U.S. Rep. Kind: Leads bipartisan letter urging SBA to provide needed flexibility for family farmers blocked from accessing certain small business programs

La Crosse, WI—Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA), Glenn (GT) Thompson (R-PA), and Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza and Department of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin calling for additional guidance that will allow farmers access to the

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WED PM Update: State expected to save $70M from agency budget cuts

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Evers administration estimates the state will save $70 million from agency budget cuts ordered to cope with the financial impact of the COVID-19 impact. Still, that is only a fraction of the $2 billion the administration has already estimated the state

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Leads bipartisan letter urging SBA to provide needed flexibility for family farmers blocked from accessing certain small business programs

La Crosse, WI—Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA), Glenn (GT) Thompson (R-PA), and Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza and Department of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin calling for additional guidance that will allow farmers access to the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) who would otherwise be shutout.

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Treasurer Godlewski: Leads task force in examining COVID-19 impact on retirement security

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski brought Governor Evers’ Retirement Security Task Force together today for a virtual meeting to discuss the impact COVID-19 will have on the ongoing retirement crisis in Wisconsin. In leading the taskforce, Godlewski and members discussed key considerations for tackling long-term financial security in a post-COVID19 environment.   “These are unprecedented times,

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WisGOP: In-person voting didn’t lead to a spike in COVID-19

[Madison, WI] – In case you missed it, in-person voting on April 7 did not cause a spike in cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin despite promises from Democrats that the election would be responsible for an outbreak. Despite the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s fear-mongering and irresponsible efforts to even fundraise off of a

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Opportunity Wisconsin, BLOC, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore: COVID-19 and Milwaukee’s black community – “there’s no going back to normal”

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — On the heels of a new report from UW-Milwaukee highlighting how race and patterns of segregation can be linked with the spread of COVID-19, Opportunity Wisconsin and Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) hosted a virtual conversation with U.S. Representative Gwen Moore to discuss how COVID-19’s impact

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