DHS Drops Flawed COVID Formula, Just As MacIver Predicted Last Year

By MacIverNews - February 10, 2021

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This decision by DHS to abandon its flawed “by person” formula validates and vindicates the MacIver Institute report, which PolitiFact still labels as a “Pants on fire” lie. Read More DHS Drops Flawed COVID Formula, Just As MacIver Predicted Last Year

Andrea Palm’s Wisconsin Legacy

By MacIverNews - January 20, 2021

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The only thing unfortunate about Palm’s departure is its timing. Any improvement in Wisconsin’s performance in addressing COVID-19 will undoubtedly be attributed to end of the Trump Administration. Meanwhile, Palm will get everything she wanted – a high paying federal position well out of the limelight – and a clean break from all the damage she did in the Badger State. Read More Andrea Palm’s Wisconsin Legacy

Did Contact Tracing Fail in Wisconsin?

By MacIverNews - December 4, 2020

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The average number of new cases rose to 5,400 throughout November. If 400 tracers couldn’t handle 184 cases a day in April, what chance did 1,200 tracers have against 5,400? Read More Did Contact Tracing Fail in Wisconsin?

Governor Evers Unveils New COVID-19 Legislation Package

By MacIver Staff - November 18, 2020

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Yesterday, Governor Evers released a package of proposals to address coronavirus in Wisconsin through 2021. Some proposals are new, some are re-hashed from legislation in April, and one, in seeming criticism of DHS’ and Andrea Palm’s leadership, transfers responsibility to DOA. Assembly Republicans also unveiled a set of ideas for another coronavirus bill. Read More Governor Evers Unveils New COVID-19 Legislation Package

Bad COVID-19 Data Informing State’s Response Strategy

By MacIverNews - September 15, 2020

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DHS Says Focus on Weekly Averages, Even Though Daily Updates Drive Evers Administration’s Public Health Decisions. Read More Bad COVID-19 Data Informing State’s Response Strategy