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2020 Wisconsin Elections

The Election tables listed below are candidates who have declared candidacy. Please note, the listings are in no particular order,...
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Child Care in Wisconsin – Part IV

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Child Care in Wisconsin – Part III

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Friday August 14, 2020 - Updated 4:32pm

Governor

9:08am

Gov. Evers. First Lady Evers announces the Wisconsin 19th Amendment Celebration Committss's next "Women Who Inspire" nominee. 

4:08am

Gov. Evers. Delivers Democratic Radio Address on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity. 

Legislative

4:32pm

Wisconsin AFL-CIO. Releases voting records for 2018 Lame Duck and 2019-2020 State Legislative Sessions. 

2:27pm

Sen. Wirch. Named 2019-2020 "Friend of Public Health."

11:01am

Sen. Jacque. GOP weekly Radio Address: Supporting law enforcement. 

10:19am

Sen. Fitzgerald. Praises President on Israel deal. 

10:18am

Sen. Marklein. Column: Session recap: Roads. 

4:09am

Chippewa Herald. Bernier gets prescription for hydroxy. 

State Agencies

1:20pm

DOT. Seeks feedback on public involvement plan for the Wisconsin Rail Plan 2050. 

1:19pm

DOR. Equalized Values Report shows healthy increase in property values. 

12:09pm

DATCP. One week left to apply for Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. 

10:20am

DWD. Youth apprenticeship releases first tier of occupational pathway curriculum modernization. 

4:07am

DMA. Newly minted circuit court judge and Citizen Soldier serves his state and nation as both a judge and Guardsman. 

3:50am

DATCP. Alerts consumers to tech support robocalls. 

Economy/Business

9:23am

The Hill. Markets rise as economy struggles; 'It does not make any sense.'

9:06am

Reuters. U.S. retail sales rise less than expected in July. 

4:11am

Washington Post. The recession is over for the rich, but the working class is far from recovered.  

3:08am

WEAU. The pandemic continues to affect employment in the Chippewa Valley. 

3:04am

Reuters. U.S. hits fiscal cliff with jobs, economic recovery in the balance. 

Coronavirus

9:22am

A Better Wisconsin Together. Wisconsinites come together to thank Governor Tony Evers to keeping us safe with a mask mandate. 

3:49am

DMA. County, tribal emergency managers are front line of coordinated response. 

3:48am

DVA. Letter to King community regarding COVID-19.

2:28pm

Fox 11. New coronavirus cases, positive test rate return to high levels. 

9:09am

Wisconsin Public Radio. DHS hospital partners say COVID-19 testing material have been diverted from Wisconsin. 

4:05am

Up North News. COVID-19 tracing getting harder in Wisconsin because people lie about their contacts.

3:44am

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Three dead, 23 sickened in Pierce County outbreak; mass testing conducted Thursday. 

3:41am

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. Wisconsin tribal casinos using UV light to 'kill' coronavirus, tech could work in schools. 

3:39am

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Evers has about $300 million more federal aid he can spend to fight COVID-19. 

3:18am

Racine Journal Times. After deaths at Racine County nursing home, Federal VA nurses called in to help. 

3:01am

WAOW. State, national leaders speak out against diversion of testing supplies. 

3:00am

Fox 6. 'Promising news:' Milwaukee County sees progress in COVID-19 fight, not enough to advance gating criteria. 

2:59am

Wisconsin Public Radio. DHS: 943 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Thursday. 

Education

1:21pm

UW-Eau Claire. Renovations illuminating for Haas Fine Arts Center venues. 

1:16pm

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. To Racine Unified: District must meet legal requirement to bus students to private schools. 

11:58am

UW-Milwaukee. School of Architecture and Urban Planning welcomes Sarah Aziz and Lindsey Krug as 2020-21 Fitzhugh Scott Fellows. 

10:18am

TransfertoVirtualSchool.com Wisconsin parents still have time to enroll their children in an established online charter school. 

11:09am

NBC 15. WIAA opens door to playing fall sports in the spring. 

11:05am

U.S. News & World Report. Foxconn's $100 million pledge to university largely unmet. 

9:10am

Wisconsin Public Radio. 'Rather know that they're safe than have them in the classroom with me': Wisconsin teachers worry about face-to-face fall instruction. 

3:24am

WQOW. Chippewa Falls School District reveals back-to-school plan. 

3:16am

Fox 6. Oak Creek-Franklin schools to begin 2020-21 year virtually; return to in-person learning possible. 

3:14am

WISN. Schools statewide wait for guidance on shutdown threshold. 

3:13am

WISN. Board members, teachers targets of name-calling in back-to-school talks. 

3:09am

WEAU. How a shortage of substitute teachers and bus drivers is affecting Wisconsin. 

3:05am

CBS 58. Milwaukee Health Department says it has received reopening plans from more than two dozen schools .

3:03am

Wisconsin State Journal. UW-Madison still waiting on Foxconn's $100 million pledge two years later. 

