This Wisconsin State Fair has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The board of directors overseeing the state’s largest gathering said while some social distancing restrictions have been lifted, the annual 11-day gathering, which attracts more than 1 million people, was too risky.

Retailers are grappling with two new realities as they re-open their storefronts: the expense of operating a business safely during the pandemic, and uncertainty about whether they’ll get as many customers as they did before.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission has voted unanimously on a proposal to send absentee ballot request forms to more than 2.7 million registered voters.

Of the 2.4 million weekly claims submitted to the state between March 15 and May 23, about 728,000 had yet to be paid as of the latter date, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.