By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Gov. Tony Evers made a stop at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB) Thursday, July 8, just hours after signing the $87 billion, two-year Wisconsin state budget, which includes the construction of the new Cofrin Technology and Education Center. “Hallelujah, it is going to happen…” Evers said. “Especially …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It’s hard to miss the David A. Cofrin Library, the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay which towers over campus, but that could soon change. A plan working its way through Madison calls for the demolition of the eight-story building, and a new, innovative $96.3 million library …
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By John McCracken Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – In the past, district maps described as a “squid with lots of tentacles” would be easily identifiable as gerrymandered. “It used to be ‘I know gerrymandering when I see it,’” said Jonathon Dunbar, an associate professor of mathematics at St. Norbert College. Given the complexity of map drawing, …
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MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers announced a $1 billion statewide effort to support COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, acquisition of needed supplies, emergency operations, and resources for local communities throughout Wisconsin. The effort is funded by $1.17 billion in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act dollars. Recognizing that testing and contact tracing are …
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By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – Brown County will retain a Safer at Home order until at least Wednesday, May 20. This comes after a 4-3 ruling in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Wednesday, May 13, which found Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm broke state law when she issued an April …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – The extension of Gov. Tony Evers’ Safer at Home order April 16 due to continued COVID-19 fears doesn’t surprise Dr. Ashok Rai, president and CEO of Prevea Health. “I don’t think it surprises anybody that we’re going to get an extension because the current practices are working to …
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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today directed Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to extend the Safer at Home order from April 24, 2020 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020, or until a superseding order is issued. The order implements some new measures to ensure safety and support the progress we’ve made in …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor Whirlwind doesn’t do justice to describe the debacle that happened earlier this week regarding holding the general election. Amid justifiable fears around a global pandemic that has yet to peak locally, state leaders sent thousands out to the consolidated polls. The City of Green Bay, normally home to 32 separate polling …
Supreme Court blocks governor’s order By Press Times Staff MADISON – The April 7 spring general election is back on after the Wisconsin Supreme Court blocked an executive order of Gov. Tony Evers. The court ruled 4-2 Monday, April 6, to prevent Executive Order No. 74 issued earlier in the day from taking effect and …
By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – With concerns growing over COVID-19, Gov. Tony Evers stressed people should prepare to vote via absentee ballot for the April 7 election. Evers addressed the issue during a COVID-19 media briefing Monday, March 23. “The message has and will be, stay at home, vote by mail,” Evers said. …
