible spread of the coronavirus, a restaurant server takes orders from customers. (pasja1000 | Pixabay)Xby Erik Gunn, March 16, 2021by Erik Gunn, March 16, 2021New draft legislation would end Wisconsin’s sub-minimum wage for tipped employees — a move that sponsors say would benefit not only low-wage workers in the restaurant industry but restaurant operators as well.“We’re keeping restaurants from being bad actors,” said State Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison), a career restaurant worker and now owner, at an online news conference Monday to...…6:45News StoryWearing a face mask to prevent the possible spread of the coronavirus, a restaurant server takes orders from customers. (pasja1000 | Pixabay)Xby Erik Gunn, March 16, 2021by Erik Gunn, March 16, 2021New draft legislation would end Wisconsin’s sub-minimum wage for tipped employees — a move that sponsors say would benefit not only low-wage workers in the restaurant industry but restaurant operators as well.“We’re keeping restaurants from being bad actors,” said State Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison), a career restaurant worker and now owner, at an online news conference Monday to...WW…

6:45News StoryIllustration by iStock / Getty Images Plusrent,” Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire). “These funds have already been authorized for use by Congress and we owe it to our constituents to do everything in our power to get those dollars into their pockets.”The $300 supplement is part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which President Joe Biden signed last week. It’s a continuation — although at a reduced rate — of the $600 federal supplemental jobless pay program first provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was passed in...…6:45News StoryIllustration by iStock / Getty Images Plusrent,” Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire). “These funds have already been authorized for use by Congress and we owe it to our constituents to do everything in our power to get those dollars into their pockets.”The $300 supplement is part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which President Joe Biden signed last week. It’s a continuation — although at a reduced rate — of the $600 federal supplemental jobless pay program first provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was passed in...WW…

7:00News StoryA masked shopper examines products in a retail store. (Photo by Atoms via Unsplash)Xby Erik Gunn, February 1, 2021by Erik Gunn, February 1, 2021Robin Janson’s business has a simple rule for customers and employees: Wear a mask. “No mask? No exceptions,” is how she sums it up.Janson is the president of Urban Evolutions, an Appleton manufacturer of furniture and wall paneling made from reclaimed wood. The 24-year-old business has a showroom and retail store where it enforces the mask requirement to keep customers and employees safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.“When the statewide...…7:00News StoryA masked shopper examines products in a retail store. (Photo by Atoms via Unsplash)Xby Erik Gunn, February 1, 2021by Erik Gunn, February 1, 2021Robin Janson’s business has a simple rule for customers and employees: Wear a mask. “No mask? No exceptions,” is how she sums it up.Janson is the president of Urban Evolutions, an Appleton manufacturer of furniture and wall paneling made from reclaimed wood. The 24-year-old business has a showroom and retail store where it enforces the mask requirement to keep customers and employees safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.“When the statewide...WW…

6:55BriefAct 10 protests at the Wisconsin Capitol in 2011. (Emily Mills | )Xby Erik Gunn, February 9, 2021by Erik Gunn, February 9, 2021Most Wisconsin voters support unions, particularly for health care workers, along with policies to help people recover from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on health as well as on the economy, according to new survey findings.“Voters in this state are clamoring for help,” said Mario Brossard of Global Strategy Group, which presented the survey results in a conference call Monday.A decade after Gov. Scott Walker introduced Act 10, the 2011 legislation that...…6:55BriefAct 10 protests at the Wisconsin Capitol in 2011. (Emily Mills | )Xby Erik Gunn, February 9, 2021by Erik Gunn, February 9, 2021Most Wisconsin voters support unions, particularly for health care workers, along with policies to help people recover from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on health as well as on the economy, according to new survey findings.“Voters in this state are clamoring for help,” said Mario Brossard of Global Strategy Group, which presented the survey results in a conference call Monday.A decade after Gov. Scott Walker introduced Act 10, the 2011 legislation that...WW…

19:08News StoryMichal Dziekonski | PexelsBy the end of the day on Monday, Jan. 25, six organizations — the Wisconsin Medical Society, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Public Health Association, the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards and the Wisconsin Council of Churches — had registered with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission that they are lobbying against the resolution.The number exploded Tuesday morning to . No groups had registered in favor of the resolution as of noon on Tuesday.In a note filed with its lobbying...…19:08News StoryMichal Dziekonski | PexelsBy the end of the day on Monday, Jan. 25, six organizations — the Wisconsin Medical Society, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Public Health Association, the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards and the Wisconsin Council of Churches — had registered with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission that they are lobbying against the resolution.The number exploded Tuesday morning to . No groups had registered in favor of the resolution as of noon on Tuesday.In a note filed with its lobbying...WW…

12:24BriefWearing a protective mask as recommended by public health experts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Tony Evers addresses reporters in a telephone and live-streamed news conference on July 7, 2020. (Screenshot from Youtube)Xby Erik Gunn, July 24, 2020by Erik Gunn, July 24, 2020Once again imploring Wisconsin to return to the restraint it showed during the Safer at Home order in late March through early May, Gov. Tony Evers stressed Thursday the importance of wearing face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and said he’d like to be able to institute a statewide mask...…12:24BriefWearing a protective mask as recommended by public health experts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Tony Evers addresses reporters in a telephone and live-streamed news conference on July 7, 2020. (Screenshot from Youtube)Xby Erik Gunn, July 24, 2020by Erik Gunn, July 24, 2020Once again imploring Wisconsin to return to the restraint it showed during the Safer at Home order in late March through early May, Gov. Tony Evers stressed Thursday the importance of wearing face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and said he’d like to be able to institute a statewide mask...WW…

The review will determine whether the company is eligible for the tax credits.//end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban MilwaukeeFoxconn’s groundbreaking ceremony in Wisconsin in June 2018, brought out then-U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, President Donald Trump, then-Gov. Scott Walker, Foxconn Founder and CEO Terry Gou and Christopher Murdock. The company can receive cash payments from the state because it has other refundable tax credits. It has no taxes to reduce because a manufacturing tax credit virtually eliminated them. Photo from the White...…The review will determine whether the company is eligible for the tax credits.//end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban MilwaukeeFoxconn’s groundbreaking ceremony in Wisconsin in June 2018, brought out then-U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, President Donald Trump, then-Gov. Scott Walker, Foxconn Founder and CEO Terry Gou and Christopher Murdock. The company can receive cash payments from the state because it has other refundable tax credits. It has no taxes to reduce because a manufacturing tax credit virtually eliminated them. Photo from the White...WW…

Analysis: Republicans want a Badger Bounce Back, but distort details of Evers' plan.//end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee“All is Vanity,” By Charles Allan Gilbert. (Public Domain).It’s probably not the metaphor that anyone involved in its creation would appreciate, but the public discussion of Wisconsin’s Badger Bounce Back plan for economic recovery from COVID-19 bears some resemblance to a famous Victorian-era illustration.From one angle, the image looks like a woman sitting at her dressing table, cosmetics arrayed before her. From another...…Analysis: Republicans want a Badger Bounce Back, but distort details of Evers' plan.//end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee“All is Vanity,” By Charles Allan Gilbert. (Public Domain).It’s probably not the metaphor that anyone involved in its creation would appreciate, but the public discussion of Wisconsin’s Badger Bounce Back plan for economic recovery from COVID-19 bears some resemblance to a famous Victorian-era illustration.From one angle, the image looks like a woman sitting at her dressing table, cosmetics arrayed before her. From another...WW…