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Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Assembly Speaker Outlines Possible GOP Changes To Stay-At-Home Order

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A Republican-backed stay-at-home order in Wisconsin would include a shift to regional restrictions and a move away from a state list of so-called "essential businesses," according to the leader of the state Assembly.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

How A Rural Wisconsin School District Is Working To Educate Kids During A Pandemic

John Davis

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For Wisconsin's rural Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant a series of adjustments — to students' and parents' schedules; to the way teachers conduct lessons; to the roles that support staff are filling.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Noon Wednesday: Tracking Wisconsinites' Adherence To Safer At Home

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Marisa Wojcik

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As Wisconsin's stay-at-home order continues, are people continuing to shelter in place? Location data tracking people's movement shows trends in how the pandemic has impacted where people go over time and if the state's public health order is working.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Remdesivir Being Used To Treat Some COVID-19 Patients In Wisconsin

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Shamane Mills

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Ten patients infected with COVID-19 will be treated with Remdesivir at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee as part of a nationwide study of its effectiveness.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

'I Need A Break': With Schools Closed, Parents And Kids Are Struggling

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Madeline Fox

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The closure of Wisconsin schools through the end of the year means kids are at home with parents who still go in to work, are working from home, or are not working at all, which has made both working and keeping up with schooling hard for parents.

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 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

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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.