ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has added four more states to New York’s quarantine list as he seeks to contain the spread of COVID-19 from regions of the country where infection rates are growing. The addition of Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin to the list on Tuesday means that travelers from 22 states will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon entering New York. […]
Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was announced at the start of a hearing in a federal lawsuit in Boston brought by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. U.S. District […]
Fond du Lac public school officials continue to work on plans for the upcoming school year as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise over the summer. Interim superintendent Sharon Simon says at this point the District has not made a decision on whether students will return full time to the classroom. Simon says several plans will be developed that will allow the District to shift between phases depending on where […]
Milwaukee Public Schools would start the school year online under a $90 million plan proposed Monday by school administrators. Once the threat of the coronavirus has subsided, students would gradually return to the classroom. The plan calls for students to return online on Aug. 17 or Sept. 1, depending on their school calendar. The online phase would last a projected 30 to 45 days, after which students would alternate two […]
A retired Ripon College economist says it’s important to get the next coronavirus aid package done as soon as possible. Congress is on recess but economist Paul Schoofs says deadlines for many of the aid programs expire by the end of the month. Schoofs says while any package would help the two trillion dollar difference between the Republican plan and what the Democrats want is huge. "Either one of those packages would be […]
The secretary of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says it’s up to residents to make sure Wisconsin doesn’t go backward like other states that reopened early during the pandemic. WEDC released a report last week assessing the ongoing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. WEDC secretary Missy Hughes says tourism, retail and service businesses were hit the hardest, while manufacturing and construction saw less immediate disruption. The report calls for the state […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson says UW supports a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new restrictions on international students. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is one of 18 attorneys general that joined the lawsuit filed Monday and led by Massachusetts. More than 200 universities back the legal challenge to a new directive saying international students cannot stay in the U.S. if they take […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wearing a face covering to prevent the spread of the coronavirus will be mandatory in Milwaukee under an ordinance approved Monday by the city council. The council also unanimously adopted a separate proposal to provide free masks to city residents. Anyone age 3 and older would have to wear a face-covering in buildings open to the public, as well as any outdoor public space when it’s not […]
The number of COVID-19 cases in Fond du Lac County continues to climb. There were 25 new cases reported over the weekend, bringing the total number of positive cases in the county to over 400. Fond du Lac County Public Health environmental health supervisor Danielle Vollendorf says the message continues to be wear a face mask, social distance and frequently wash your hands, and stay home if you’re not feeling well.