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Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Survey: Nearly A Quarter Of Division I Athletes Face Food Insecurity

Mary Kate McCoy
Wisconsin Public Radio
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A survey found nearly a quarter of Division I college athletes experienced food insecurity in the last 30 days and almost 14% experienced homelessness in the previous year.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Report: Wisconsin Schools Face An Uncertain Financial Future

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Madeline Fox
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Costs for school districts are going up because of the coronavirus, at the same time that schools' primary sources of funding are likely to take a hit.
Series: The Dairy State Economy

Wisconsin Milk Production Held Steady In 2019, Despite Fewer Farmers, Cows

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Hope Kirwan
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Milk production in Wisconsin held steady in 2019, despite a declining number of farms and cows in the state.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Wisconsin Makes Progress On Criteria To Relax 'Safer At Home' Restrictions

Will Kenneally
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services released new data on how the state stacks up in terms of its “gating criteria”—the hard metric Gov. Tony Evers is using to determine whether healthcare infrastructure can handle reopening the state.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears 'Safer At Home' Challenge

Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court met virtually to hear the lawsuit filed by the Republican-controlled Legislature against Department of Health Services Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm, arguing she and the governor overstepped their authority.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

UW Regents To Consider Dropping ACT Requirements For All Campuses But UW-Madison

Rich Kremer
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The UW System Board of Regents will consider a proposal dropping ACT requirements at all campuses except UW-Madison. The change is meant to make it easier for prospective freshman to enroll amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

As JBS Meatpacking Plant Reopens In Green Bay, Safety Concerns Still Surround Industry

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Megan Hart
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According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, there are more than 1,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brown County. Hundreds have been connected to the area's meat processing plants. One of those facilities, JBS Packerland, reopened on May fifth.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

DHS: 8,566 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Wisconsin

WPR Staff
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There are 8,566 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 5, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 330 cases from the day before.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

As State Supreme Court Hears Arguments, Wisconsin's Stay-At-Home Order Hangs In Balance

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Shawn Johnson
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Conservative justices on the state Supreme Court aggressively attacked the stay-at-home order issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers administration, prompting an attorney for Evers to respond that people will die if the order is lifted.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Community Testing Underway In Northwest Wisconsin

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Alana Watson
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Multiple state agencies including Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services, Emergency Operations Center, Emergency Management, along with the Wisconsin National Guard have created testing events with local health departments in northwest Wisconsin.