Gov. Tony Evers’ administration signaled its upcoming emergency rule to deal with COVID-19 will share some similarities with its previous order that was struck down by the state Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Evers said after his meeting with the Legislature’s top
DWD is adding new call centers and expanding staff and hours to answer questions from unemployed Wisconsinites seeking help during the economic fallout from COVID-19. The state also has transferred 243 employees to handle calls from laid off Wisconsin workers
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, says GOP legislative leaders are waiting to hear what Gov. Tony Evers will propose following the state Supreme Court ruling striking down his administration’s second stay-at-home order. Fitzgerald told WisPolitics.com the Supreme Court’s ruling
A split state Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Evers administration’s latest stay-at-home order, ruling it should’ve been issued as a rule to give lawmakers oversight of the process dictating precautions to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Conservatives Pat
City clerks in northern Wisconsin’s sprawling 7th CD say today’s special election so far is running smoothly. State Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, faces Dem opponent and Wausau School Board President Tricia Zunker in today’s election. Some clerks in the sampling
The polls are open in northern Wisconsin’s 7th CD in a special election to fill the seat left vacant in September by the resignation of former GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy. State Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, faces Dem opponent and
Gov. Tony Evers announced small retailers can now reopen as Wisconsin for the first time showed a downward trajectory over a 14-day period for the percentage of daily positive COVID-19 tests. Still, the state on Monday met just three of
UW System President Ray Cross said the campuses face “some very difficult choices” because of the pandemic fallout, and that’s why he is recommending cuts and consolidations in programs and services. “We’re facing, at this point, some very difficult choices
Public and private institutions in the state are to receive more than $176 million under the federal CARES Act’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education. The funds are meant to help address
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest on the Supreme Court challenge to the Evers administration’s stay-at-home extension, expanded COVID-19 testing, dropping state revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic and UW
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos removed one of his most vulnerable members from JCRAR and replaced him with a departing state rep just as the committee could be thrust into the COVID-19 reopening debate. Vos spokeswoman Kit Beyer wrote in an
Gun sales in Wisconsin have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, a new analysis found. In an analysis of FBI background checks, the organization Everytown For Gun Safety said the estimated number of guns sold in the state rose by 44 percent in
Justice Rebecca Bradley suggested the DHS secretary’s stay-at-home order was a form of “tyranny” and argued the Legislature never intended to grant an unelected bureaucrat such expansive powers. During oral arguments Tuesday in a GOP lawsuit seeking to prevent enforcement
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said a meeting with Gov. Tony Evers was a “good initial discussion” and expressed hope the state could take a regional approach to reopening businesses. But Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason, told WisPolitics.com GOP leaders
Wisconsin is making “good progress” in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the Medical College of Wisconsin said. “I think we’ve done an exemplary job of slowing the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin,” Dr. John Raymond, president and CEO
