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Your daily update on the coronavirus crisis across Wisconsin.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin Interview

We talk to Sen. Tammy Baldwin about her new role as chair of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that plays a key role in rural development and expan...
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I See You Needing Fewer ICU Beds

The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units has fallen below 100 for the first time in five months. Also, UW schools inch closer toward mo...
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A Legislating Legislature

After more than 300 days, the Wisconsin Legislature has finally sent a bill to Gov. Evers that he'd sign. And they're likely going to do it again soon...
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Delete Your Account!

One of the two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction posts a racially insensitive tweet, apologizes, and deletes her account. Also...
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Is Ron Johnson Gaslighting?

The Wisconsin senator is trying to get folks to stop believing what they saw at the US Capitol on Jan. 6. Also, Wisconsin is about to hit 1 million va...
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Election Integrity Attacked Again

Republican legislators have asked the Legislative Audit Bureau to review the November election despite a continued lack of any evidence of fraud. Also...
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Moving Forward

Members of a racial justice task force say they're moving forward despite disappointment over learning the political roots of the group's formation. A...
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Mutations and Legal Complications

Coronavirus case numbers continue going down, but two things could erase all of that progress: variants in the virus and legal challenges to basic saf...
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High Time for Good News

Gov. Tony Evers says his next state budget proposal will include legalizing marijuana use as a way to raise $165 million per year. Also, Wisconsin's v...
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