Stories tagged: "Randy Romanski"

Politics A Wisconsin farmer works his field outside Marshall in early August. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Politics Pandemic Help for Wisconsin Farmers Was Too Little, Too Late

Dollars sent to other states, trade wars, and a long delay from Congress leave agriculture no less precarious than when the year started.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson October 12, 2020 5:24 pm CDT
Agriculture 12,000 Wisconsin Farmers Will Receive Up to $3,500 in Federal Aid
Agriculture 12,000 Wisconsin Farmers Received Up to $3,500 in Federal Aid

One-time payments part of Wisconsin Farm Support Program funded by CARES Act.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson July 27, 2020 2:15 pm CDT
Politics Cows graze at a farm near Blanchardville. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Politics 15,000 Wisconsin Farmers Apply for Aid

Those eligible will receive between $1,000 and $3,500.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson July 6, 2020 1:38 pm CDT
Coronavirus Number of Wisconsin Households Barely Getting by Swells to Nearly 550,000
Coronavirus Despite Being ‘America’s Dairyland,’ Wisconsin Missing Out on Millions From Food-Farm Program

Food banks and farmers still not receiving the federal aid the state had anticipated, says state official.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson July 6, 2020 7:00 am CDT
Agriculture Thousands of Wisconsin Farmers Need Help. There's No Guarantee They'll Get It.
Agriculture Thousands of Wisconsin Farmers Apply for Help, Again

Deadline approaching for a small, one-time check as the pandemic rocks already volatile markets.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson June 23, 2020 1:00 pm CDT

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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) holds a press conference on April 13 where he demands Gov. Tony Evers accept severe restrictions on local health officials, schools, and the governor himself in exchange for tens of millions of dollars in federal supplemental COVID food aid. (Image via Wisconsin Eye.) Politics Evers and Timberlake Find a Way to Bypass Vos’ Willingness to Lose Millions in Food Aid for Families
An archival image of the Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes in Waushara County, which have experienced a reduction in water levels due to groundwater withdrawals for irrigated agriculture. (Photo credit: Wisconsin DNR) Natural Resources Clean Water at Stake as WI Supreme Court Hears Appeals to Take GOP Restrictions Off the DNR
Left: A sewer line under construction along St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee in 1920. Right: Victor Berger, co-founder of the Socialist Party of America, editor of the Milwaukee Leader, and the first Socialist elected to Congress. Lower: Construction of a Milwaukee sewer line in 1932. (Photos courtesy: Wisconsin Historical Society and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman.) Infrastructure Infrastructure Is Good Politics—Just Ask Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists of 1904
The state Capitol in Madison is reflected off the windows of an office building across the street. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Politics Not Allowed: Nonpartisan Analysis Finds a Flaw in GOP Plans for Wisconsin Stimulus Money