Evers Puts $60M in COVID Relief Toward Workforce Development
A dozen projects across Wisconsin will get funding, from Eau Claire to Kenosha, under Evers’ plan for the money.
Dec
2021
14
NATIONAL ECONOMY
Dec
2021
10
The Expanded Child Tax Credit Has Lifted 45K Wisconsin Children Out of Poverty. It Will Expire Soon if Congress Doesn’t Act.
More than 1 million children in the state have benefited from the monthly payments, which will stop unless Congress extends them by Dec. 28.
Dec
2021
9
Still-Struggling Farmers Will Get New COVID Relief Money
Wisconsin will award new funds made available by the federal American Rescue Plan.
Dec
2021
9
Still-Struggling Farmers Will Get New COVID Relief Money
Wisconsin will award new funds made available by the federal American Rescue Plan.
Dec
2021
9
Workers Protest Sudden Layoffs at Middleton-Based ‘Call of Duty’ Developer
Raven Software quality assurance employees say they’ll be let go in January in a move aimed at “saving pennies.”
Nov
2021
30
‘People Don’t Want to Work’? Maybe They Just Retired Rather Than Expose Themselves to COVID.
Wisconsin already had a Baby Boomer retirement crisis on its hands, the pandemic has only exacerbated the ongoing workforce losses.
Nov
2021
29
‘Tethers to These Communities’: Wisconsin Shows Up for Small Business Saturday
Wisconsinites patronized their favorite local stores for Small Business Saturday as the nation’s economic recovery from COVID continues.
Oct
2021
20
Against It Before They Were for It—Some Wisconsin Politicians Are Busy Promoting American Rescue Plan Funds
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers seem grateful for the aid that has helped hometown businesses and provided stimulus checks.
Oct
2021
18
From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
'Impossible to talk about the state's economic health' without giving credit to decades of workers and new residents.
Sep
2021
28
Johnson and Senate GOP’s Debt Ceiling Vote Could Spell Trouble for US, World Economy
US Senate Republicans blocked a vote to raise the nation's debt ceiling. If it's not raised, the national and world economy could suffer.
