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.
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.
Music majors at UW-Madison are finding it easier than they expected to adapt to remote-learning sessions in order to continue working toward their degrees.
While some farmer groups still oppose an industry-wide reduction, more organizations are rallying around plans to pay farmers who reduce their milk supply by 10 percent.
As more Wisconsinites lose jobs or have their hours cut back amid the coronavirus, many are turning to the state and to local nonprofits for help putting food on the table.
The state Department of Health Services announced on April 19 that there were 4,346 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 147 cases from the day before.
Local and state efforts are underway to shunt dairy products that would otherwise go to waste during the COVID-19-related economic downturn to food banks, which are experiencing increased demand for their services and supplies.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission held a special meeting to discuss the 2020 spring election. Its board voted unanimously to use federal CARES Act grant funding to build "Intelligent barcodes" into the absentee ballot system.
