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
ECONOMY
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
6
Op-Ed: Passing ‘Build Back Better’ Is a Test of Democracy Itself
The most sweeping reforms in 50 years are being debated in Congress, and it's up to us to push it over the finish line, writes Robert Kraig of Citizen Action of Wisconsin.
Aug
2021
13
Wisconsin Might Have to Change a Law for Foxconn to Build Electric Vehicles in Mount Pleasant
The troubled project in Mount Pleasant has a new problem: a state law banning automakers from selling directly to consumers.
Jun
2021
10
Republicans Wrongly Take Credit for $4.4 Billion Surplus. They Could Actually Cost the State Nearly $4 Billion.
Democrats mock GOP for trying to take credit for billions in surplus while simultaneously trying to strip away policies that led to the extra money.
Jun
2021
2
Wisconsin Restaurant Owners Hungry for More Pandemic Aid
Demand for federal funding far outpaces dollars available for eateries because so much business was lost during the pandemic.
Mar
2021
4
Opinion: Want to Truly Recover From COVID? We Need an Economic Justice Bill of Rights
Freshmen state Reps. Hong and Shelton say the coronavirus recession shows the need to establish basic safeguards for all.
Oct
2020
16
Minimum Wage Workers Say, ‘I Wonder How I’m Going to Make It,’ as Candidates Debate
Biden offers first pay raise in 11 years while Trump threatens a veto and offers tax cuts.
Oct
2020
1
Biden Plans to Increase Immigration Again. This Could Be the Economic Boost the US Needs.
The Trump administration has slashed immigration. Bipartisan experts—and Biden—say boosting immigration will stimulate the economy at a time when the United States needs it most.
Sep
2020
16
Politics Creates Economic Illusion in Houdini’s Hometown
Whether Trump broke the economy in Appleton or is saving it may be more about feelings than facts.
