MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today detailed efforts for delivering on another primary component of the Badger Bounce Back Plan: contact tracing. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has already trained an additional 401 contact tracers over the last two months, but the program is scaling up to match Wisconsin’s expanded COVID-19 testing.“Our local health departments … [Read more...] about Gov. Evers Details Expanded COVID-19 Contact Tracing Efforts
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Blackhawk Releases Final Grade Options and Possible Restart Date
The following is a letter from Blackhawk Technical College President, Tracy Pierner, Ph.D. We are nearly two months into Emergency Order #5 Prohibiting Mass Gatherings of 10 People or More issued on March 17 and Emergency Order #12 Safer-at-Home issued on March 24 by Governor Evers. In some ways, it seems like a lifetime ago. Our world has rapidly changed and it continues to … [Read more...] about Blackhawk Releases Final Grade Options and Possible Restart Date
Gov. Evers Announces Plan to Make Wisconsin One of the Top States in Testing Per Capita
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today the state's plan to make Wisconsin one of the top states in testing per capita, in addition to already being one of the top states in COVID-19 testing capacity. Gov. Evers shared that Wisconsin is prepared to provide 85,000 COVID-19 tests per week, ensuring that everyone in the state who needs a test receives a test. To date, the state … [Read more...] about Gov. Evers Announces Plan to Make Wisconsin One of the Top States in Testing Per Capita
Alliant Energy plans to hold rates steady in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (May 1, 2020) – Alliant Energy (NASDAQ: LNT) customers in Wisconsin would see steady electric and natural gas rates into 2021 under a proposal the company filed today with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW). This proposal delays the periodic rate review the company otherwise would have filed this month, while providing additional support and … [Read more...] about Alliant Energy plans to hold rates steady in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Receives Delivery of 230,000 N95 Masks from FEMA, New Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System Coming Online in Wisconsin Mid-May
MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin has received a delivery of 230,000 N95 respirator masks from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), providing a needed boost to efforts to obtain personal protective equipment (PPE) for distribution in the state. FEMA has also informed the state that it will be receiving technology in the form of a Battelle Critical … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Receives Delivery of 230,000 N95 Masks from FEMA, New Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System Coming Online in Wisconsin Mid-May