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

May 2020 Marquette Poll Finds Majority Still Favors Stay-At-Home Order

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A strong majority of Wisconsin residents continue to support Gov. Tony Evers' decisions to close businesses and schools to slow the spread of COVID-19, according to May 2020 poll numbers from Marquette University Law School.

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

Wisconsin Supreme Court Weighing Second 'Safer At Home' Challenge

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Shawn Johnson

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Final briefs have been filed in a second lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's "Safer at Home" order, this one arguing the order violated peoples' rights to freedom of worship, speech and travel under the state's Constitution.

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

State Hygiene Lab Seeks Data On Coronavirus Antibody Testing In Wisconsin

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Danielle Kaeding

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Coronavirus antibody tests are one potential tool to measure whether people may have immunity to the disease, and the State Lab of Hygiene is now seeking data on those tests from clinical labs.

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

'3 Times More Likely To Die': Coronavirus Ravages Milwaukee's African American Community

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Corrinne Hess

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African Americans represent about a quarter of Milwaukee County's population but account for almost half of the county's COVID-19 related deaths.

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

New Public Health Order Sets 5-Person Limit In Reopening Stores

Will Kenneally

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Wisconsin retailers will be able to reopen to five customers at a time under a new order from the Evers administration. The governor said the goal was to allow small businesses to “safely get back to work."

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

Gov. Tony Evers Announces Loosening Restrictions For More Businesses

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Gov. Tony Evers announced another "turn of the dial" for Wisconsin businesses, allowing many to open with restrictions on the number of patrons allowed inside at one time.

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

Department Of Health Services Will Release Names Of Wisconsin Nursing Homes With COVID-19 Cases

Alana Watson

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will release the names of nursing homes in the state with COVID-19 cases. The facilities are being named despite concern from long-term care trade associations.

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

UW System Announce Plan To Consolidate Programs, Services Among Campuses

Will Kenneally

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A plan proposed for the University of Wisconsin System would consolidate duplicate academic major programs and share services such as information technology and human resources across campuses, except for UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee.

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

Clerks Plan Protective Measures For In-Person Voting In Congressional Special Election

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Rob Mentzer

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Officials across northern Wisconsin are taking measures to protect voters ahead of Tuesday's special election in the 7th Congressional District.

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

As Businesses Hope To Reopen, COVID-19 Hot Spots Emerge Across State

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Corrinne Hess

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The new coronavirus has moved like a wave across communities in Wisconsin. First hitting Milwaukee County in March, and then working its way to other parts of the state. Now, Kenosha and Rock counties are two of the latest areas of the state to see a surge.