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Police and firefighter organizations are saying a new state law in Wisconsin will make it too difficult for first responders to get workers' compensation benefits if they get COVID-19 while on the job.
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The UW Board of Regents approved a policy change that would authorize UW System President Ray Cross and UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank to create furlough policies.
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Four mornings a week, right after breakfast, Nate Royko Maurer leaves the house, gets in his car and drives to work at home. It's the price the rural Iowa County man pays for spotty broadband in his part of the state.
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The Small Business Administration announced that its $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program has been exhausted. The program, which provides loans to business with fewer than 500 workers, was created to help them retain their employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Gov. Tony Evers' administration has directed his administration to extended the state's safer-at-home order to 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 26.
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Members of the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee are still working on developing guidelines for the use of ventilators for patients with COVID-19, and they're looking for ways to craft these guidelines with public engagement.
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After hearing the state’s safer-at-home order has been extended through May, the heads of both state parties said a mail-in election could be considered for the May 12 special election for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.
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Plasma transfusion can be a promising technique for a recovered patient to share antibodies with someone currently suffering from COVID-19.
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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 16 that there were 3,875 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 154 cases from the day before.
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Gov. Tony Evers directed Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to extend the state's "Safer at Home" order to May 26.