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Some Milwaukee Businesses Bring Mask Requirements Back

Some Milwaukee Businesses Bring Mask Requirements Back

Public health officials recently began recommending that masks be worn indoors in public.

Masking Now Required For State Employees, Regardless of Vaccination

Masking Now Required For State Employees, Regardless of Vaccination

All employees in state buildings must wear a mask. Order does not apply to schools or universities.

State Clears 206k People From Voter Rolls

State Clears 206k People From Voter Rolls

Election officials say the action was part of "routine list maintenance."

Democrats’ Bill Tightens Campaign Finance Laws

Democrats’ Bill Tightens Campaign Finance Laws

Aim is 'to stop this mudslide of money before it suffocates our democracy.'

GOP Legislators Order UW System to Submit COVID-10 Safety Measures

GOP Legislators Order UW System to Submit COVID-10 Safety Measures

Thompson warned that ending UW System control would be "biggest threat.”

Madison, Dane County Mandate Vaccine For Workers

Madison, Dane County Mandate Vaccine For Workers

Public employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing.

Help Coming For Long-Haul Covid Sufferers

Help Coming For Long-Haul Covid Sufferers

Biden administration says some symptoms make you eligible for federal disability aid.

State Fair Returns, With Pandemic Changes

State Fair Returns, With Pandemic Changes

Some areas going cashless, some events on hiatus.

French Island Residents Face PFAS Pollution

French Island Residents Face PFAS Pollution

Island includes La Crosse airport, where fire fighting foam was used, possibly contaminating well water.

Can Health Officials Act Against Delta Variant?

Can Health Officials Act Against Delta Variant?

Court decisions, public resistance limit what state and local officials can do.

Good Bad News, Mosquito Numbers Down

Good Bad News, Mosquito Numbers Down

Wisconsin has 56 species of them, but cooler spring means less of them out for blood.

Western Wildfires Impact State’s Air Quality

Western Wildfires Impact State’s Air Quality

Measurable smoke level 10 times higher than normal in Wisconsin.