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


 
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The Wisconsin Legislature passed, by a near-unanimous vote, a coronavirus aid bill that will adjust regulations and provide financial support as the state battles the global pandemic.
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Wisconsin is starting to see a flattening of its COVID-19 curve, the Gov. Tony Evers said at a briefing. However, the governor and public health officials cautioned Wisconsinites that though the curve is flattening, the state is not "out of the woods" yet.
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Wisconsin's legislative leaders called the state Senate and Assembly into extraordinary session to pass a COVID-19 pandemic aid package. The bill's language is still being worked out.
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Republican legislative leaders are drafting a COVID-19 response bill that would shift power away from the executive branch, according to the governor's office.
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Amid a turbulent and unprecedented pandemic, thousands of Wisconsinites cast in-person and absentee ballots in the state's spring 2020 general election.
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The Democratic National Convention, originally scheduled to be held in Milwaukee in July, will be delayed to the week of August 17, according to a release from the national party.
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Gov. Tony Evers released plans for a second COVID-19 aid package for the state after releasing an initial proposal. It includes help for small businesses, an increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit and a fund to prevent foreclosures.
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Wisconsin officials say contact tracing and testing are the next key steps in order to move toward reopening managing the COVID-19 pandemic and relaxing the state's pubilc health restrictions.
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Thirty-four state parks will open in Wisconsin, as Gov. Tony Evers reverses an order to close them due to vandalism and a lack of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm announced a loosening of the state’s “Safer at Home” order, allowing more latitude for non-essential businesses to operate.