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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin
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Saturday, 02 May 2020 16:13 |
Marinette lawmaker who initiated costly legal battle with the governor’s office rather than work collaboratively will get record dump and $40,000 in taxpayer's money to pay his private attorney fees.
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Justice has reached a settlement on behalf of Gov. Tony Evers in a lawsuit filed by Republican state Rep. John Nygren, who initiated a costly legal battle with the governor’s office rather than work collaboratively to resolve an overly broad request for public records.
The legislature has exempted itself from the open records laws that apply to the governor and hundreds of other government entities and officials around the state.
Rep. Nygren asked for every document that contained one or more common terms, such as “mental health” or the names of several lawmakers.
In an effort to spare the state more time and money being put into politicians suing one another, the Governor’s Office has agreed to settle Rep. Nygren’s lawsuit. The Governor’s Office, with the help of DOJ staff, has been working to review and provide thousands upon thousands of pages of records. Those will continue to be provided as they are reviewed.
Under the terms of the settlement, the State of Wisconsin will pay Rep. Nygren’s private attorneys $40,000 in attorney fees, for what amounted to approximately three substantive court filings and a single telephone conference. By settling this lawsuit, the Evers Administration can focus on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic challenges facing Wisconsinites.
Simply put, while Rep. Nygren may have the time during this pandemic to let a lawsuit unnecessarily drag out in court, the Governor’s office does not. |
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin
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Saturday, 02 May 2020 15:27 |
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/covid-19-testing-troop-s5.jpg300 National Guard troops establish mobile COVID-19 testing sites at locations ranging from correctional facilities and health clinics, to private businesses, and local communities.
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Written by Khary Penebaker, DNC Member WI
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Saturday, 02 May 2020 14:05 |
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/coronavirus-small-business1-s5.jpgSmall businesses struggle with the process to get loans or weren’t able to get any loans at all.
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Written by GBP Staff
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Friday, 01 May 2020 13:43 |
National Guard will be working to assist with COVID-19 testing at Alma site Friday, other community testing sites will be announced in the coming days.
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the State Emergency Operations Center, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Wisconsin Emergency Management, and Wisconsin National Guard are working with local health departments to create community testing events in places with a known lack of access to testing or additional testing is needed because of high rates of COVID-19.
“Taking our lab capacity from the ability to perform zero COVID-19 tests in early March to more than 11,000 tests per day now is one of our success stories here in Wisconsin,” said Gov. Evers. “But capacity is not the same as utilization, so we have some work to do to ensure everyone who needs a test is getting one and to understand the full scope of this disease around Wisconsin. The state has been working hard to support local health departments throughout this crisis and we’re pleased to announce that, starting today, our partnership will expand with the creation of community testing events throughout the state.”
Today, Friday, May 1, 2020, the Wisconsin National Guard will be working to assist with testing in the following community:
Buffalo and Pepin County: Drive-thru testing
Buffalo County Highway Shop S1672 WI-37 Alma, WI 54610 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Any Wisconsin resident experiencing COVID-19 symptoms is welcome at this site
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Wisconsin is increasing access to testing, and anyone with symptoms should contact their health care provider and ask to be tested. If you live in or around Buffalo or Pepin County and are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, we urge you to go get tested today at the community testing event in Alma.
Additional community testing sites will be announced in the coming days.
Symptoms of COVD-19 include:
- Fever, defined as a measured temperature greater than 100.4°F
- Subjective fever, for example if a person feels unusually warm to the touch, or reports sensations similar to previous experiences of fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Chills or rigors (repetitive shaking chills)
- Muscle aches (myalgia)
- New loss of taste or smell
Wisconsin’s goal, and the key to turning the dial through the Badger Bounce Back Plan, is being able to test everyone who has symptoms of COVID-19, conduct contact tracing, and get those who have been exposed to the virus in quarantine to thwart the spread.
For up-to-date information about Wisconsin’s COVID-19 response, visit the DHS COVID-19 webpage. We encourage you to follow @DHSWI on Facebook, Twitter, or dhs.wi on Instagram for more information on COVID-19.
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin
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Friday, 01 May 2020 10:14 |
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/littoral-combat-ship-s5.jpgAnnouncement follows $31 million commitment from the state in the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard to support worker training and infrastructure development.
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Written by Wisconsin Assembly, Ryan Neigbauer
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Thursday, 30 April 2020 14:37 |
Wisconsin voters deserve to know what happened to the ballots that were lost or misplaced, says Green Bay area Assemblyman.
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Written by Priorities Wisconsin, Cassidy Geoghegan
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Thursday, 30 April 2020 10:33 |
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/covid-19-workers-meatpacking-s5.jpgCity identified as new coronavirus hotspot in New York Times report. Brown County beef-processing companies are major source of 1,000% surge in a week. Trump forces workers back in despite hazard.
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Written by The Hill Press
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Thursday, 30 April 2020 10:20 |
GDP fell amid the economic devastation caused by the pandemic and the desperate measures to contain it.
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin
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Wednesday, 29 April 2020 09:41 |
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/wisc-capitol-dome-s5.jpgPolitically driven GOP lawsuit puts people’s lives at risk by trying to take away Safer at Home, the best and most effective tool we have to save lives and prevent our hospitals from being overrun, says Governor.
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Written by The Hill Press
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Wednesday, 29 April 2020 09:28 |
USA hits sobering milestone that experts say represents only the beginning of a months-long battle to end the pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC - More than a million people in the United States have tested positive for the coronavirus, a sobering milestone that experts say represents only the beginning of a months-long battle to end the pandemic.
The United States has now registered about a third of all confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the globe, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. More than 57,000 people have died in the United States, about a quarter of the known COVID-19 deaths around the globe.
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin
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Wednesday, 29 April 2020 09:17 |
In a letter sent to the Office of the Governor and both houses of the State Legislature, they say Safer at Home is right for Wisconsin, its communities, businesses, and workers.
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Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2020 09:27 |
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