Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin 2020 Elk Hunt Application Deadline May 31
Wisconsin hunters have until May 31 to apply for a chance to participate in northern Wisconsin's 2020 elk hunt. This fall marks the third official elk hunt in state history. Once widespread across Nor...
May 12, 2020 Chris Luczkow / CC
BBB Releases A Comprehensive Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Business
While the lasting effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on business are unclear, the immediate economic impact has been severe. Recovery still seems far off especially as states grapple on when to reopen ...
May 12, 2020 Ken Hawkins / CC
Home is where the Northeast Wisconsin Heart Ball is this year
Volunteers, survivors and supporters for the American Heart Association, the world's leading non-profit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, will "gather" for the annual Northeast W...
May 12, 2020 Angela / CC
Madison Schools Push Ahead With Tax Increase Plan
The Madison Metropolitan School District still plans to vote next month on whether to go to voters for a 350-million-dollar tax increase. Most of the money is earmarked for school improvements, but 33...
May 12, 2020 GotCredit / CC
Huge Crowds Show Up For Free Coronavirus Testing
Hundreds of people showed up Monday for a free coronavirus test. The Wisconsin National Guard offered the service in Milwaukee. The state is in the process of opening up testing for anyone who wants a...
May 12, 2020
Northwoods Voters Return To Polls To Fill Congressional Seat
Election officials in 21 Northwoods counties are promising voters that all precautions are being taken as they return to the polls today (Tuesday). Republican Tom Tiffany and Democrat Tricia Zunker ar...
May 12, 2020
Governor Speaks Of “Disciplined Turn Of The Dial” While Re-Opening Stores
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers calls it a "disciplined turn of the dial." The Democratic state leader Monday announced his latest order allowing some Wisconsin businesses to go back to work "in a safe ...
May 12, 2020
Democratic Party Insiders Vote Tuesday On Convention Resolution
Members of the D-N-C's Rules and Bylaws Committee will debate a resolution giving the Milwaukee team overseeing next summer's convention a lot of flexibility. The locals could be given the authority t...
May 12, 2020 Kelly DeLay / CC
SNAP Households In Wisconsin Will Be Able To Buy Food Online
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has approved a Wisconsin request for households in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to be allowed to buy food online. Twelve states already have that...
May 12, 2020 U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC
Decontamination System Will Make It Where N-95 Masks Can Be Re-Used Multiple Times
A decontamination system just going online in Wisconsin makes it where N-95 masks used by health care professionals will be able to be re-used up to 20 times. The Battelle Memorial Institute Critical ...
May 11, 2020 Mark Chang / CC
