Milwaukee Journal SentinelDoctors are criticizing a hearing held this week by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, about controversial treatments for COVID-19, including hydroxychloroquine — a and when treating the disease.During the hearing, Johnson pushed a baseless theory that the medical community was working to deny patients drugs such as hydroxychloroquine because they were cheaper than other treatments.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration for hydroxychloroquine in June because of its lack of effectiveness and cited its potential for serious cardiac adverse events and...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelDoctors are criticizing a hearing held this week by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, about controversial treatments for COVID-19, including hydroxychloroquine — a and when treating the disease.During the hearing, Johnson pushed a baseless theory that the medical community was working to deny patients drugs such as hydroxychloroquine because they were cheaper than other treatments.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration for hydroxychloroquine in June because of its lack of effectiveness and cited its potential for serious cardiac adverse events and...WW…

Almost 27,000 people who worked at hotels and restaurants in the Milwaukee area made less than the median wage of $40,700 a year and did not get health insurance through their employer in 2018. That's an estimated 41% of the total jobs in the hospitality sector. In the retail sector, 21,540 people, or 27% of the workforce, are in the same category.This project is supported by a grant from Marquette University Law School's Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education to make possible journalism on issues of importance to the Milwaukee area. All the work was...…Almost 27,000 people who worked at hotels and restaurants in the Milwaukee area made less than the median wage of $40,700 a year and did not get health insurance through their employer in 2018. That's an estimated 41% of the total jobs in the hospitality sector. In the retail sector, 21,540 people, or 27% of the workforce, are in the same category.This project is supported by a grant from Marquette University Law School's Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education to make possible journalism on issues of importance to the Milwaukee area. All the work was...WW…

Milwaukee Journal SentinelA Republican Party of Wisconsin subcontractor who was fired last week is accused of not paying workers he hired to go door-to-door to encourage people to vote for President Donald Trump.  The subcontractor, John J. Bush, did not respond to requests for an interview. But Will Oliver, who replaced Bush, said some canvassers were committing fraud by claiming pay for doors they never knocked on.  Oliver on Saturday fired more than a dozen canvassers and threatened some of them with arrest. The canvassers called that unjust,...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelA Republican Party of Wisconsin subcontractor who was fired last week is accused of not paying workers he hired to go door-to-door to encourage people to vote for President Donald Trump.  The subcontractor, John J. Bush, did not respond to requests for an interview. But Will Oliver, who replaced Bush, said some canvassers were committing fraud by claiming pay for doors they never knocked on.  Oliver on Saturday fired more than a dozen canvassers and threatened some of them with arrest. The canvassers called that unjust,...WW…