Local

4:29pm

Milwaukee County Sup. Clancy. Supports 25% cut to Sheriff's budget. 

4:23pm

Milwaukee County Exec. Crowley. Stands in solidarity with Milwaukee Art Museum workers union drive. 

4:22pm

Wisconsin AFL-CIO. Letter in support of Milwaukee Art Museum employees. 

11:01am

MCTS. Announces detours ahead of DNC.

11:00am

ALCU of Wisconsin. Commends Waukesha County Jail for lifting religious text and practice restrictions in local jail. 

3:11am

WTMJ. Wauwatosa Police Union: Members have no confidence in Mayor Dennis McBride. 

Congress

1:22pm

U.S. Rep. Steil. Announces innovative challenge for young coders in Wisconsin's First Congressional District. 

11:57am

U.S. Sen. Baldwin; Reps. Moore, Kind, Pocan. Call on President Trump to extend full federal funding for Wisconsin National Guard to fight COVID-19 pandemic. 

11:17am

Reuters. Hopes for a fresh round of U.S. coronavirus relief fade as Congress goes home. 

11:12am

AP. Lawmakers: Postal changes delay mail-order medicine for vets. 

3:17am

CNBC. Coronavirus stimulus stalemate could drag on for weeks as Congress leaves town. 

3:02am

Politico. Besieged on all sides, Ron Johnson says he probe 'would certainly' help Trump win reelection. 

Politics

3:55am

Lowery for 37th Assembly. Only one candidate has pledged to vote against gerrymandering. 

3:42pm

The Hill. Postal service warns states it might miss some mail-in ballot deadlines. 

11:07am

U.S. News & World Report. Trump's counter to Democratic Convention? Swing state trips.

3:12am

WUWM. 'My expectation is they're masking up,' Evers says about Trump's campaign visit to Wisconsin. 

3:10am

WTMJ. One of the youngest ever state Assembly candidates running against 82-year-old incumbent. 

3:07am

CBS 58. Local postal workers feel cuts and changes to USPS will slow down mail, election ballots. 

3:06am

AP. Trump admits he's blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes. 

Thursday August 13, 2020

Governor

3:49am

Gov. Evers. Building Commission approves $65 million for key projects. 

Legislative

4:04pm

Wisconsin Paper Council. Selects state Seator Patrick Testin as the trade association's "Legislator of the Year."

3:39pm

Wisconsin Public Health Association, Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards. Announce "2019-2020 Friends of Public Health."

2:01pm

Rep. Hebl. Column: Voting in the time of COVID. 

12:13pm

Cap Times. Legislature releases records of Staush Gruszynski sexual harassment probe. 

State Agencies

4:02pm

DATCP. Wisconsin Farm to School Advisory Council nominations accepted through August 30. 

3:43pm

DOT. Drivers over age 60 have until November 23 to renew their license. 

1:59pm

WEDC. Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity to meet Aug. 14. 

11:40am

DOJ. Launches new incident-level criminal justice data dashboards. 

3:42am

DNR. Ruffed grouse West Nile Virus test results now available. 

Economy/Business

12:45pm

NFIB Wisconsin. Quadrennial problems and priorities survey ranks small business problems. 

11:43am

WMC. What is the coolest thing made in Wisconsin? 

11:42am

WRA, AASEW, Wisconsin Apartment Association. ICYMI: Helping Hands for Housing Landlord Coalition works to keep tenants in their homes. 

9:14am

Reuters. U.S. weekly jobless claims drop below one million; labor market still weak. 

3:46am

Fox 6. 'The system is not built for problems:' Attorneys point to Gov. Walker amid unemployment delays. 

Coronavirus

2:30pm

Gov. Evers. Announces launch of COVID-19 Response and Recovery Investment Dashboard. 

12:39pm

Fox 9. Health official: 44% of Seneca plant's COVID-19 tests in Cumberland, Wis. return positive. 

12:14pm

Green Bay Press Gazette. 'Pretty ugly.' COVID-19 flares up in Marinette, Oconto counties as residents resist safety measures. 

12:08pm

The Hill. CDC director warns of 'worst fall' in history if people don't follow COVID-19 guidelines. 

4:16am

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Over 700 in EC County currently quarantined; weekly new cases set another record. 

4:14am

Marshfield News Herald. 'Failure of leadership': Sen. Tammy Baldwin questions Mike Pence about diversions of coronavirus testing supplies. 

3:56am

NBC 26. Hospital visitors limited, case hospitalizations up in Fond du Lac Co. 

3:47am

CNBC. Accuracy of U.S. coronavirus data thrown into question as decline in testing skews drop in new cases. 

3:33am

Fox 11. 7-day average of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin falls; overall activity remains high. 

3:30am

Spectrum News. Fond du Lac County seeing increase in coronavirus cases 

Environment/Outdoors

2:15pm

WXPR. Half of Wisconsin's wetlands to lose federal protection, conservation groups estimate. 

Statewide

2:03pm

Security Health. Helping clients with essential supplies during trying times. 

