Carol Craig Was Surprised by How Little Her Students Knew About Voting. People planning to rally Friday against Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” order say they will proceed, even though their permit to hold it on Capitol grounds, was denied. Evers’ Excessive Quarantine!” a statement on the group reads. The Madison protest comes a day after hundreds rallied in Milwaukee. In Wisconsin, the mortality rate is slightly higher at 4.9 percent, according to the latest numbers from the state Department of Health Services. Good! Protester have been seen throwing rocks at the Madison Police precinct in downtown and breaking windows. Similar to the rally in Brookfield last Saturday, the one scheduled in Madison is expected to be much bigger.
The group’s private Facebook group lists more than 30,000 members.
Tony Evers to “open up Wisconsin.”
2018 Flood Pushes Wisconsin Village to Tackle Changing Climate. The Freedom Rally appears to have ties to a national right-wing conspiracy blog, American Revolution 2.0, that aims to organize such protests in every state. It seemed that this smaller group started gathering after the larger, peaceful protest wrapped up. This kind of activity will put more people at risk and, sadly, it could prolong the amount of time we have to be in this posture.”. In a call with reporters Thursday, Evers acknowledged the protests but did not condemn them. Of the state’s 3,875 confirmed cases, 197 patients died, and nearly 30 percent of COVID-19 patients in Wisconsin end up hospitalized, according to DHS numbers. Other Wisconsin residents are balking at government limits on public gatherings, saying such efforts to restrict people from leaving their homes aren’t necessary and represent a government overreach. “It’s time to OPEN OUR STATE and STOP Gov. Jonathon Sadowski Trump's Reported Plan to Stock Electoral College With Republicans Not Legally Possible in Wisconsin, Environment Yet the organizers of the “Wisconsin Freedom Rally” are still planning to march on the Capitol, whether or not protesters follow official social distancing guidelines. “First Amendment rights are really pretty cool,” he said before urging any protesters to practice social distancing.
Evers Extends Mask Mandate for 60 More Days as State Sees Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Elections
“Some people may not get the message and just focus on what’s been taken away,” Evers said. But the science and expert advice amid the global pandemic seems lost on some. Mattes said the Health Department was aware of the event and is “working with the Madison Police Department and Capitol Police to review the situation to ensure the governor’s orders are followed.” It’s unclear if law enforcement would make arrests or issue citations. “Orders are in place for the safety of our community and gathering to protest them puts everyone in danger,” said Sarah Mattes, communications supervisor with the Madison-Dane County Health Department. The recovery estimate Leager cited has been outdated for some time. “It just doesn’t make sense. Evers and public health advocates throughout the state have repeatedly stated that restricting personal contact through such measures as staying home as much as possible and social distancing measures when near others are the best way of limiting the continued spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus illness that attacks the lungs and can be deadly. Leager did not respond Thursday to a request for comment. Wausau resident Larry Seidl said he understands that people staying home in recent weeks helped slow the spread of the virus, but argued extending those rules for another five weeks isn’t necessary and represents too much government control.
The number of (coronavirus) cases here doesn’t merit this kind of reaction.
Born in Norway, Heg was an outspoken activist against slavery and … UpNorthNews reporter Julian Emerson contributed to this report.