Stories tagged: "economy"

Analysis President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Analysis Biden Plan “Attacks Inflation And Grows The Economy”

Tuesday, President Biden forcefully spelled out the alternative between his plan to fight inflation and the plan for America spelled out by his political opponents. 

Joe Zepecki Joe Zepecki May 11, 2022 1:55 pm CDT
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
Economy Becky Cooper in Bounce Milwaukee
Economy Entrepreneurs and Elected Leaders Mark One Year of Help From the American Rescue Plan

Democrats hammer Sen. Johnson for consistent opposition to pandemic relief for Wisconsin small businesses and families.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow March 14, 2022 3:12 pm CDT
Economy (Nataliya Vaitkevich via Pexels)
Economy Proposal to Kill the Wisconsin’s Income Tax Would Blow a $9.3 Billion Hole in the State Budget

Already a failure in Kansas, the idea would remove a huge chunk—last year, 46%—of what the state uses for schools, roads, medical assistance, and vital services.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski February 25, 2022 1:04 pm CST
Economy (Illustration by Morgaine Ford-Workman)
Economy Proposal Would Give Every Newborn Wisconsinite a Retirement Account

Bipartisan proposal, the first of its kind, aims to break cycles of poverty and improve financial literacy.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski February 8, 2022 9:29 am CST

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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
Opinion John R. Hopkins and Susan Lince are the co-owners of Artists Squared Gallery and Artists on the Byway Gallery in Washburn. (Photo submitted)
Opinion Opinion: Why Wisconsin’s Main Streets Are Booming

Government investment has helped small businesses and Wisconsin's economy thrive despite the pandemic, two business owners write.

John R. Hopkins John R. Hopkins Susan Lince Susan Lince January 26, 2022 4:51 pm CST
Economy Senate President Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) speaks during a press conference unveiling a Republican legislative package that would make it harder to access unemployment benefits and BadgerCare. GOP lawmakers claimed the bills will help address the worker shortage. (Screenshot via WisEye)
Economy Public Assistance Would Be Harder to Access Under GOP Bills

Despite a record-low unemployment rate, Republican lawmakers want to make it harder for unemployed and low-income people to access public assistance under the guise of addressing the worker shortage.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring January 20, 2022 4:48 pm CST