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Madison hospitals are enacting cost-cutting measures to try and recoup lost revenue from canceled surgeries and the added expense of treating COVID-19 patients.
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Madison bluegrass guitarist Bobby Batyko and his partner Lorie Docken have been making music together since they met at a bluegrass jam in 1997. Now they play on their Madison porch every night for their neighbors.
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Seven people have contracted the new coronavirus through activities related to the April 7 election, according to Milwaukee's health commissioner.
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Gov. Tony Evers laid out a plan on April 20 to reopen the state economy, as the state Department of Health Services announced there are 4,499 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin.
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Under the Tavern League’s proposal, restaurants would reopen at half capacity on May 1, with six feet of distance between all people and tables.
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Gov. Tony Evers released a plan to relax public health restrictions in Wisconsin through a series of three phases, dependent on the state's ability to test and trace COVID-19 infections and a confirmed downward trend in cases.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and $3 billion in purchases for food banks in response to the pandemic.
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Some Wisconsin law enforcement officials say the Evers administration's stay-at-home strategy is overreaching.
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Physical therapists are having to grow accustomed to the work-from-home lifestyle that has become a new reality for many. Used to a more active job that requires getting up and moving with patients, they're now sitting and making phone calls for much of the day.
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Hundreds of University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh employees face temporary layoffs as the campus deals with the financial fallout of COVID-19.