Local and state efforts are underway to shunt dairy products that would otherwise go to waste during the COVID-19-related economic downturn to food banks, which are experiencing increased demand for their services and supplies.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission held a special meeting to discuss the 2020 spring election. Its board voted unanimously to use federal CARES Act grant funding to build "Intelligent barcodes" into the absentee ballot system.
The state Department of Health Services announced on April 18 that there were 4,199 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 154 cases from the day before.
Assembly Bill 1038 was signed into law this week by Gov. Tony Evers. The legislation creates a pathway to spend more than $2.3 billon in federal funds slated for Wisconsin's battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican majority objects to extending the state's "Safer at Home" order. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke discusses what Republican legislators are seeking in terms of a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wisconsin has extended its "Safer at Home" order until May 26. Gov. Tony Evers discusses why the state took this action, and how its plan to relax public health restrictions depends on testing, personal protective equipment and contact tracing.
Several meat processing plants across the United States have closed, raising concerns about the future of meat production during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UW System Administration office has announced it will furlough all of its 588 employees to cover revenue losses tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers will take 14 mandatory unpaid days off between this May and June 2021.
Glen Nowak, a former communications director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains some of the major differences between H1N1 and COVID-19 that have resulted in more and varied coverage from media outlets.
