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Wisconsin will get $700 million less from the latest round of COVID-19 stimulus funds than originally expected. In addition, the $2.5 billion now coming will be split into two payments a year apart. The drop in money the state will now receive is due to the unemployment rate returning to close to pre-pandemic levels. Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, sent a letter to Treasury...