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Ex. MET-MKE-053Milwaukee County COVID-19 page (as captured Mar. 16, 2020): Chief Judge's emergency order effective March 16, 2020; senior centers and dining sites closed or carry-out only from March 16-17, 2020; parks venues and the Zoo closedMilwaukee County COVID-19 closures and service changes, March 2020Milwaukee County (COVID-19 page); District One Chief Judge Mary E. Triggiano (court order described)Milwaukee County, WisconsinCountyMar. 13, 2020Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-028COVID-19 Order Restricting Food and Beverage Sales, Version 1COVID-19 Order Restricting Food and Beverage Sales in the Cities and Villages of Milwaukee, Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Glendale, River…Public Health Officers of the Health Departments of Milwaukee City, North Shore, Cudahy, South Milwaukee and St. Francis, in coordination with their Mayors and Village Presidents and the Milwaukee County ExecutiveCities and Villages of Milwaukee, Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Glendale, River Hills, Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Cudahy, South Milwaukee and St. Francis (Milwaukee County), WisconsinCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-029Press release: Eleven Milwaukee County Municipalities Restrict Food and Beverage Sales in Latest Effort to Protect Public HealthEleven Milwaukee County Municipalities Restrict Food and Beverage Sales; Emergency Order goes into effect Tuesday, March 17Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele (press office) on behalf of eleven municipal leadersMilwaukee County, WisconsinCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. WI-035Emergency Order #5 (March 17, 2020) (superseding Emergency Order #4 of March 16, 2020, gatherings of 50 or more)Prohibiting mass gatherings of 10 or more people; closing bars and restaurants except for takeout and deliveryAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-034Emergency Order #1 (March 13, 2020)Statewide closure of public and private K-12 schoolsAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-036Emergency Order #6 (March 18, 2020)Child care settings limited to 10 staff and 50 children at a timeAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-007WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensionsDMV service centers closed Friday, March 20 (release of March 19, 2020)Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles ('Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation')Wisconsin (Governor's direction; Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-003Safer at Home Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County (adopting and incorporating DHS Emergency Order #12)Safer at Home OrderPublic Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-030Order of the City of Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Imposing a City-Wide 'Stay-At-Home' Requirement to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 (signed March 23, 2020)City-wide Stay-At-Home OrderJeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Commissioner of Health, City of Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-067Emergency Order #12, Safer at Home OrderSafer at Home OrderAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Department of Health Services (at the Governor's direction)WisconsinStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-062Emergency Order #12Safer at Home OrderAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-18-034Emergency Order #12, Safer at Home OrderSafer at Home OrderAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor Tony EversWisconsinStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. WI-002Emergency Order #12, Safer at Home Order, §§ 2, 13, 16, 17Safer at Home Order: operating conditions on Essential Businesses and Operations (technology to avoid meeting in person; Social Distancing…Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor EversWisconsinStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-051News release: County Executive, Madison Mayor: Coronavirus Spreading, Everyone Needs to Isolate Now (Mar. 27, 2020)Coronavirus Spreading, Everyone Needs to Isolate NowDane County Executive Joe Parisi and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-ConwayDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-102Closure of 40 State parks, forests and recreation areas (announced Apr. 9, 2020, effective Apr. 10, 2020) and reopening announcement of Apr. 28, 2020 (reopening May 1, 2020 with capacity limits and closed facilities)Wisconsin State parks closureWisconsin DNR, at the direction of Governor Tony EversWisconsin Department of Natural Resources (State agency)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-004Emergency Order #31Badger Bounce BackAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-063Emergency Order #28Safer at Home Order (extension)Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateApr. 16, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. WI-003Emergency Order #28, Safer at Home Order (extension), § 2.b (Safe Business Practices) and § 18 (Enforcement)Safe Business Practices: all businesses shall use technology to avoid meeting in person and cease door-to-door solicitation; Essential…Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateApr. 16, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-013Emergency Order #34, Interim Order to Turn the DialInterim Order to Turn the Dial: Minimum Basic Operations expanded to curb-side drop-off, outdoor recreational rentals and automatic car…Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor EversWisconsinStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. WI-005Emergency Order #34Interim Order to Turn the DialAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Business closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-006Emergency Order #36Interim Order to Turn the Dial (retail and drive-in theaters)Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMay 11, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-029Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OAOpinion holding Emergency Order 28 unlawful and unenforceableSupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsinCourtMay 13, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-074Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee ('Milwaukee Safe at Home') (May 14, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #1 (Milwaukee Safe at Home)City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Jeanette Kowalik)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 14, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WI-017Interim Attorney General Opinion OAG-03-20 to Outagamie County Executive Thomas NelsonEffect of Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, on local health officers' powers under Wis. Stat. § 252.03 to issue orders responding…Joshua L. Kaul, Attorney General of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Department of Justice)WisconsinStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-005Emergency Order #2Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County, Emergency Order #2 (modified stay-at-home order)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMay 18, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary source read

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