There were 227 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 21.4% increase over the previous week.
There were 222 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 3.9% decrease from the previous week.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently released their operational statistics for the month of July. In light of the number of arrests at the southern border during the agency’s fiscal year so far, analysts have expressed concern of surpassing the two million mark for the first time ever.
There were 42 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 8.7% decrease from the previous week.
Ron Heuer, president of the Wisconsin Voter Alliance, said that he was on board with a recent letter from 15 Republican Secretaries of State asking President Joe Biden to rescind a year-and-a-half old executive order that directs the federal agencies to formulate plans to encourage voter registration and participation.
There were 53 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 8.2% increase over the previous week.
There were 36 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 18.2% decrease from the previous week.
There were 27 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 17.4% increase over the previous week.
The number of new home constructions in the state has seen a notable decline in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year. Data collected from municipalities across the state indicates that 3,328 permits were issued between April 1 and June 30 this year, representing a 24 percent decrease from the 4,382 permits issued during the same timeframe in 2021. This follows an earlier increase of 11 percent in building activity between the first quarters of 2021 and 2022.