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... pandemic began to more than 36 million. The anxiety is palpable across the country. Today, protesters in Lansing, Michigan, again demanded a reopening. In neighboring Wisconsin on Wednesday, Democratic Governor Tony Evers' stay-at-home order extension was overruled by a conservative-majority court. Last night, bars quickly filled with ...
The Democratic National Committee hasn’t finished hammering out rules changes for states that delayed their primaries because of the coronavirus pandemic, DNC Chair Tom Perez said Tuesday, but the party bought itself “more time” to make adjustments by pushing back its summer nominating convention. Perez told the PBS NewsHour ...
With many out of work, food pantries nationwide are already seeing high demand. Like others, Ruby's food pantry in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has turned to drive-through distribution to keep staff and recipients at a safe distance. Aaron Schaut: They will just pull right on through, and we have ...
... many of us are affected without ever being inflicted with this virus. I'm normally behind the scenes of the camera doing audio for Milwaukee PBS. And now, uncomfortably, I'm in front of the camera telling my family's story. I live in Wisconsin. My sisters live in Florida ...
... have a better understanding of the health care system and how to access it. A number of largely rural states — including Texas, Wyoming, South Dakota, Wisconsin and a block of Southern states — have opted not to expand their Medicaid programs. Around 19 percent of rural residents and 16 percent of ...
... time having taken place. And you can't find that in any other setting literally in the world. When you think about the history of Wisconsin, in 1830, we had our first census. There were 3,000 people. We became a state in 1848. And by 1870, there were one ...
... King said those words, American students say they still encounter racial stereotypes in their daily lives. To mark today’s anniversary of King’s birth, PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs collected testimonies about racism from our recent No Labels Attached project on misconceptions and stereotypes. In interviews with their ...
... is the eighth I have had the privilege to meet and set free in the Rose Garden. Amna Nawaz: In 2000, Jerry the turkey from Wisconsin sported a White House pass around his neck. Four years later, the Bush administration also had some fun. The names of that year's ...
... feel that Hollywood is overcompensating for their lack of diversity by depicting exaggerated and stereotypical characters. Eric Wojtalewicz from Black River Falls High School in Wisconsin said that he sees a lot of gay characters that seem “over-the-top,” playing on old tropes. “I definitely think that not all ...
... scientific mindset or approach to these issues,” said Angela Byars-Winston, the first black woman to become a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Research has proven that good intentions are not enough, Byars-Winston said. Organizations that are serious about increasing diversity must implement well-thought ...
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