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 …

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 …

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.  …

The Governor has made expanding broadband access one of his priorities for economic development and COVID-19 management. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Governor Tony Evers launches a task force focusing on expanding high-speed internet access to Wisconsinites.  Evers announced …

The city will receive the money as part of the state’s $200 million “Routes to Recovery” program, announced today. Photo: Richard Hurd, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman Listen to the audio version of this story here, originally aired …

The lawsuit alleges that the Department of Health Services does not have the authority to extend the order. Photos: WisPolitics, licensed under Creative Commons. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman State Republicans sued the Wisconsin Government over the Safer At …

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 …

Governor Evers ordered an extension of the state’s Safer-At-Home order as the coronavirus continues to spread. Photo: Wisconsin National Guard, licensed under creative commons. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Wisconsin extends its Safer-At-Home order to May 26. Governor Tony …

Gov. Evers ordered a scaling down of DMV and childcare services statewide amidst the coronavirus. Photo: (left) Corey Coyle, (right) Hunter Brady, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman Governor Tony Evers ordered limits on Wisconsin DMV and childcare services …

Author: Will Kenneally A state appellate court has ruled that the actions taken during December’s state extraordinary legislative session can move forward for now. Last year, Republican lawmakers convened a lame duck session and passed laws that took …

Author: Will Kenneally Gov. Tony Evers is withdrawing the more than 80 Walker appointments the state legislature confirmed in a lame duck session last December. The appointments by former Gov. Scott Walker were just part of the actions deemed …