Stories tagged: "CARES Act"

Business Evers Grant
Business Based on Aid Distribution, Evers Shows Up as Among the Most Pro-Small Business Governors

Wisconsin gets a smaller portion of federal help compared to other states but is investing more of it in the state and local economies.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow April 19, 2022 3:24 pm CDT
Infrastructure Rural Broadband Will Need Federal Help. Here’s What Trump Has Done and What Biden Proposes.
Infrastructure Evers Adds $100 Million in Federal Funds to Expand Broadband in Wisconsin

Stimulus funding could join another $200 million from the state if the Legislature approves governor’s budget request for high-speed internet.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow May 18, 2021 3:19 pm CDT
Politics Goyke, Evers, Vos, LeMahieu
Politics ‘They Don’t Really Like Each Other’: Republican Infighting Could Delay Budget Passage, Lawmaker Says

Despite a decade of control, Assembly and Senate Republicans have a history of squabbling and missing budget deadlines.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow May 11, 2021 4:43 pm CDT
Business Wisconsin childcare crisis
Business Wisconsin Is In a Childcare Crisis. The Pandemic Hasn’t Helped.

With high costs and low profits, families, providers, and the economy as a whole need the system to change.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring April 26, 2021 3:42 pm CDT
Coronavirus Emily Shields
Coronavirus Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Puts Money Into the Pockets of Wisconsinites Who Need It

This approach, which includes a “revolutionary” expansion of the child tax credit, is likely to boost the economy more effectively than Trump’s coronavirus response signed one year ago, economists say.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring Julian Emerson Julian Emerson Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski March 26, 2021 3:13 pm CDT

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(Illustration by Morgaine Ford-Workman) Elections Governor Candidate Adds Another Republican Threat to Kill Bipartisan Election Oversight
Walker Prehn LeMahieu Politics Smoking Gun Discovered as Former Gov. Walker and Allies Conspired to Seize Control of Natural Resources Board
Bad River Flood Aerial Environment The People Most Harmed by Climate Change Are Often Ignored. Biden and Evers Are Changing That.
Tiffany Dryden FeatureImage Politics Tiffany Takes Another Vote Against Ukraine—Says ‘I Don’t Know How I Would Have Voted’ on Helping Allies Against Nazi Invasion
Agriculture Gary and Patty Edelburg operate a 120-cow dairy herd near Amherst and have struggled in recent years to make ends meet amid continued low and volatile milk prices. The Edelbergs support a proposal announced last week by Gov. Tony Evers to include $43 million in spending on multiple agriculture initiatives in the 2021-23 state budget that will be finalized later this year. (Photo courtesy of Patty Edelburg)
Agriculture How a Lifeline Thrown to Rural Wisconsin Would Help the Entire State Economy

Federal CARES money kept farms alive, but state investment would help a sector that does $100 billion in annual business.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 12, 2021 9:36 am CST
Business Menomonie Food Market General Manager Crystal Halvorson discusses changes to the store’s online sales site because of COVID-19 that allow customers to order a greater number of products. The site also provides patrons with more information about the co-op’s offerings, including whether they are locally produced. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Business Menomonie Co-Op Earns State Award for Online Pivot During COVID

“I was concerned about the virus. I knew we had to do everything we could to keep my employees and our customers safe.”

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson December 24, 2020 8:00 am CST