Coronavirus In Wisconsin: Voters Turn Out For Primary Despite COVID-19 Threat
Despite a pandemic, Wisconsin's primary election went on Tuesday as scheduled -- but it was anything but usual.
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Despite a pandemic, Wisconsin's primary election went on Tuesday as scheduled -- but it was anything but usual.
The family was sheltering in place with a four-year-old daughter who has an underlying health condition that makes her vulnerable to COVID-19.
Minnesota's coronavirus infection count surpassed 1,000 Tuesday, as lawmakers moved closer to passing legislation to ensure first responders and health care workers on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19 qualify for workers compensation, even if they can't prove they caught the virus at work.
Dozens of voters, many wearing masks and standing apart from one another, waited outside the South Division High School polling place in Milwaukee as the polls opened Tuesday.
Minnesota has one of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in the country but the state must not get complacent, Gov. Walz said Monday, as he prepared to extend a stay-at-home order that he imposed nearly two weeks ago.
Wisconsin is asking hundreds of thousands of voters to ignore a stay-at-home order in the midst of a pandemic to participate in Tuesday's presidential primary election, becoming a test case for dozens of states struggling to balance public health concerns with a core pillar of democracy.
President Donald Trump is touting the end of a dispute with 3M to supply millions of masks to medical professionals on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus.
Six weeks ago, Minnesota was looking at a $1.5 billion surplus and another $2 billion in the state's rainy day fund. Now, all of that has changed.
Local authorities say the equipment is being "triaged to hospitals and ambulance services" at this time. They hope to resume full services as soon as possible.
The call line will be staffed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The House will convene at noon Tuesday while the Senate will meet at 2 p.m. to pass the bill, using some of the same social distancing rules they used when they met March 26 to pass a $330 million COVID-19 relief package.
Gov. Tim Walz is no longer under self-quarantine.
Several Wisconsin mayors are asking state health officials to shut down Tuesday's primary polling stations.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz focused his entire State of State address Sunday night on fighting COVID-19.
Republicans are asking the high court to undo a federal judge's ruling this week that declined to postpone the election but added six days, to April 13, for people to submit absentee ballots.
