Category Archives: State News
Federal Judge Keeps April 7th Election Day, But Gives More Time To Absentee Voters
A federal judge has refused to delay the April 7th presidential primary in Wisconsin, but he has ordered absentee voting to be extended. U-S District Judge William Conley heard arguments Wednesday ove...
Apr 03, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Democratic Senate Leader Retiring, Leadership Shuffle Coming
Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling has announced her retirement. The 50-year-old Shilling has served in the Assembly and Senate for 20 years, but she won't seek reelection. Since Major...
Apr 03, 2020
UW-Madison Summer Courses Will Be Virtual
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is suspending in-person classes for more than 300 summer courses. That means the university is expanding its online offerings. The change is being made due to the c...
Apr 03, 2020 Abi Begum / CC
Gov. Evers' Statement on Judge Conley's Order Regarding Upcoming April 7 Election
Gov. Tony Evers issued the following statement regarding U.S. District Judge William Conley's decision to ease requirements for absentee voting in the upcoming April 7 election. The order extends the ...
Apr 02, 2020 Nancy McClure / CC
Outdoor Report | April 2, 2020
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Wednesday voted unanimously for the Department of Natural Resources to move forward with proposed rules for the 2020 migratory bird season framework and regulatio...
Apr 02, 2020
April 2: 1,730 Test Positive for COVID-19
In their daily update, the Wisconsin Department of Health has reported 1,730 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state. That total is up 180 cases from yesterday. Wisconsin has 31 deaths due to complic...
Apr 02, 2020
Eight More Deaths from COVID-19 Confirmed Throughout the State
The death toll in Wisconsin is continuing to rise due to COVID-19. As of yesterday afternoon's report from state officials, 8 more people have died thought Wisconsin, bringing the total up to 24 death...
Apr 02, 2020
Federal Judge Says He Can’t Delay April 7th Election – But Somebody Should
A federal judge says holding Wisconsin's spring election next week is "a really bad public policy idea and they should stop it." Judge William Conley says he doesn't have the legal authority to postpo...
Apr 02, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
COVID-19 Causing Run On Ammo
One Wisconsin gun shop owner says he went from about 10 customers-a-week to about 20-an-hour over the last few weeks. Jesse Cartwright of Cartwright's Guns and Ammo in Dodgeville says he has sold out ...
Apr 02, 2020 tacit requiem (joanneQEscober ) / CC
Requests For Absentee Ballots Top 1M
The Wisconsin Elections Commission reports the number of requests for absentee ballots for next Tuesday's spring election has topped one million. A press release from the commission indicates many req...
Apr 02, 2020 Daniel Morrison / CC
