City grants and loans a business lifeline

Wisconsin cities across the state offered coronavirus relief grants to local businesses to make up for losses during the economic shutdown. In southeast Wisconsin, Tu Casa Mexican Restaurant of West Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee was one recipient of 548 established small

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Lawmakers, trade groups offer solutions to UI backlog

Lawmakers and trade groups are offering solutions to the Unemployment Insurance backlog after former Department of Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman’s resignation. Gov. Tony Evers asked for and received Frostman’s resignation Friday after seeing no significant progress on the backlog

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Evers extends statewide mask mandate

Gov. Tony Evers has extended his mask mandate while declaring a new public health emergency due to a COVID-19 case spike. Both orders are effective immediately and last 60 days. The guv’s previous mask mandate was set to expire Sept.

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Summer was a three-month record for home sales

Wisconsin this summer set a three-month record for home sales, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association. This record was due to a combination of the state reopening in June and record-low mortgage interest rates over the summer, the association said.

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Pfaff for State Senate: “Andrew”

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WED News Summary: Reaction to Evers’ extended mask mandate; Evers administration calls for another $50M in agency cuts

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2020/wed-news-summary-reaction-to-evers-extended-mask-mandate-evers-administration-calls-for-another-50m-in-agency-cuts/ **************************************** Sept. 29: Howard Fuller headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Dr. Howard Fuller, a nationally acclaimed advocate for school choic… Please log in to access subscriber content. If

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City grants and loans a business lifeline

Wisconsin cities across the state offered coronavirus relief grants to local businesses to make up for losses during the economic shutdown. In southeast Wisconsin, Tu Casa Mexican Restaurant of West Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee was one recipient of 548 established small businesses that received a RESTART grant from the city. Milwaukee

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Lawmakers, trade groups offer solutions to UI backlog

Lawmakers and trade groups are offering solutions to the Unemployment Insurance backlog after former Department of Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman’s resignation. Gov. Tony Evers asked for and received Frostman’s resignation Friday after seeing no significant progress on the backlog despite the state nearly tripling the number of people working

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Evers extends statewide mask mandate

Gov. Tony Evers has extended his mask mandate while declaring a new public health emergency due to a COVID-19 case spike. Both orders are effective immediately and last 60 days. The guv’s previous mask mandate was set to expire Sept. 28.  “We are seeing an alarming increase in cases across

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Summer was a three-month record for home sales

Wisconsin this summer set a three-month record for home sales, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association. This record was due to a combination of the state reopening in June and record-low mortgage interest rates over the summer, the association said. Summer home sales grew 2.8 percent compared to the June-through-August

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Republicans to appeal judge’s absentee ballot decision

The GOP-controlled state Legislature today filed notice it plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling allowing absentee ballots to be counted so long as they’re postmarked by Election Day and received six days later on Nov. 9. The brief filing also indicated GOP lawmakers intend to “imminently” file an emergency

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Pfaff for State Senate: “Andrew”

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WED News Summary: Reaction to Evers’ extended mask mandate; Evers administration calls for another $50M in agency cuts

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2020/wed-news-summary-reaction-to-evers-extended-mask-mandate-evers-administration-calls-for-another-50m-in-agency-cuts/ **************************************** Sept. 29: Howard Fuller headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Dr. Howard Fuller, a nationally acclaimed advocate for school choic… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options

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