Stories tagged: "coronavirus aid"

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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
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Politics From LGBTQ ‘Conversion Therapy’ to Protecting Polluters, GOP Uses a Rules Committee to Bypass Lawmaking

COVID aid and renter relief are also among the areas affected by an obscure but powerful legislative panel.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring March 17, 2021 1:17 pm CDT
Business Houligan’s Steak & Seafood Pub co-owner Jon Seybold has been forced to lay off about half of his 30 employees because of significantly decreased revenues as the coronavirus pandemic continues. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Business Restaurants Are the Target of New COVID Relief from Gov. Evers

$45 million will provide a little relief to restaurants as the Legislature remains AWOL.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson December 4, 2020 2:41 pm CST
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Editor's Letter Vos to State: ‘Drop Dead’

Managing Editor Pat Kreitlow says the difference between this headline and the 1975 Gerald Ford classic is literally a matter of life or death.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow November 18, 2020 4:16 pm CST
Economy Nutrition assistance programs for financially struggling families, once referred to as food stamps, go by several names across the country including SNAP and Wisconsin FoodShare.
Economy Hungry Wisconsin Families Just Got a Lifeline After Congress Inaction

Reliance on food assistance was starting to drop, but rose again after Congress killed extra unemployment help.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring October 19, 2020 11:18 am CDT

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Coronavirus We Tracked Everything Congress Has Done on Coronavirus Aid

Democrats and Republicans have reached a deal four times. Can they assemble a fifth package of help before going on vacation?

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow August 4, 2020 3:32 pm CDT
Coronavirus Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, speaks during a news conference on on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020, to highlight the Republican proposal for the next coronavirus stimulus bill. Joining Graham, from left, is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sent. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Coronavirus The GOP Stimulus Bill Guts Unemployment But Somehow Finds $7 Billion for Weapons

After two months of inaction, Senate Republicans on Monday finally released their own proposal, a roughly $1 trillion package that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called “pathetic.”

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 28, 2020 2:51 pm CDT