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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.
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The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is allowing utilities to recover some costs they're expecting to take on due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Several meat processing plants across the United States have closed, raising concerns about the future of meat production during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 17 that there were 4,045 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 170 cases from the day before.
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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.
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Beautiful scenery and its isolated setting make Door County an enticing getaway from the COVID-19 pandemic, but local officials are urging people to avoid the peninsula.
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Since the imposition of the state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order, social workers have seen an increase in domestic violence calls and referrals from police, as well as growing anxiety from current and recent domestic violence victims.
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The Saha Lab at UW-Madison is at the forefront of engineering cell and gene therapies using CRISPR — a powerful tool for editing genomes, it lets researchers alter stretches of DNA and modify gene function.
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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 16 that there were 3,875 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide and 182 deaths.