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Wisconsin Senate votes to kill mask mandate; Assembly to finish it off later this week

January 26, 2021

The Wisconsin Senate passed a resolution Tuesday that would kill the state's mask mandate—a mandate put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19. In order for the resolution to go into effect, the Wisconsin As...

Gov. Evers extends statewide mask mandate for another 60 days

Matt Wild

January 19, 2021

Hey Wisconsin! Assuming you haven't already made mask-wearing a part of your everyday life, listen up! The statewide mask mandate that has been in effect since July 2020 and has been extended every 60 days even...

Stay updated on Wisconsin’s COVID-19 response, vaccine progress with weekly newsletter

Matt Wild

January 14, 2021

Want to stay updated on Wisconsin's COVID-19 response and vaccine progress? There's a new weekly email newsletter for that. The Department of Health Services (DHS) announced the newsletter Thursday morning. ...

Milwaukee health order limiting bars and restaurants with previously approved full-capacity safety plans to 50% capacity will expire Friday, thus allowing bars and restaurants with previously approved full-capacity safety plans to return to full capacity

Matt Wild

January 14, 2021

It couldn't be simpler: A Milwaukee health order limiting bars and restaurants with previously approved full-capacity safety plans to 50% capacity will expire on Friday, January 15, thus allowing bars and resta...

Wisconsin! Now you can request a free at-home COVID-19 collection kit

Matt Wild

December 22, 2020

Do you enjoy getting tested for COVID-19 but wish you could do it in the comfort of your own home (with a licensed health care professional supervising over a Zoom call)? Now you can, thanks to an at-home COVID...

Updates on what’s going on with COVID-19 vaccinations in Milwaukee and Wisconsin

Matt Wild

December 21, 2020

What's going on with COVID-19 vaccinations in Milwaukee and Wisconsin? We're keeping tabs on the story in this updated roundup piece. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 Wisconsin will receive shipments of Moderna COVID-...

Wisconsin will receive shipments of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week

Matt Wild

December 21, 2020

More good news, Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Monday that Wisconsin will receive shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The initial shipment of 1...

Gov. Evers announces new contact tracing app for your phone, WI Exposure Notification

Matt Wild

December 17, 2020

Cool! Unleash the "BUT MY PRIVACY" comments from folks currently using Facebook on their phones. Here's the press release for the so-called WI Exposure Notification app: Gov. Evers Announces New Contact ...

Wisconsin will receive 49,725 doses of Pfizer vaccine this week

Matt Wild

December 14, 2020

Good news, Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), announced Monday that Wisconsin is expecting 49,725 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week. Shipments will in...

New Milwaukee health order limits previously approved bars and restaurants to 50% capacity

Matt Wild

December 2, 2020

A new Milwaukee health order (Order #4.3) will go into effect December 3, limiting bars and restaurants once approved for 100% capacity to just 50% capacity. Bars and restaurants without approved safety plans w...

Multiple Milwaukee movie theaters awarded funds through COVID-19 Movie Theater Grant Program

Matt Wild

November 17, 2020

Remember movie theaters? The State of Wisconsin does. On Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers and Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Joel Brennan announced that a total of $10 million from the federal COVID-19...

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 33,755 new positive cases this week. 261 more people dead

Matt Wild

November 13, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Wisconsin reported a record 7,777 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday. ...

Gov. Tony Evers issues executive order that “recommends” staying at home

Matt Wild

November 10, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers delivered a statewide address on the ever-worsening COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin Tuesday night. During the speech, he revealed he had issued an executive order (order #94, for those keeping sc...

UWM is offering free rapid-results COVID-19 tests, beginning November 10

Matt Wild

November 9, 2020

Beginning Tuesday, November 10, any community member age 5 or older can receive a free rapid-results COVID-19 test courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. So get tested, Milwaukee. The Milwaukee t...

New Milwaukee health order limits indoor gatherings to 10 people, outdoor to 25

Matt Wild

October 26, 2020

On Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee Health Department issued a new health order that will "reduce occupancy to 25% of a site's capacity and reduce the maximum number of people at an indoor event to 10 people." O...

After being blocked and unblocked, Wisconsin’s 25% capacity order is blocked again

Matt Wild

October 23, 2020

It's a joke at this point, right? The state of Wisconsin is an absolute, complete, and utter joke. Right? Anyway, Gov. Tony Evers' emergency health order that was put into place on October 6 and then tempora...

Okay, Wisconsin’s 25% capacity order is back in effect. For now? We think? Who knows

Matt Wild

October 19, 2020

Confused about what's open, what's not open, how many people can be in one place, where people can be in one place, and who's suing who? Prepare to get even more confused. On Monday morning, Barron County Ju...

Gov. Evers: “Folks, stay home”

Matt Wild

October 14, 2020

On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Tony Evers released a video statement regarding the news that—despite grim record-setting COVID-19 numbers—a judge has temporarily blocked the state's month-long occupancy limit for...

Judge sides with Tavern League, temporarily blocks Gov. Evers’ latest 25% capacity order

Matt Wild

October 14, 2020

Confused about what's open, what's not open, how many people can be in one place, where people can be in one place, and who's suing who? Prepare to get more confused. According to multiple sources, Sawyer Co...

Judge declines to overturn Wisconsin mask mandate, so keep wearing your damn masks

Matt Wild

October 12, 2020

TL;DR: Keep wearing your damn masks. On Monday morning, St. Croix County Judge Michael Waterman delivered his decision in a case that sought to overturn Gov. Tony Evers' declared COVID-19 public health emerg...

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