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%NUMBERS.
%206
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%THE
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I
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%COUNTIES
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%BROWN,
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%MANY OF
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%WANTED TO
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%AND
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%IN A
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%LIMIT STAFF
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%GUESTS
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%JOINED
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%GOVERNOR TONY
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%GOVERNOR, WE WANT
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%VERY MUCH FOR
JOINING
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%>>
THANK
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FREDERICA.%>>
FIRST,
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%
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%WISCONSIN
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%>>
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%FIRST OF
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%OF
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%COVID-19
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%AND OUR
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%OBVIOUSLY WITH
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%THEIR FRIENDS
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%IT'S
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%PUBLIC
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%NONETHELESS, AND THE
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%I WANT
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%OUR
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%IT'S
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%
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%AND THE
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%THEY ARE
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%REALLY
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%AND WHAT
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%WISCONSINITES IS
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%TOGETHER, AND I
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%WISCONSINITES,
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%ENCOURAGING PEOPLE
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%THE WAY
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%DONE
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%FRANKLY THERE'S NOT
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%PEOPLE CAN
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%SO STAY AT
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%THAT
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%THIS, BUT WE HAVE
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%THIS IS
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%
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%OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TRYING
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%SUPPORT
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%AS MUCH
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%DO THE
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%HAVE
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%THAT WE
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%PEOPLE
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%DOCTORS, ALL
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%COMMON SENSE THINGS
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%DO
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%GONE TO
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%EVERYONE
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%YOU SAY
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%STAYING
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%BE THE
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%I
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%CONSTRAINTS ON
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%WILL WORK.
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%DIFFERENT
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%EACH
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%HAVE
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%PROBLEMS
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%PLACE.
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%DO
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%DIRECTIONS, BUT FOR
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%
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%PLACE.%>> YOU
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%CLARIFYING RULES AROUND
%CLOSURES, AND
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%WHAT ARE
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%BEAUTY
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%TATTOO -- PLACES WHERE
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%TATTOOS.
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%THOSE PLACES WILL
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%OF THIS
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%>>
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%PEOPLE
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%MAINTAIN
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%OF
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%COURSE, BUT
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%PHARMACISTS?
%>>
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%DIFFICULT.
%AGAIN, WE'VE
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%POSSIBLE
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%FOR
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%DOING THEIR
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%BEING
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%MAKE SURE
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%IN PLACE.
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%UNDER 3.5
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%PEOPLE
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%AND
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%ABOUT THAT.
%BUT
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%THAT
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%THE STATE OF
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%THAT FOR
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%CONTINUE
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%THOSE FOOD
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%SURE THAT WE CAN
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%>>
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%NEEDS TO
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%LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO
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%PACKAGE.
%WHAT DO YOU
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%AND WHEN
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%>>
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%SECOND ONE MOST SPECIFICALLY.
%
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%JUST
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%WHERE
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%THIS
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%THINK EVERYBODY THAT
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%TALKING
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%NON-PARTISAN TIME.
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%ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT
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%
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%IMPORTANT
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%THAT
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%FLEXIBILITY
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%CRISIS.
%I BELIEVE AT THE END OF THE
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%WE'LL FIND
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%AND WE'LL BE
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%LEGISLATION FORWARD FOR
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%LEGISLATURE TO
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%HOURLY
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%ORDERS HAVE
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%BUSINESSES
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YEAH,
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%OUR DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE%
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%UNEMPLOYMENT
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%WE'VE HAD
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%IN
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%THROUGH EXECUTIVE
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%RELIEVED
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%WE HAV
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%
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%ACTUALLY
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%COMPENSATION
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%ARE
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%SO
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%PLACE.
%ON
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%
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%DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO
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%ON SMALL
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%FINDING
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%THAT
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%MAIN STREET
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%HARMED
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%MISSY
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%THAT A
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%
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%THOSE COMMUNITIES.
