The Assembly on Tuesday backed a slate of Republican-backed bills on party lines that would direct Gov. Tony Evers on how to spend billions the state’s getting in COVID-19 relief, as the governor began to release more details on his plans for the money.
Aspirus CEO Matt Heywood said his system - and others - are seeing a slight uptick in COVID-19 patients and warned the disease could surge again given increases in Michigan, Minnesota and other midwestern states.
The city of Milwaukee won’t tighten COVID-19 restrictions for the next four weeks after new data show COVID-19 trends stabilizing, Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson told reporters Tuesday.
Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that the state has reached a deal with the federal government to continue more than $70 million in monthly food assistance benefits for 400,000-plus Wisconsinites, after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ended the state’s COVID-19 public health emergency last month.
The Department of Health Services reported 922 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, for a total of 586,632 cases.
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The Department of Health Services told vaccinators to stop administering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, following a recommendation from federal health agencies.
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The leader of an effort to boost immunizations in the state says that a Wisconsin Dells conference planned for this weekend and featuring a lineup of anti-vaccine speakers is part of a national push to sow distrust in vaccines.
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