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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, food banks across Wisconsin are grappling with how to handle a sharp and sudden rise in demand.
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Public health officials are urging people to act individually to help keep COVID-19 at bay. They're reminding people to continue washing their hands and to stay at least 6 feet away from others. And there's also a push for people to cover their face in public places like buses and stores.
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission has delayed a final vote on a plan that would send absentee ballot request forms to millions of voters, with the Republican chair of the panel saying he wanted to narrow that list.
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked on whether to approve a proposal to send out absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters in the state.
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Multiple Wisconsin counties are lifting their safer-at-home and emergency orders ahead of schedule.
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Amid efforts to reduce backlogs of evidence submitted to the Wisconsin State Crime Lab for processing, turnaround times in some categories continue to grow, particularly when it comes to DNA evidence.
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For the first time in two months, the state plans to begin accepting a limited number of new prisoners to correctional facilities starting June 1.
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Wisconsin residents struggling to pay their rent could be eligible to receive up to $3,000 under a rental assistance program announced by Gov. Tony Evers.
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There have been a whirlwind of changes for Wisconsin after the state Supreme Court struck down the statewide "Safer at Home" order. Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol bureau reporter Laurel White explains how a local patchwork of stay-at-home rules took shape.
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On May 13 the state Supreme Court overturned Wisconsin's stay-at-home order. Some counties and municipalities across the state immediately began issuing their own orders or announcing the state's "Safer at Home" order would still apply in areas under their jurisdiction.