As state Supreme Court ponders 'Safer at Home," Gov. Evers unveils guidelines for businesses
MADISON — Wisconsin puts out tips businesses can use to keep you safe when they finally reopen.
Wisconsin GOP pushes for regional reopening; Gov. Evers says 'there may be cases where we do it'
MADISON — Republicans in more rural parts of Wisconsin joined with business owners to push for a regional reopening plan Thursday, May 7 to give the economy a boost, as the Department of Workforce Development warned that the state fund that pays unemployment claims could run out of money in five months.Meanwhile, Democratic Gov.
GOP lawmaker blames Evers Administration for unemployment backlog; DWD works to increase staffing
MADISON -- Each day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has received thousands of new claims for unemployment insurance benefits.
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question legality of COVID-19 order set to run until May 26
MADISON — Conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court cast doubt during arguments Tuesday about the power of Gov.
Gov. Evers on mask requirement at Menards, Costco amid COVID-19: 'It's a good business decision'
MADISON -- Washington-based bulk retailer Costco began requiring customers to wear masks beginning Monday, May 4, with Eau Claire-based retailer Menards following suit.
All nursing home residents to be tested for coronavirus in Wisconsin
MADISON — Every resident and worker in all 373 Wisconsin nursing homes will receive a free coronavirus test as part of a plan to expand testing to everyone who needs one, Gov.
Gov. Tony Evers will turn over 10,000 pages of records to lawmaker
MADISON — Democratic Gov.
'Teamwork at its finest:' Wisconsin receives 10K masks, 1K medical outfits from Chinese sister state
MADISON -- Governor Tony Evers on Sunday, May 3 announced Wisconsin has received a donation of 10,000 procedural masks and 1,000 medical outfits from its sister state of Heilongjiang Province to help grow its supply of personal protective equipment (PPE).“This donation shows teamwork at its finest,” Gov.
Gov. Evers announces 10 free drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in northwest Wisconsin
EAU CLAIRE -- Governor Tony Evers on Sunday, May 3 announced 10 COVID-19 community testing events in northwest Wisconsin.According to a news release from the governor's office, the State Emergency Operations Center, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Wisconsin Emergency Management and Wisconsin National Guard are working with local health departments to create community testing events in places with a known lack of access to testing or where additional testing is needed because of high rates of COVID-19.“Taking our lab capacity from the ability to perform zero COVID-19 tests in early March to more than 11,000 tests per day now is one of our success stories here in Wisconsin,” said Gov.
'Lives being destroyed:' Crowds gather in Brookfield, Burlington to protest 'Safer at Home'
BURLINGTON -- Rallies were held in Brookfield and Burlington, Saturday -- calling on state officials to lift the "Safer at Home" order and reopen the state's economy.The statewide order is set to expire on May 26, but crowds have gathered across the state to say that the one-size-fits-all solution isn't working anymore.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in 'Safer at Home' lawsuit
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear oral arguments early next week in a lawsuit seeking to block Democratic Gov.
FOX6 Investigators review varying plans over how, when to reopen Wisconsin businesses
MILWAUKEE -- In a battle over how and when to reopen Wisconsin businesses, who has a plan and how do they compare?
'It's getting worse every day:' Wisconsin businesses urge legislators to OK reopening plan
MADISON — With all of the legal briefs in as of Thursday, April 30, the fate of Wisconsin's "Safer at Home" order is in the hands of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, after Republicans asked the justices to block the extended order.
