By Ola Lisowski - August 7, 2020
A budget audit by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau found $1.33 billion in "slush fund" balances for the University of Wisconsin System. Read More UW System Audit: Program Reserves Top $1.3 Billion
By MacIver Staff - August 6, 2020
A closer look at who is most at risk from dying of coronavirus in Wisconsin and how the virus is spreading among our young adults. Read More The Impact Of COVID-19 – Average Fatality In Wisconsin, Infection Rate For Young People And Leading Causes Of Death Comparison
By MacIverNews - August 5, 2020
WATCH - Health Services (DHS) Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm told reporters on Thursday that the number of negative test results she regularly provides is wrong. Read More COVID-19 Data Disclaimer – DHS Sect. Palm Admits COVID-19 Data Incomplete And Inaccurate
By MacIverNews - August 4, 2020
LISTEN - How can we as Wisconsinites have faith in our Governor and his administration if we continue to find mistakes in the COVID-19 data that they publish? Read More MacIver News Minute: More Bad COVID-19 Data
By MacIverNews - July 30, 2020
Nass released information on Thursday morning he received from Waukesha County concerning their negative test results. It currently has a backlog of 4,700 negative tests not entered into its system, and county officials say they reported 4,000 more negative test results to DHS than is reflected on the state’s dashboard. Read More Waukesha Added To Counties With Negative Test Backlog
By MacIverNews - July 29, 2020
On Friday, July 17, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services disclosed to the MacIver News Service that people with comorbidities account for 81 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin. Read More 81% Of People Who Died Of COVID-19 Had “Comorbidities” Or Another Underlying Health Condition
By MacIver Staff - July 28, 2020
Expand parental choice and allow more students to attend the school of their choice? Or abolish school choice and force all children to attend the local public school? Read More Wisconsin Must Advance School Choice
By MacIverNews - July 28, 2020
Throughout the public health emergency, Gov. Evers has insisted he’s following the science. Oftentimes that means doing whatever the CDC says. Unfortunately, even the CDC comes up empty when it comes to the science behind the masks. That’s not stopping it from pushing face masks all the same. Read More The State of Wisconsin’s Response to COVID-19