Tony Evers signs 'imperfect' COVID-19 response package
MITCHELL SCHMIDT and DAVID WAHLBERG
Wisconsin State Journal
1 of 3
The state Senate conducts a virtual session Wednesday to take up legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most participants dialed in, but a few senators and staff physically attended the meeting, held in a hearing room where tape on the floor indicated where people should walk to stay clear of others.
STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
Chairs set up in the Capitol rotunda for watching the Senate session over a TV monitor were spaced far apart for safety's sake. They remained empty during Wednesday's proceedings.
STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, appears via teleconference during Wednesday's virtual session of the Senate to take up legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MITCHELL SCHMIDT and DAVID WAHLBERG
Wisconsin State Journal
Gov. Tony Evers signed legislation Wednesday aimed at ensuring the state will receive roughly $2 billion in federal aid to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic — the bill reaching his desk more than a month after the governor declared a public health emergency in response to the virus.
The state Senate conducts a virtual session Wednesday to take up legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most participants dialed in, but a few senators and staff physically attended the meeting, held in a hearing room where tape on the floor indicated where people should walk to stay clear of others.
Chairs set up in the Capitol rotunda for watching the Senate session over a TV monitor were spaced far apart for safety's sake. They remained empty during Wednesday's proceedings.
State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, appears via teleconference during Wednesday's virtual session of the Senate to take up legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