%
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%BUSINESS
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%ACROSS
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%
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%CLEARLY
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%KNOW, OUR
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%AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT
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%HAVE A
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%CLIMATE IN THE STATE OF
%WISCONSIN, BUT MOST
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%EMPLOYEES
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%WORK IN
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%WHICH IS
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%SO WE'RE
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%THEM.%>>
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%EMPLOYEE
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%COVID-19 AT
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%SEVERAL
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%WHAT
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%THESE
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%OVERCROWDED
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%AND WE'VE
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%NOW
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%PREPARATION
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%SURE THAT
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%RESPONSIBLE FOR
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%INSTITUTIONS ARE
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%ARE
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%CONTINUING TO
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%FREE PHONE
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%THAT, BUT
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%INDIVIDUAL
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%CORRECTIONAL
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%THE
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%THAT
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%EXPOSED TO THA
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%THE CARE
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%OUT
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%PRISON
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%WE
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%INFORMATION AT
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%IT'S
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%AS
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%OVERWHELMED, HAVE YOU
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%RETROFITTING LARGE
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%COUNTY
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%FIELD
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%POSSIBLE
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%LOTS OF
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%IT,
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%UNIVERSITIES AND
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%HELPING
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%SCENARIO, ABSOLUTELY.
%DORMITORIES MIGHT BE
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%QUARANTINES, AND WE
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%ABILITY THROUGH
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%MECHANISMS TO
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%MORE BED
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%WE
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%NO, BUT WE'RE
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%WE
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%THIS
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%HOSPITALIZED
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%CONCERNED ABOUT OUR
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%BECAUSE
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%BEGIN
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%WORKING WITH
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%
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%OBVIOUSLY THEY DO
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%WOULDN'T
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%LOOKING FOR
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%ARE
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%CONCERNS ABOUT
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%UPCOMING
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%ELECTION CLERKS THAT
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%TALKED
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%OVERWHELMED WITH
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%BALLOTS
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%DAY
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%WHAT IF
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%STAFF.
%, WHAT SHOULD
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%AND FIRST OF ALL,
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%POSITION TO
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%THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD
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%TO
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%LEGISLATIVELY.
%BUT THE FACT OF THE
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%THIS PRIMARY
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%PRIMARILY
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%PRIMARY
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%THE
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%RACES THAT NEED
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%
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%IMPORTANT
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%WE'RE
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%BE
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%SO,
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%CANCEL
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%I
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%DEMOCRACY HAS TO
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%AND
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%FRANKLY, IF WE
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%
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%IS
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%IT
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%IS NOW.
%SO
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%NOT WILLING
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%MYVOTE.WISCONSIN.GOV, YOU
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%HAVE
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%YOU, YOU
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%AND SEND I
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%WE
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%OF PEOPLE WILL
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%I'M WORKING
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%ACROSS THE
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%PLACE AND
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%NOT
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%NEED TO GET
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%ORDER
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%AND LOCAL
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%
GOVERNMENTS, AND WE'RE
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%
WAY.%>> WHAT
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W
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%THINGS
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%ADMINISTRATION
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%KIND OF
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%
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%EMERGENCY
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%THE
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%EVERY
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%TO B
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%IN
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%RESPONDING TO
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%HAVE PEOPLE
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%AND LOCAL
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%HELP.
%WE'VE ALREADY
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%MORE
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%SOME
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%OF
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%ALL THOSE
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%IT'S
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%AND WE'RE
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%PEOPLE IN
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%BUT
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%AREA OF
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%MAKE SURE
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%
TEST
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%>> AND
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A
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%TEACHER, GOVERNOR.%WHAT DO Y
OU
SAY
TO
OUR
CHILDREN?%>> YOU
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IS
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%MULTIFACETED CRISIS
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%HAVING HERE, SO W
E HAVE
TO
MAKE
%SURE
OUR
KIDS
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%THEY'RE
IN A
GOOD PLACE
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%WE'RE
ANSWERING THEIR
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%
DIRECTLY.%>> WE
LEAVE I
T
THERE.
%GOVERNOR TONY
EVERS, THANKS VERY
%MUCH, AND
GOOD
LUCK.
%
>>
THANKS A
LOT,
FREDERICA
.
%>>
FOR
MORE ON
COVID-19
IN
%WISCONSIN AND
FROM "HERE AND