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

COVID-19, Face Masks And Why More Wisconsinites Are Wearing Them

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Wisconsinites are adapting to life under the cloud of COVID-19, and for a growing group that means getting into the habit of covering up with a face mask when they venture from their homes.

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

Wisconsin Assembly Approves Bill Responding To COVID-19 Pandemic

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Laurel White

Wisconsin Public Radio

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The state Assembly has approved, in its first-ever virtual session, a bill to address problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin.

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

Wisconsin Attorney General: Power To Reopen Belongs To States

Bridgit Bowden

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President Trump has riled officials from states across the country by saying that the federal government has the authority to reopen the country. Legal experts agree that the power to lift state stay-at-home orders belongs to state officials.

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

Cash-Strapped And Volunteer-Dependent, Rural EMS Providers Scramble To Keep Responders Safe

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Bram Sable-Smith

Wisconsin Public Radio

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Rural Wisconsin is vulnerable to COVID-19, and emergency medical services are turning to creative solutions to find protective gear to keep their responders virus-free.

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

Live: What To Know April 13 About COVID-19 In Wisconsin

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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 13 that there are 3,428 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide.

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

Public Health Officials Begin To See Flattened COVID-19 Curve In Wisconsin

Will Kenneally

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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.

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

Trump Campaign Sues Northwoods TV Station For Airing COVID-19 Attack Ad

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Rob Mentzer

Wisconsin Public Radio

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President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is suing a Rhinelander TV station for airing an advocacy group's political ad.

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

First Federal Lawsuit Filed Following Wisconsin's April 7 Election

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Corrinne Hess

Wisconsin Public Radio

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A group of Milwaukee-area residents have filed a federal class action lawsuit following the April 7 election.

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

GOP State Lawmakers Release Bill Responding To COVID-19 Pandemic

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Laurel White

Wisconsin Public Radio

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GOP state lawmakers have released their plan to combat the economic and social problems created by the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. The Legislature is expected to vote soon on the bill.

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

To The Polls In A Pandemic: How Wisconsin Went Ahead With An Election Amidst A Public Health Crisis

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Shawn Johnson

Wisconsin Public Radio

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Wisconsin's April election made history, not for who was on the ballot, but because it happened at a time when government at all levels was telling people to stay home in the midst of a public health crisis.