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Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

DNR Asks Anglers To 'Change Their Traditions' During Weekend Fishing Opener

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Rich Kremer
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is urging anglers to stay within their home communities during the weekend inland fishing season opener to avoid spreading COVID-19 to other regions of the state.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Lawmakers Question 'Essential' Business Designation In Wisconsin

Will Kenneally
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Stakeholders provided input to an Assembly committee, articulating concerns that workers and the economy would be hurt by many Wisconsin businesses being forced to reduce their operations or remain closed under the state's "Safer at Home" order.
Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Clues To Wisconsin's Coronavirus Present Echo From Its Pandemic Past

Jim Malewitz
Wisconsin Watch
"Spanish flu" ultimately killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 across the U.S., including 8,459 people in Wisconsin. History is resonating more than a century later as the state fights a new viral villain that has upended life across the world.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

How Wisconsinites Have Altered Their Movements Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic

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Kate Archer Kent
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Smartphone data shows Wisconsinites limited their movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that may be changing with "quarantine fatigue." WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses data showing to what degree people around the state are staying at home.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Harley-Davidson Plans To 'Rewire' Strategy As Pandemic Cuts Into Sales

Brady Carlson
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Harley-Davidson Inc.'s acting CEO has said the company will narrow its focus as it tries to weather the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

As More Wisconsinites Leave Home, Health Experts Warn Against Ending Social Distancing

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Hope Kirwan
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Cellphone data shows more Wisconsinites are leaving home after a month of the state's 'Safer at Home' order.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Wisconsin Colleges Are Offering Different Incentives To Attract Students

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Alana Watson
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When COVID-19 started to spread across the state, Wisconsin colleges had to focus on transitioning to more robust online learning for the rest of the semester. Now, the focus is on the upcoming fall semester and encouraging them to commit.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Republicans, Business Groups Push Reopening As Court Weighs 'Safer At Home'

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Shawn Johnson
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Republican legislators and business groups made a coordinated push on April 30 for a plan that would reopen the state more quickly, with one restaurant owner telling lawmakers he's ordering alcohol and food in case he can start serving customers next week.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Oshkosh Artist Paints Pandemic Portraits Of Home

Colin Crowley
PBS Wisconsin
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Since Oshkosh artist Leif Larson can't spend much time at his easel in his studio, he's taken to painting the pace and perspectives of his home and family.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Wisconsin Tribes Take Issue With Native Corporations That Are Eligible For $8B Coronavirus Relief

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Danielle Kaeding
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Around $8 billion has been set aside for direct payments to tribes nationwide under the federal government's coronavirus relief package. However, some Wisconsin tribes are concerned about how that money is being distributed.