Gov. Evers: Announces donation of 210,000 procedural masks for COVID-19 response

MADISON —​ Gov. Tony Evers today announced the state of Wisconsin has received donations of approximately 210,000 procedural masks from international businesses and the Taiwanese government for its state supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). “These donations are welcome additions to our state resources and will help our frontline responders carry on

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County Executive Streckenbach: Brown County businesses can reopen

(Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach is making the following statement regarding businesses taking prudent steps to reopen beginning today. “I want to reiterate that the health and safety of the public is my top priority,” says Streckenbach. “All Brown County businesses should follow CDC guidelines for

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: As Trump administration pressures meat processing plants to open, Baldwin and Sens. urge action to ensure worker safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of 29 Democratic Senators raising new concerns about the Trump administration’s Executive Order that has pressured meat processing plants to open without verifying the necessary safety measures to protect workers and the food supply. In a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny

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WISPIRG: Without “Safer at Home” order, state legislature and local governments must act immediately to prevent the spread of COVID-19

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidated the Department of Health Services’ extension of the state’s stay-at-home order on Wednesday, with immediate effect. Wisconsinites are now left with a patchwork of local rules and state and federal guidelines as communities confront a global pandemic that has sickened over a million

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Gov. Evers: Approves Dept. of Health Services statement of ccope, beginning administrative rule making process

MADISON — Following the Supreme Court of Wisconsin’s ruling striking down Wisconsin’s Safer at Home order, Gov. Tony Evers today approved a statement of scope developed by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) beginning the administrative rule making process to enact protections for Wisconsinites during the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor’s approval letter

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