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In this screen grab from video, former Wisconsin governors Jim Doyle and Scott Walker are joining together to call for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine in a new public service television advertisement. The spot released Thursday, June 10, 2021, produced by UW Health, features the Republican Walker placing a Zoom call to Doyle, a Democrat. Both are in their personal offices and never appear in the same room together.(UW Health via AP)
Former rivals Walker, Doyle join together to promote vaccine

By Scott Bauer Jun. 10, 2021 02:10 AM EDT

Marquette to require student vaccinations

Jun. 08, 2021 08:17 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Marquette University will require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by August to attend classes this fall. ...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, at the podium, said he's not ruling out vetoing the entire state budget on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Madison, Wis. Evers spoke after a ceremony to raise the rainbow gay pride flag outside the state Capitol in recognition of gay pride month in June in Madison. (AP Photo Scott Bauer)
Evers says vetoing entire state budget is an option

By Scott Bauer Jun. 01, 2021 02:06 PM EDT

Wisconsin health officials order fraction of vaccine doses

By Todd Richmond May. 06, 2021 02:34 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials said Thursday that they've ordered only a fraction of the COVID-19 vaccine doses the federal government had set...

UW-Madison invites 2020 graduates back to campus celebration

Apr. 29, 2021 03:00 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Thursday they're inviting 2020 graduates back to campus this fall to celebrate...

Supply of COVID-19 vaccine nearing demand in Wisconsin

By Scott Bauer Apr. 22, 2021 02:25 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The supply of COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin is nearing the point of exceeding demand for the first time, with more than 50% of the...

Republican law professor announces attorney general run

By Todd Richmond Apr. 19, 2021 01:00 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ryan Owens announced Monday that he will run for attorney general, becoming the second...

FILE - In this June 28, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump takes a tour of Foxconn with Foxconn chairman Terry Gou, right, and CEO of SoftBank Masayoshi Son in Mt. Pleasant, Wis. Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled back project in southeast Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers and the the company announced on Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Foxconn, Wisconsin reach new deal on scaled back facility

By Scott Bauer Apr. 19, 2021 10:06 AM EDT

UW students who get vaccinated won't be tested for virus

By Scott Bauer Apr. 07, 2021 03:58 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin students who get vaccinated for COVID-19 will no longer have to be tested weekly for the virus under a policy...

Madison to become Wisconsin's 3rd FEMA mass vaccination site

By Scott Bauer Apr. 06, 2021 09:57 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The COVID-19 vaccination center at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison will be able to increase the number of doses delivered by 2,100 a...

Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee to hold 4 hearings

Mar. 10, 2021 11:17 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee plans to hold three in-person public hearings on Gov. Tony Evers' $91 billion state...

Wisconsin launches vaccine registry with just 1 county

By Scott Bauer And Todd Richmond Mar. 03, 2021 02:15 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin launched an online registry Wednesday where people can sign up to receive the coronavirus vaccine if they are eligible and...

FILE - In this May 16, 2015 file photo, Chancellor Rebecca M. Blank, walks in a procession at the start of the University of Wisconsin-Madison spring commencement ceremony in Madison, Wis. A normal fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will depend on the pace of vaccinations for faculty, staff and students, Blank said Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
Blank: Normal fall semester at UW hinges on vaccinations

Mar. 03, 2021 12:51 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Janestown Gazette. February 19, 2021. Editorial: Local progress against COVID-19 encouraging If you doubt the...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dubuque Telegraph Herald. Feb. 18, 2021. Editorial: : Resource guide, Black history project good signs of growth in inclusivity ...

UW-Madison issues warning amid spike in COVID-19 cases

By Scott Bauer Feb. 19, 2021 01:43 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison warned of a recent spike in COVID-19 cases Friday, a day after a more contagious variant of the virus...

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, left, and Wisconsin Senate President Roger Roth, R-Appleton, right, look on as Gov. Tony Evers delivers his State of the State address at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison, Wis. Gov. Evers signed a bipartisan tax cut bill into law Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, and signaled support for another bipartisan measure to help update the state's unemployment insurance system, rare compromises that come as Republicans have roundly denounced much of his state budget proposal as a liberal wish list. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
Evers and Republicans show rare signs of compromise

By Scott Bauer Feb. 18, 2021 02:38 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson speaks at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Thompson, the current University of Wisconsin System President, announced Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, that he wants most classes to be taught in-person this fall, saying it's time to give students a typical college experience again. (Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Thompson wants 75% of UW classes in-person this fall

By Todd Richmond Feb. 18, 2021 10:20 AM EST

Highlights of Gov. Evers' $91 billion state budget plan

By Scott Bauer Feb. 16, 2021 08:17 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Highlights of Gov. Tony Evers' state budget proposal submitted to the Legislature on Tuesday: GENERAL BUDGET: ...

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis. Gov. Evers plans to call on the Republican-controlled Legislature to join him in passing a two-year budget he is presenting as a "bounce back" plan to help the state recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Evers released excerpts from his speech before he was to deliver it in a pre-recorded message to the Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. evening. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Evers calls for more education spending, $1 billion tax hike

By Scott Bauer Feb. 16, 2021 02:49 PM EST