Evers turns to lawmakers in the fight against COVID-19

Gov. Tony Evers is calling for lawmakers to immediately repeal a one-week delay in collecting unemployment benefits and his administration is asking agencies for input on a possible legislative package in response to the pandemic. Stephanie Hoff and Pat Poblete

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Gov. Evers: Orders scaling down of all child care settings

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to restrict the size of all child care settings. Centers may not operate with more than 10 staff present at a time and

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Helps introduce updated emergency paid leave; small business support legislation in response to worsening coronavirus crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, helped introduce the PAID Leave Act (Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act). The PAID Leave Act is a comprehensive emergency paid sick days and paid family and medical

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Sen. Kooyenga: Open letter to Secs. Crim and Palm

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Evers turns to lawmakers in the fight against COVID-19

Gov. Tony Evers is calling for lawmakers to immediately repeal a one-week delay in collecting unemployment benefits and his administration is asking agencies for input on a possible legislative package in response to the pandemic. Stephanie Hoff and Pat Poblete discuss the latest coronavirus developments in the Capitol and when

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Gov. Evers: Orders scaling down of all child care settings

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to restrict the size of all child care settings. Centers may not operate with more than 10 staff present at a time and may not operate with more than 50 children present at

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Amendment would protect workers during coronavirus emergency

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) have introduced an amendment to the House coronavirus legislation to eliminate job-killing paid leave mandates and instead expand eligibility for unemployment insurance to those who aren’t able to earn a paycheck due to coronavirus.

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Helps introduce updated emergency paid leave; small business support legislation in response to worsening coronavirus crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, helped introduce the PAID Leave Act (Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act). The PAID Leave Act is a comprehensive emergency paid sick days and paid family and medical leave bill—fully funded by the federal government during this emergency—to

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Sen. Kooyenga: Open letter to Secs. Crim and Palm

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