Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approve of the way Gov. Tony Evers has handled the COVID-19 pandemic, helping fuel higher overall job approval numbers, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Meanwhile, a narrow majority of voters approve of how
Gov. Tony Evers is recommending a federal judge order Wisconsin to conduct the April 7 ballot largely by mail while moving back deadlines for voters to request absentee ballots, as well as for clerks to receive and process them. The
While the state is much better prepared to handle economic turmoil than it was during the Great Recession, current reserves and coming federal aid of some $1.9 billion may not be enough to manage a prolonged downturn, state and local
Tens of thousands of claims for unemployment benefits are being filed daily due to layoffs in the coronavirus shutdown, and the Department of Workforce Development has made adjustments to handle the increased volume, DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman said. “We’ve been
Gov. Tony Evers is asking for more than $800 million to address the COVID-19 pandemic in a sweeping bill that would also halt enforcement of voter ID, ban evictions, and prevent the layoffs of school employees during a public health
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss developments over the past week in the COVID-19 pandemic and the retirement of state Sen. Fred Risser.
After repeatedly urging voters to request absentee ballots for the April 7 election to avoid going to the polls amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Tony Evers today called on the Legislature to change state law so all registered voters could
Green Bay has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force the state to cancel in-person voting for the April 7 election and instead allow clerks to mail ballots to all registered voters, as a way to fight coronavirus. The city
Gov. Tony Evers today announced a sweeping stay-at-home order that limits personal contact between Wisconsinites, but will continue to allow essential businesses to remain open over the next month. Evers’ order, which begins at 8 a.m. tomorrow, lists a host
Gov. Tony Evers announced via Twitter he will issue tomorrow what he’s calling a “Safer at Home” order shutting down all non-essential businesses and travel. In a series of tweets this morning, Evers laid out some of what the order
Gov. Tony Evers took action to stop utility disconnections for all customers due to nonpayment and block late fees. He’s also directed DPI to suspend administrative rules relating to hours of instruction and student teacher assessments. They’re just the latest
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, in self-quarantine after a COVID-19 exposure, said his message to others is “stay at home.” “My strongest message to people is, please, you’re safer at home. So please, stay home,” the mayor said in a Skype
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest about the coronavirus and the state’s response to the pandemic, including calls to delay the April 7 election and a Dem suit seeking to relax
The state has recorded three deaths due to the coronavirus. The deaths include a Fond du Lac County man in his 50s, a Milwaukee man in his 60s and an Ozaukee County man in his 90s. Gov. Tony Evers announced
More than 2.6 million adult Wisconsinites are projected to be infected by COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic, according to a recent report from the Harvard Global Health Institute. Plus, around 560,000 adults in the state are expected to
