Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central, Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the country. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties.
Residents of Wisconsin flocked to bars on Wednesday evening after the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Republican lawmakers who had argued the state's top public health official exceeded her..
The 2020 Presidential election is just a few short months away. Polls and analysis say that it is going to be a close election. In a new analysis, The Hill's Joshua S. Sandman says Donald Trump is on..
Wisconsin’s state’s health department said at least 36 people who voted in-person on April 17 tested positive for COVID-19. According to Business Insider, six of those cases cast ballots and one..
A rally outside Wisconsin’s capitol building in Madison on Friday drew hundreds of protesters. Reuters reports that the protestors were demanding Democratic Governor Tony Evers reopen the state...
Republican President Donald Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden among registered voters in three Midwestern battleground states that he narrowly carried in 2016 and are seen as crucial to winning..
A new poll has President Donald Trump and Joe Biden deadlocked in six key battleground states. The poll surveyed likely voters in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin...
Wisconsin health officials confirmed on Tuesday that at least seven people had contracted the coronavirus during the state's primary election earlier this month. Gloria Tso reports.
Facebook announced it would remove anything promoting anti-lockdown protests in California, New Jersey and Nebraska. According to Business Insider, the company must determine whether protests violate..
Democrats' intention to vote is rising more than it is among Republicans, both nationally and in historically competitive battleground states like Wisconsin that Trump narrowly won in 2016, according..
Joe Biden has won the controversial Wisconsin primary election. Biden defeated Sanders handily, almost doubling the number of votes Sanders received. Biden got 63% of the vote. Sanders got 32% of the..
U.S. church leaders peppered their Easter homilies with references to the coronavirus on Sunday, in masses held online, on television and even in parking lots to people sheltering in cars to maintain..
The Wisconsin primary was held on Tuesday. Joe Biden has a 20-point lead over Sanders. According to NPR, Sanders supporters are fervent and fed up. Sanders' path to the Democratic nomination is getting..
Bernie Sanders has been running for President for the last five years. CNN says that's a remarkable streak for a modern-day politician. According to CNN, Sanders streak ends on Tuesday with the..
Despite outcries for public safety, the state of Wisconsin is holding the lone primary election in April, after every other state has either postponed or moved to by-mail voting only.
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Wisconsin voters faced long lines at limited polling locations on Tuesday, as the Midwestern state's presidential primary and local elections moved ahead despite mounting fears about the coronavirus..
The coronavirus has thrown a wrench into Democratic race for President. Over a dozen other states have postponed their elections in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of Wisconsin is pushing..
The Wisconsin Supreme Court put the state's presidential primary back on track on Monday, blocking Democratic Governor Tony Evers' efforts to postpone in-person voting to June due to the coronavirus...
Democratic Governor Tony Evers moved on Monday to postpone Wisconsin's primary election from Tuesday until June 9, citing health risks from the coronavirus pandemic, but Republicans said they would..
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order about postponing Wisconsin’s primary election. According to Reuters, he wants to move the election from April 7 to June 9. Evers cited health..
Bernie Sanders insists he has a “narrow path” to the nomination. Politico reports that Sanders and his aides refuse to say what that path to victory is. The majority of the states and territories..
Just a few days after the Democratic National Convention had been postponed from July until August, Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden on Sunday said Democrats should be prepared to host a..
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wants legislators to delay the state’s upcoming election. According to Gizmodo, he wants people to vote by mail in order to prevent people gathering at the polls...
Six weeks ago Bernie Sanders was doing well in the polls in Wisconsin. He had a double digit lead and believed he would sail through the primary in the state. Now, according to Politico, Democratic..
Holy Family College in Wisconsin will close by the end of the summer. Now, the college is locking down agreements to help students transfer.
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The company has been uncooperative, says a Kenosha County (Wisc.) health officer says, who is considering having to shut the facilities down.
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New data shows a measurable rise in Wisconsin restaurant and bar traffic, but ending the stay-home order didn't create a flood of people leaving home.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi conducted ceremonial swearing in for California's Mike Garcia and Wisconsin's Tom Tîffany, who won special elections last week to fill vacancies on Capitol Hill Tuesday... USATODAY.com - Published
Advocacy groups sued Wisconsin election officials on Monday, seeking to force the state to send every voter an absentee ballot request form, hire more poll workers and launch a public education effort.. Reuters - Published
The Republican plan all along was to thwart any plan. Granted a seat at the table, they now have set the table on fire and thrown it out the window.
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The decisions by local officials mean an increasing number of communities in Wisconsin won't have any restrictions in place to curb infections.
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Wisconsin's governor on Thursday predicted confusion after the state supreme court struck down his sweeping stay-at-home order, fueling a growing political divide over how and when to reopen the.. Reuters - Published
As a handful of patrons sat at the bar nursing beers and watching a rerun of a Milwaukee Bucks basketball game on a cloudy Thursday afternoon, Junior Useling prepared for what he hoped would be another.. Reuters - Published
After suing to force the governor to work with the Legislature to on a coronavirus plan, GOP lawmakers now suggest they don't need any new guidelines.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday applauded a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision striking down a coronavirus lockdown order, as hundreds gathered at the statehouse in neighboring Michigan to protest the.. Reuters - Published
Some bars opened immediately and were packed with customers as a court ruling Wednesday tossed Wisconsin's stay-at-home order. (May 14)
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers' coronavirus stay-at-home order extension Wednesday. The ruling essentially reopens the state, letting businesses like bars and restaurants open.. USATODAY.com - Published
President Donald Trump on Thursday applauded the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to strike down a coronavirus lockdown order in his latest move to encourage states to reopen, even after the top U.S... Reuters - Published
Here's the latest for Thursday May 14th: Immunologist to testify before Congress; Wisconsin high court strikes down stay-at-home extension; Los Angeles residents told to wear masks when leaving home;.. USATODAY.com - Published
Wisconsin court strikes down state's stay-at-home order and a new study finds kids aren't as safe. The latest coronavirus updates.
