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When COVID-19 started to spread across the state, Wisconsin colleges had to focus on transitioning to more robust online learning for the rest of the semester. Now, the focus is on the upcoming fall semester and encouraging them to commit.
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Around $8 billion has been set aside for direct payments to tribes nationwide under the federal government's coronavirus relief package. However, some Wisconsin tribes are concerned about how that money is being distributed.
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Surveys by WMEP and Marquette University show manufacturing industry across Wisconsin has been hit by COVID-19.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the face of Wisconsin. Literally. More people are covering their face to slow the spread of COVID-19, something federal health officials have recommended.
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A plan from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce calls for more businesses across the state to open with the caveat that they follow restrictions depending on how great the risk for COVID-19 is in their counties.
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President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to open amid growing concerns about meat shortages and despite thousands of workers at meatpacking plants across the country, including in Wisconsin, becoming ill due to outbreaks of COVID-19.
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced campus-wide furloughs for faculty, and academic and university staff to help address a $100 million budget deficit caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UW-Madison has outlined a tiered plan to require faculty and staff at the state’s flagship campus to take up to six days of unpaid leave over six months.
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Calgary-based Husky Energy is reporting $1.7 billion Canadian in losses in the first quarter in response to tanking oil prices and market volatility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gov. Tony Evers’ administration has ordered state agencies to cut spending by 5% as revenue drops during the COVID-19 pandemic.