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Gov. Evers: Focusing on Testing, Contract Tracing

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 22, 2020

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Governor Tony Evers' administration changed course this week and stopped pushing for a statewide response to COVID-19, citing clear signs from Republicans that they preferred a regional approach. The governor discusses the current environment of partisan politics and how the state is using the $2 billion in coronavirus aid it received from the federal government.

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