WHEDA: Issues $156 million housing revenue bond

MADISON – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) has issued a $156 million Housing Revenue Bond to finance rental housing developments currently in its loan closing pipeline. The bond issuance is expected to help finance 10 developments that will

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WisGOP: Tony Evers tunes out Wisconsin business owners

[Madison, WI] – While Wisconsin business owners continue to tell Tony Evers that the additional federal unemployment benefit is hurting their ability to find workers, Evers continues to tune them out. Yesterday, Tony Evers told WISN 12 that the outcry from small

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AFL-CIO: Workers at Hufcor Manufacturing in Janesville, WI to rally in the wake of announcement of outsourcing production to Mexico

Janesville, WI – Workers at Hufcor Manufacturing will come together to demand that their plant stay open after the announcement by Los Angeles-based Open Gate Capital that they intend to ship production and over 150 jobs to Mexico. Workers at the facility proudly manufacture American-made room partition dividers for convention centers and

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WHEDA: Issues $156 million housing revenue bond

MADISON – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) has issued a $156 million Housing Revenue Bond to finance rental housing developments currently in its loan closing pipeline. The bond issuance is expected to help finance 10 developments that will provide more than 800 units of affordable and workforce rental

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U.S. Senate candidates take aim at Ron Johnson’s seat

Today’s Midday podcast covers Democratic U.S. Senate candidates who want to take control of Johnson’s seat as he nears the end of his second term. At least five Dems have announced bids for the seat, but Johnson hasn’t said whether or not he will run again in 2022. wispolitics ·

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U.S. Rep. Grothman, colleagues: Bidenflation is a tax on hardworking Americans

WASHINGTON—Today, Republicans on the Oversight and Reform Committee led by Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) called on National Economic Council Director Brian Deese to provide answers about how the Biden Administration plans to fix its self-made inflation crisis. The Biden Administration’s economic policies have disproportionately impacted middle class Americans, especially

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A Better Wisconsin Together: Republicans still refusing to respect frontline and essential workers

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Republican majority on the Joint Finance Committee is acting on the state budget for the Department of Workforce Development, the agency that oversees many employment related programs, from unemployment insurance to workers compensation. Here’s what’s not on the agenda: showing respect for Wisconsin workers. Republican legislators

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Commissioner Afable leads national pre-disaster mitigation effort

Madison, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable led his first meeting as Chair of the Pre-Disaster Mitigation workstream within the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Climate Risk and Resilience Task Force. “Mitigating the impact of weather-related disasters is a critical aspect of any resiliency effort,” said Commissioner Afable. “Today’s

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Association for Equity in Funding: Has some questions for elected officials

“It’s a political staredown.” That’s how one State Capitol insider described the recent education funding proposal from Wisconsin’s Republican-Controlled Joint Finance Committee (JFC). Now we learn that Governor Evers may veto the entire budget, an action that hasn’t happened since at least 1931. Since the Governor has yet to allocate

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WisGOP: Tony Evers tunes out Wisconsin business owners

[Madison, WI] – While Wisconsin business owners continue to tell Tony Evers that the additional federal unemployment benefit is hurting their ability to find workers, Evers continues to tune them out. Yesterday, Tony Evers told WISN 12 that the outcry from small business owners from across the state does not constitute enough

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