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High Court Hears 25% Capacity Limit Arguments
State says health order wasn’t a rule; lawyer for tavern says it was.
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Assembly COVID Ideas Fall Flat With These Small Business Owners
Robust direct aid, uniform public health rules outweigh proposals such as liability shields or forced in-person schooling.
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Wisconsin Sports Teams Navigate Bringing Fans And Employees Back To Games
A recent New York Times report found that 2,200 people in Wisconsin had lost their jobs because of the pandemic’s effect on sports.
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Election 2020 Is Finally Over (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: Trump and the GOP fail to subvert the will of the voters.
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‘Institutions Held Strong’ Says One Of Wisconsin’s Presidential Electors
538 members of the Electoral College met on Monday to cast their votes for president.
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How To Counter The Anti-Democracy Movement (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: We need to call out racism whenever we see it.
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FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Vaccine, Clearing The Way For States’ Rollout
Nearly 3 million vaccine doses will be headed to states.
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International Police Association With Deep Wisconsin Ties Spreads Claim That BLM Activists Are ‘Terrorists’
The 176-page document “Understanding Antifa and Urban Guerrilla Warfare,” was emailed to the ILEETA’s members in October.
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Advocate Sees Pandemic’s Toll As It Presses On The Elderly
AARP analysis of COVID-19 infections and deaths shows community spread is ‘leaking into nursing homes.’
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Legislative Public Hearing On Election Is A Trump Rally Minus The Flags (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: Invited speakers make unsubstantiated accusations as GOP legislators praise their courage.
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Hunger strikes And Other Tactics Emerge From Wisconsin Prisons
Incarcerated people in Wisconsin are “still fighting everyday”
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Progressive Organizing Group Faces Worker-Rights Backlash
In NLRB charge, union accuses Wisconsin Voices of firing employees to discourage union drive
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Mental Health And Coping In The Time Of COVID
Crisis psychiatrist: "We are grieving for a life we once lived."
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U.S. House Passes Bill To Avert Government Shutdown While Relief Talks Drag On
In an overwhelming 343-67 vote, House members backed the stopgap.
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Battle Of Government Branches Over Boughs
A few Assembly Republicans thought it was important to station a tree inside the closed Capitol.
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Madison To Receive Up To $500K For A Guaranteed Income Pilot Program
The $500,000 coming to Madison is a portion of a $15 million donation from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
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Marquette University Faces Strong Headwinds In The Pandemic
Budget cuts prompt rebellion by faculty who say they were excluded from the process.
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Elections Official Stands By At Rally As Speakers Spread Conspiracies, Promote Political Violence
The rally is stopping in 27 cities across the country in an attempt to somehow overturn the results of the election.
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COVID-19 Vaccine On The Horizon, But Public Access Months Away
High-risk recipients will come first; timeline depends on how fast production ramps up.
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Is Wisconsin’s Pandemic Prison Population Going Down Quickly Enough?
“We are not holding our breath,” say activists.