This morning Governor Evers declared a state of emergency due to wildfires in the state.
“Our first priority is protecting the people of Wisconsin and this executive order helps us control existing wildfires and use all available state assets to prevent new ones from starting,” Gov. Evers said. “With the Wisconsin National Guard, we'll have the resources we need to appropriately assist in potential wildfire response and recovery efforts.”
#000000; margin-bottom: 15px;">MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers today announced the suspension of certain administrative rules pertaining to certification renewal deadlines, examinations and continuing education requirements for Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-certified waterworks, septage servicing, water system, and wastewater treatment plant operators.
The COVID-19 public health emergency has forced us to quickly adapt and adjust our daily routines for this unprecedented time. Like so many families in rural Wisconsin, my bandwidth isn’t capable of allowing me to always work from home. So, last week from a small room on the UW-Eau Claire campus, I joined my senate colleagues through my computer screen for a virtual Senate Floor Session.
In a press release this afternoon Governor Evers announced what he is calling the Badger Bounce-Back program. This is being put out by the governor and Secretary-Elect Palm through Emergency Order #31.
In this media briefing, it is likely that Governor Evers will discuss his new Badger Bounce Back program that will allow limited re-opening of businesses - details to follow.
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the state of Wisconsin is taking big steps to increase COVID-19 testing capacity throughout the state. Working with the Wisconsin Clinical Lab Network, the state has grown the number of labs performing COVID-19 tests from just eight labs one month ago to 36 labs as of today.
The increase of active COVID-19 cases continues in Wisconsin, with a total of 4,045 confirmed cases and 42,635 negative tests. 205 deaths have been reported, and 1153 hospitalizations, which is 29% of the number of people tested.
In a joint press release this morning the Dunn County Department of Health Service and Dunn County Sheriff clarified the use of campgrounds in the county under the Safer at Home restrictions. There are six licensed campgrounds in Dunn County, and they are allowed to be open during the Safer at Home program. However, they are not open to recreational use.
Today Governor Evers directed Department of Health Services Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm to extend the Safer at Home orders through 8 AM Tuesday, May 26, 2020. As a result, students will not be returning to school this school year, and many non-essential businesses will remain closed. The order extends the Safer at Home period, but also modifies it to be more stringent in some ways and to allow limited operation of some of the businesses that were previously prohibited.
Over the past two days, the state legislature has passed a COVID-19 bill intended to disburse resources through Wisconsin to battle the viral pandemic.
Update - early this afternoon Governor Evers received the bill and has signed it.
This afternoon Governor Evers sent a letter to legislative leaders asking that the just-passed COVID-19 bill be sent to his desk for immediate signing.
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