Articles by Will Kenneally

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

USDA Urges Meat Plants To Stay Open As Safety Concerns Continue

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 5:50pm
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USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue urged meat processing plants to remain open or to submit plans to the department for "near-term reopening." This comes as plants in Wisconsin and around the nation and face workplace-specific outbreaks of COVID-19.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Wisconsin Makes Progress On Criteria To Relax 'Safer At Home' Restrictions

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - 6:45pm
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services released new data on how the state stacks up in terms of its “gating criteria”—the hard metric Gov. Tony Evers is using to determine whether healthcare infrastructure can handle reopening the state.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Evers Sets COVID-19 Testing Goals For Wisconsin

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 4:30pm
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The Evers administration is pushing for more Wisconsinites to receive COVID-19 tests in an effort to open the state quickly. The governor set goals to provide free testing at long-term care facilities like nursing homes and to deploy state resources to track outbreaks at workplaces.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Lawmakers Question 'Essential' Business Designation In Wisconsin

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, May 1, 2020 - 10:35am
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Stakeholders provided input to an Assembly committee, articulating concerns that workers and the economy would be hurt by many Wisconsin businesses being forced to reduce their operations or remain closed under the state's "Safer at Home" order.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Evers, Legislators Call For Bipartisanship As Court Battle Continues

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 5:00pm
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Gov. Tony Evers stressed the need for bipartisan action to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, ahead of a meeting between members of his administration and Wisconsin's main business lobby.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

UW-Madison, State Announce Furloughs, Budget Cuts Amid COVID-19 Uncertainty

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 1:20pm
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UW-Madison has outlined a tiered plan to require faculty and staff at the state’s flagship campus to take up to six days of unpaid leave over six months.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Wisconsin Health Officials Announce New Guidance For More Testing

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 10:50am
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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.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Evers To Reopen Most Wisconsin State Parks

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 2:35pm
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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.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Wisconsin Begins To 'Turn the Dial' On Loosening COVID-19 Restrictions

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, April 27, 2020 - 4:55pm
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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.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

WMC Proposes 3-Tiered Plan To Reopen More Businesses Around Wisconsin

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, April 24, 2020 - 1:10pm
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The state's business lobby, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, has released a to reopen more businesses around the state. The plan involves a case-by-case evaluation of each business sector, as well as the health care capacity and COVID-19 infection rate in every county.