When Kenosha's Brat Stop reopened at 2 p.m. on May 15, there was a line of people waiting at the door. About 75% of the cars in the parking lot had Illinois license plates.
Can you be fired from your job if you don't return to work immediately now that the state's stay-at-home order has been nullified? And what legal recourses are available to workers who worry about unsafe workplaces?
Three free COVID-19 testing sites opened on May 11 in Milwaukee and Madison, drawing thousands of people who waited for more than three hours for a test.
The new coronavirus has moved like a wave across communities in Wisconsin. First hitting Milwaukee County in March, and then working its way to other parts of the state. Now, Kenosha and Rock counties are two of the latest areas of the state to see a surge.
During the second round of the federal Paycheck Protection Program, nearly 30,000 Wisconsin business owners received $1.67 billion as of May 1, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to open amid growing concerns about meat shortages and despite thousands of workers at meatpacking plants across the country, including in Wisconsin, becoming ill due to outbreaks of COVID-19.