11:38am

Children's Wisconsin. 2020 Briggs & Al's Run & Walk goes virtual. 

11:32am

We Are Many United Against Hate. Homegrown Hate & Domestic Terrorism. 

Courts

12:10pm

AP. Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional. 

Education

4:29pm

Marquette University. Nursing professor named Ascension Wisconsin Sister Rosaline Klein Endowed Professor. 

1:56pm

UW-Stout. University, WITC partner on B.S. in management flexible degree. 

1:54pm

UW-Milwaukee. Pharmeceutical company licenses drug development compounds from UWM Research Foundation. 

11:35am

MacIver Institute. Wisconsin school district employees pay on average $82 a month for health insurance single plan; $200 a month for family plan. 

9:12am

UW-River Falls. Recent grad joins Pierce County Public Health as contact tracer. 

3:58am

WCLO. Survey shows Janesville teachers oppose school district's reopening plan. 

3:46am

CNBC. Coronavirus has upended school plans. It will also worsen racial and economic inequalities, experts warn. 

3:38am

Fox 6. Days after Waukesha County hit record for new COVID-19 cases, district votes on school reopening plan. 

3:34am

WTMJ. Private schools see dramatic spikes in enrollment amid virtual plans for public schools. 

3:31am

U.S. News & World Report. UW-Madison chancellor: 'We're in a real financial crisis.'

3:29am

WBAY. Appleton Area School District to begin school year virtually. 

Local

4:30pm

Adams County, Wisconsin County Forests Association. Establishes Wisconsin's 30th County Forest. 

2:33pm

Madison Mayor Rhodes-Conway. "Today the City mourns."

12:46pm

Great Water Alliance. Federal financing means big savings for water ratepayers, Mayor says. 

12:00pm

Charter Communications. Outlines additional $100,000 contribution to support the City of Milwaukee and its residents. 

11:43am

Madison Metro Sewerage District. Salt Savers training equips water softner professionals to cut the daily salt load to freshwater streams. 

11:39am

MCTS. To adjust passenger limit starting Friday, August 14. 

3:50am

Racine Mayor Mason. State of the City Address text. 

4:36am

WSAW. City approves Wausau police task force to review policies. 

4:27am

Fox 6. EPA announces $137M loan to Waukesha for Great Lakes Water Supply Project. 

3:58am

WISN. Morgue ads refrigerated trailer as it exceeds capacity. 

Congress

2:32pm

Center for Media and Democracy. Watchdog groups call for ethics investigation of Senator Ron Johnson's misuse of committee to promote political disinformation. 

2:07pm

U.S. Rep. Grothman. Introduces bill to help alleviate excessive student loan debt. 

12:16pm

U.S. Sens. Baldwin, Murphy. Call on Congressional Budget Office to reexamine junk plans offered by private insurers. 

11:33am

U.S. Sen. Baldwin. Joins Senate Democratic Caucus in urging USPS to fix delays and avoid cost increases for election mail. 

12:28pm

WTMJ. Senator Johnson on WTMJ: No new COVID-19 stimulus deal until current package is spent. 

12:10pm

Politico. Trump says he opposes USPS funding in an effort to block mail-in voting. 

4:26am

AP. Warning on Russia adds questions about Senate's Biden probe. 

3:45am

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin's congressional delegation mostly split by party on Trump's COVID executive orders. 

3:44am

Fox 11. Johnson, Gallagher on Trump's unemployment executive order. 

3:39am

Politico. Standoff over Covid relief could drag into September. 

3:29am

WDIO. Congressman Tom Tiffany visits UWS; talks schools opening up. 

Politics

3:41pm

SEIU Wisconsin State Council. Celebrates primary victories of candidates who will put working people first. 

1:58pm

Voces de la Frontera Action. Appluds victories in Wisconsin partisan primaries; Looks to Biden and Harris for engagement in Wisconsin. 

11:58am

ACLU of Wisconsin. Teams up with Milwaukee Bucks to increase voting participation, civic engagement in Wisconsin. 

11:37am

Survival Coalition. Shares essential information on disability issues for candidates for public office.  Background Papers.

11:34am

Lee for 14th Assembly. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald endorses. 

9:13am

Sargent for 16th Senate. Announces campaign endorsement from Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin. 

4:18am

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sen. LaTonya Johnson calls fellow Milwaukee Democrat Lena Taylor 'toxic' after facing primary challenge. 

3:57am

WISC. Absentee ballots account for 79 percent of votes cast in Madison as city sees higher voter turnout. 

3:43am

Fox 11. President Trump expected to visit Oshkosh next week. 

3:41am

U.S. News & World Report. Battle lines set for Wisconsin GOP's super-majority push. CBS 58. 

3:36am

Beloit Daily News. Rock Co. officials forecast record turnout, poll worker shortage for Nov. 3 general election. 

3:32am

Wisconsin Public Radio. An avalanche of absentee ballots, shorter lines for Tuesday's primary.