Several meat processing plants across the United States have closed, raising concerns about the future of meat production during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
A growing number of Wisconsin child care centers have closed in recent weeks as the COVID-19 outbreak continues, and those left open to serve essential workers are facing other challenges.
Republican lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to block Wisconsin's latest "Safer at Home" order, telling justices that Gov. Tony Evers' administration broke the law in its effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The Working Families Party of Wisconsin is working with cities across the state to pass SafeVote, a program to send absentee ballot applications to voters before November.
Madison hospitals are enacting cost-cutting measures to try and recoup lost revenue from canceled surgeries and the added expense of treating COVID-19 patients.
Vice President Mike Pence visited Wisconsin on April 21 to highlight ramped-up ventilator production in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at a GE Healthcare factory in Madison.
The state Department of Health Services announced on April 21 that there were 4,620 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 121 cases from the day before.
