Category Archives: State News
Gov. Evers Announces Federal Approval of Disaster Loans for Small Businesses
Gov. Tony Evers announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved Wisconsin's request for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to access low-interest federal disas...
Mar 21, 2020
Wisconsin National Guard Activated To Deal With Coronavirus
The Wisconsin National Guard is calling-up 300 citizen-soldiers to help with the coronavirus. Commanders yesterday mobilized the troops. Colonel Eric Leckel says the troops will provide support to the...
Mar 20, 2020
Outdoor Report |March 20, 2020
Wisconsin State Parks and Trails will remain open to the public. In light of COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources continues to receive the most up-to-date information and will adjus...
Mar 20, 2020
Gov. Evers, DHS Announce Updated Mass Gatherings Order
Tony Evers today directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue updates to the previous order prohibiting mass gatherings of 10 or more people. The updated order ...
Mar 20, 2020 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
Tax Filing Deadline Moved to July 15 Because of COVID-19 Pandemic
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced today that the deadline to file federal and state income taxes has been moved from April 15 to July 15. "At [President Trump's] direction, we are moving Tax...
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Wisconsin Confirms 206 Cases of COVID-19
According to the Department of Health, there are now 206 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. A total of 3,455 tests have come back negative. Brown, Colombia, Dane, Milwaukee, and Kenosha have rep...
Mar 20, 2020
Milwaukee County Reports First Death Due to Coronavirus
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has announced the first death in the city related to the coronavirus. The victim is a 66-year-old man with an extensive medical history who was hospitali...
Mar 20, 2020
Senate Republicans Ready To Unveil $1T Emergency Stimulus Plan
U-S Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing direct cash payments for Americans to help them combat the coronavirus pandemic. The package is expected to cost around one trillion dollars. Wi...
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Absentee Ballot Requests Setting Records
The Wisconsin Elections Commission reports absentee ballot requests for next month's presidential primary are setting records for the state. So far, more than 315,000 requests have been processed, sha...
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Volunteer At Eau Claire Children’s Theater Accused Of Sharing Inappropriate Pic
A 25-year-old volunteer at the Eau Claire Children's Theater admits he sent a mostly nude photo of a man to a teenage boy. The mother says she found the picture of a naked man with an emoji covering h...
Mar 20, 2020
