Another negative COVID-19 record as state surpasses 300,000 confirmed cases
Wisconsin has officially surpassed 300,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. And, the state Department of Health Services noted Friday that it took just a little over two weeks to go from 200,000 to more than 300,000 new confirmed
Two more Janesville schools close due to COVID-19
Two Janesville schools are closing and switching to online learning after the district detected COVID-19 cases in the buildings. The School District of Janesville said it had “several known positive cases” among students and staff in Marshall
UW System has Thanksgiving testing plan for students
The University of Wisconsin System has a coronavirus testing plan in place for Thanksgiving. Students heading home for Thanksgiving will be tested for COVID-19 before they leave, then twice before they return to campus. Acting system president
Analysis finds groups spent nearly $9.9 million on legislative campaigns
Outside groups spent almost ten-million dollars on Wisconsin’s legislative campaigns according to an analysis by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. More than two dozen special interest groups doled out nearly $9.9 million on outside electioneering activities in this fall’s
Evers working on COVID-19 relief package
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said Thursday that he’s working on a coronavirus relief package. During a media conference call to discuss the COVID-19 in the state, Evers wouldn’t say what’s in the package. He would only say
Lawsuit seeks to throw out votes from three Democratic counties in Wisconsin
There’s a new lawsuit in the fight over the vote in Wisconsin with a strange twist: conservatives want to toss all of the votes in three Democrat strongholds in the state. The complaint alleges that votes were
Todd Elementary in Beloit closes due to COVID-19
The Rock County Public Health Department requires the School District of Beloit to close the Todd Elementary School building due to a localized COVID-19 outbreak. According to a news release, distance learning will continue and students will
Janesville students will pivot to online instruction if there are more than 2 snow days
School District of Janesville students won’t have any makeup days in the spring due to inclement weather. According to a news release, the district has built two snow days into the calendar where students will have no
Milton High School reopens to in-person instruction Monday
Milton High School will return to in-person learning Monday.. The high school moved to virtual instruction after district officials became aware of 10 positive cases of the novel coronavirus October 28th and 29th. As of November 12th
Nygren and Marklein to serve as co-chairs of budget committee
There’s been a change in leadership, of the Wisconsin legislature’s budget committee. Speaker Robin Vos announced on Thursday that Marinette Representative John Nygren will return as Assembly co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee. I am honored to