US GDP fell at an annual rate of 4.8% in the first quarter of 2020, a pace unseen since 2008. Photo: krzysztof-m. Graphic: Sam Buisman. Author: Sam Buisman The US economy shrank at an annual rate of nearly 5% last …

Officials ordered most UW employees to take three or six furlough days while the Chancellor and vice-chancellors also received pay cuts. Photo: Phil Roeder, licensed under Creative Commons. Author: Sam Buisman UW Madison faculty will suffer mandatory furloughs and pay …

Under new provisions, nonessential businesses will be able to conduct curbside pickups and other basic operations. Photo: Good Free Photos, licensed under Creative Commons. Author: Sam Buisman Governor Tony Evers expands the allowed operations of nonessential businesses under the …

Thousands of protestors rallied in close quarters on the Capitol lawn in opposition to the Safer At Home order. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Thousands of protestors rallied at the State Capitol to oppose the Safer At Home order …

The President outlined his planned executive order that would halt immigration into the US amidst the coronavirus. Photo: Gage Skidmore, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman President Trump specified that his plan for a coronavirus immigration ban consists of …

Via tweet, the President announced that he will take executive action to temporarily end immigration into the US. Screenshot: Twitter. Author: Sam Buisman President Donald Trump announced that he plans to suspend immigration to the US amidst the coronavirus. In …

Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald demanded a regional approach rather than the Badger Bounce Back plan. Photos: WisPolitics, licensed under Creative Commons. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman State Republicans slammed Governor Evers’ coronavirus transition plan …

Author: Sam Buisman The Badger Bounce Back plan lays out three phases of gradual economic and social opening. Graphic: Sam Buisman Governor Tony Evers announced a three-step plan to return to normal life in Wisconsin. Published today, the Badger …

Protestors march in distanced clusters around the Capitol Building against the extent of the state’s COVID-19 reaction. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Picketers marched around the State Capitol to protest the extent of Wisconsin’s coronavirus response on Sunday. Roughly …

Governor Tony Evers signing House Bill 1038. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor, public domain. Author: Sam Buisman Governor Tony Evers signed a second major coronavirus relief bill into law but says Wisconsin must still do more. After …

Watchdogs are suggesting that consumers watch the prices they’re being charged for sanitation and healthcare goods. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Consumer watchdogs are warning Wisconsinites of coronavirus-related price gouging. In a press release, the Better Business Bureau reported …

Governor Evers proposed legislation designed to mitigate the economic damage caused by COVID-19. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Governor Tony Evers introduced a second coronavirus relief bill aiming to give financial and infrastructural support to Wisconsinites. The governor’s …