Wisconsin and the United States are trending down in birth rates, marking a four-year decline according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Nationwide, the birth rate hasn't been this low since 1985.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission has voted unanimously on a proposal to send absentee ballot request forms to more than 2.7 million registered voters.

Of the 2.4 million weekly claims submitted to the state between March 15 and May 23, about 728,000 had yet to be paid as of the latter date, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

There are 16,462 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 27, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 599 cases from the day before, and the largest single-day increase in positive cases since the pandemic began.