Public health officials are closing indoor service at bars in Madison as the Fourth of July weekend approaches and as the number of coronavirus cases accelerate, many involving young people in Wisconsin's largest college town.

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The state Assembly walked back a bill Thursday that would have allowed bars throughout Wisconsin to stay open later during the Democratic National Convention this summer, tweaking the proposal to allow extended hours only for taverns in the southeastern corner of the state before passing it on to the Senate.

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A group of Republican legislators introduced a bill Tuesday that would relax restrictions on the micro-brewing industry, allowing wineries to stay open longer and municipalities to issue more liquor licenses.

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