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April 15, 2020
Governor signs COVID-19 relief bill but criticizes its shortcomings.

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 …

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April 15, 2020
Assembly passes second major coronavirus relief package.

The legislation would allow Wisconsin to receive billions in federal aid and makes regulatory changes to aid Wisconsinites. Photo: Wisconsin Assembly GOP, public domain. Author: Sam Buisman The Wisconsin Assembly passes a second coronavirus relief bill, but some legislators think …

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April 14, 2020
Baldwin asks Trump to send more medical supplies to Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Senator both asked the President for assistance and criticized his response to the crisis in a letter sent on Monday. Photo: Screenshot of Baldwin’s letter, courtesy of Tammy Baldwin. Author: Sam Buisman Senator Tammy Baldwin petitioned President Trump …

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April 13, 2020
Biden, Karofsky and Marcy’s Law are winners of Spring Election.

Voters favored Former Vice President Joe Biden, Judge Jill Karofsky and the Marcy’s Law amendment in the 2020 Spring Election. Joe Biden Photo: White House, public domain. Jill Karofsky photo via Twitter. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Joe Biden, …

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April 13, 2020
University Hospital administers experimental COVID-19 treatment.

Officials at the University Hospital began administering an experimental coronavirus treatment as part of a larger research effort. Photo: Av9, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman The University Hospital began administering an experimental plasma treatment to a COVID-19 patient …

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April 13, 2020
Alliant Energy Center may be converted to house coronavirus patients.

Wisconsin filed with FEMA to convert the Alliant Energy Center into a makeshift medical facility to house COVID-19 patients. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman The Wisconsin State Government is looking to turn Alliant Energy Center into a makeshift care …

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April 09, 2020
UW-Madison cancels summer campus events over coronavirus.

Citing the threat of COVID-19, the University canceled all face-to-face activities on campus. Photo: Richard Hurd, licensed under Creative Commons. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman UW-Madison canceled all in-person summer activities except credited classes due to health threats posed …

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April 08, 2020
Black Wisconsinites disproportionately harmed by COVID-19.

Black Wisconsinites make up an oversized amount of COVID-19 deaths and cases, reflecting underlying inequities. Graphic: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, public domain. Author: Sam Buisman The harms of the coronavirus are disproportionately falling on black Wisconsinites. According to

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April 08, 2020
We won’t know the results of the Spring Election until April 13. Here’s why.

A legal snafu is preventing the release of the Spring Election results until Monday. Photo: Sam Buisman. Author: Sam Buisman Wisconsin went to the polls yesterday for the Spring Election, but we won’t know the results until April 13. As …

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April 08, 2020
Daughter of couple slain in Arboretum implicated in their murder.

Prosecutors allege that the daughter and her boyfriend of the couple killed in the UW-Arboretum were connected to their deaths. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Prosecutors implicate the daughter and her boyfriend of the couple killed in the UW-Arboretum …

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April 07, 2020
“I guess I have to”: Madison holds Spring Election amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

Poll workers at the consolidated Union South polling location donned protective gear and kept their distance as voters trickled in. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Madison voters and poll workers risked their lives to participate in the Spring Election …

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April 06, 2020
Election is still on for Tuesday after Supreme Court blocks Evers’ order.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-2 to suspend the Governor’s order delaying the election. Photo: Daderot, licensed under Creative Commons Author: Sam Buisman Wisconsin’s Spring Election will be held on Tuesday after the State Supreme Court blocked Governor Tony Evers’ …

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