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Mr. Tiffany, a Republican state senator, won a special election to fill a House seat in the state’s rural north. Another House election was also held in California. NYTimes.com - Published
In California, the race to fill former Representative Katie Hill’s seat in the state’s 25th District is a microcosm of national politics right now. NYTimes.com - Published
Nebraska holds statewide elections including a presidential primary Tuesday while one rural Wisconsin Congressional district holds a second election in five weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic. (May.. USATODAY.com - Published
After winning by a surprising margin in a key Wisconsin judicial race, Democrats are hoping they can replicate the same game plan. NYTimes.com - Published
Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre told a Wisconsin radio show on Friday that he was paid for recording public service announcements and commercials.
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Gov. Tony Evers' plan is an effort to combat the staggering racial and ethnic disparities Wisconsin and many other states are facing.
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George Engelmann, a perennial swing voter in swing-state Wisconsin, says President Donald Trump has won his vote for November's election thanks to his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters - Published
Conservative justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court are raising questions about Gov. Tony Evers' administration's stay-at-home order. They heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit Republican.. USATODAY.com - Published
A Wisconsin airplane convention that draws hundreds of thousands from around the globe has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture.. USATODAY.com - Published
The coronavirus outbreak was difficult to trace in the Wisconsin convent, which specializes in care for aging nuns with dementia. NYTimes.com - Published
Tennessee and Wisconsin begin easing social distancing, GDP report, Fed assessment to detail the virus' damage and more things to start your Wednesday.
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A Wisconsin electric cooperative held its annual meeting drive-in style, with people listening from their cars because of social distancing guidelines. People beeped their horns to make motions and.. USATODAY.com - Published
The latest demonstration by groups against measures to contain the coronavirus has arrived in Wisconsin. Hundreds of protesters rallied outside the Statehouse on Friday in one of the largest such.. USATODAY.com - Published
A rally outside Wisconsin's capitol building in Madison on Friday drew hundreds of protesters who demanded Democratic Governor Tony Evers reopen the state even as it reported its largest single day.. Reuters - Published
Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin were critical to President Donald Trump's 2016 win over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Protests planned for Friday continue a decade-long partisan cleaving in the state and serve as a stand-in for the general election battle to come. NYTimes.com - Published
Governors from Florida to Wisconsin are walking a tightrope between increased deaths and economic devastation – as Trump shakes the wire with political provocations.
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Wisconsin health officials say they have identified at least seven people who appear to have contracted the coronavirus from participating in the April 7 election. One poll worker who is sick but can't.. USATODAY.com - Published
Inadequate computer systems, overwhelmed clerks and misleading ballot information hampered the historic election, an investigation has found.
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Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Democratic Governor Tony Evers, challenging his stay-at-home order to contain the coronavirus outbreak as states' decisions on when.. Reuters - Published
At least seven people contracted the coronavirus during Wisconsin's primary election on April 7, Milwaukee health officials said on Tuesday, confirming fears that holding in-person voting during the.. Reuters - Published
Vice President Mike Pence highlighted the manufacturing of ventilators during a visit to battleground Wisconsin Tuesday, thanking workers at a GE Healthcare plant for stepping up to produce more.. USATODAY.com - Published
Milwaukee health officials said six voters and one poll worker contracted the coronavirus from participating in Election Day, which was held despite a stay-at-home order issued throughout the state. NYTimes.com - Published
A large shift from in-person to mail voting, as happened in the state because of the coronavirus, had been thought to create little advantage for either party. A Times analysis found otherwise. NYTimes.com - Published
Unemployment benefits hit 22 million for last four weeks — easily the worst stretch of U.S. job losses on record. Two unemployed workers in Wisconsin talk about the struggles, financially and.. USATODAY.com - Published
Wisconsin's governor and six others in the Midwest say they'll coordinate on reopening their economies. The other states are Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. (April 16)
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When Republicans in Wisconsin pushed through state elections last week in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Jessica Jaglowski donned a protective mask and headed for the ballot box, determining.. Reuters - Published
Although Wisconsin LB Zack Baun's diluted sample doesn't prove the presence of a banned substance, it typically constitutes a failed test.
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“Democrats were organizing with every tool that didn’t require crossing the six-foot social distancing barrier,” the chair of the state Democratic Party said. NYTimes.com - Published
A liberal challenger on Monday ousted a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice endorsed by President Donald Trump, overcoming a successful push by Republicans to forge ahead with last week's.. USATODAY.com - Published
The state’s final vote tallies show that the justices’ decision not to extend the mail voting deadline amid the coronavirus resulted in the disenfranchisement of thousands of voters. NYTimes.com - Published
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