Gov. Tony Evers and Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are describing their Friday meeting to discuss coronavirus relief measures as productive.

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Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that he will extend an order requiring masks to be worn inside public places amid a steep rise in COVID-19 cases that is putting increasing pressure on the state's hospitals.

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Gov. Tony Evers released legislation Tuesday in response to the surging pandemic as Wisconsin announced a daily record of 92 deaths from the coronavirus and health officials cautioned that even when a vaccine becomes available it will be months before most people receive it.

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As Wisconsin businesses closed this spring to slow the spread of COVID-19, jobless filings and phone calls flooded the Department of Workforce Development — too quickly for staff employees to keep up. But DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman remained optimistic.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court was hearing arguments Monday on whether to strike down the state's mask mandate, which being challenged by conservatives as an unconstitutional overreach of power by. Gov. Tony Evers.

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Wisconsin health officials reported more jaw-dropping COVID-19 infection numbers Thursday as people continued to flaunt recommendations to wear masks and avoid gatherings and state government remained gridlocked on how to beat the pandemic.

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Gov. Tony Evers renewed his pleas Tuesday for people to stay home to avoid the coronavirus in an unusual prime-time speech hours after the state set new records for infections and deaths.

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The conservative-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to consider reinstating Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' coronavirus restrictions limiting the size of public gatherings, deferring to a lower court to decide.

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Wisconsin recorded another 3,433 coronavirus cases on Monday and three more deaths, continuing a COVID-19 surge that began in early September.

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Wisconsin environmental regulators approved an emergency rule Wednesday that restricts the use of firefighting foam and lays out steps to treat PFAS chemicals.

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