The Wisconsin State assembly was scheduled to meet 9 AM Tuesday morning to vote on the resolution to end Governor Ever’ s mask mandate – the only statewide effort in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The plan came just two days after the resolution was approved in the state Senate. But by the […]
Legislative committee pushes back on emergency order
An order last week from the Evers administration limits indoor public gatherings to a quarter of their capacity. The order was created to curb recent spikes of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, which is, by population, currently a national hotspot for the coronavirus. But yesterday, a committee of the legislature pushed back on the order, requiring the […]
Dated technology, infrastructure delaying Wisconsin unemployment claim...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has faced criticism for long delays in delivering unemployment benefits. In April, Wisconsin hit a record unemployment rate of over 14%. That’s approaching numbers last seen during the Great Depression, according to DWD Chief Economist Dennis Winters. More than 728,000 unemployment claims have […]
