The emergency order mandates Wisconsinites to wear a face-covering while inside buildings with people outside their immediate household that are not private residences. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Governor Tony Evers orders Wisconsinites statewide to wear a mask while …

United Way of Dane County will hand out such personal protective equipment from its Atwood Avenue location on Saturday, Aug. 1. Photo: Corey Coyle, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman United Way of Dane County will give away free …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University will not require SAT or ACT scores from prospective students applying during fall 2020. Photo: Richard Hurd, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman The UW-Madison drops its standardized testing requirement for fall …

Election officials opened up 16 drive-up in-person absentee voting locations across the city, along with five in-person absentee-ballot drop-off sites. Photo: Licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman In-person absentee voting begins in Madison for Wisconsin’s Aug. 11 partisan primary.  …

The bicameral team from Wisconsin demanded that Congress include a $1 billion nation-wide aid program for farmers in its upcoming COVID-19 relief package. Photo: William Garrett, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin and Mark Pocan lead …

The program will focus on improving UW universities’ online learning and advising and improving access to technology for students. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman The UW System launches a new program to optimize online learning with the help of …

Starting in August, the Farmers’ Market will offer walk-up shopping from 9:30 A.M to 1:00 P.M. on Saturdays at its new location on Willow Island. Photo: Dane County Farmers’ Market, used with permission. Author: Sam Buisman The Dane County Farmers’ …

State leaders have not yet announced where these newest cuts will come from. Photo: Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman Governor Tony Evers announces that the state government will have to cut an additional …

Madison is partnering with online micro-lender Kiva to offer loans to Madison businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman The City of Madison partners with an online micro-lender to offer no-interest and no-fee …

Health officials confirmed 1,117 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, marking a new single-day record and first 1,000-plus-cases day for Wisconsin. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Wisconsin confirms over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, smashing its previous daily record.  …

UW officials believe that a partnership between multiple of its labs will provide the capacity to test all on-campus students and staff for free. Photo: Bryce Richter. The UW-Madison builds the infrastructure to provide free campus-wide COVID-19 testing in the …

The district will shift to a hybrid-learning model after Oct. 30 at the earliest. Photo: Corey Coyle, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman Madison Metropolitan School District schools will begin the school year with entirely online classes. According to …