Vos, Fitzgerald say they want to meet with Gov. Evers on regional reopening plan
Thursday, Apr 30, 2020
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UW-Madison will furlough nearly all of its faculty, academic and university staff as part of its plan to cope with a $100 million budget shortfall brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chancellor Rebecca Blank in a letter to employees said
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly State Affairs Committee will take testimony today from invited speakers on a WMC plan to reopen state businesses. The office of Chair Rob Swearingen, R-Rhinelander, said
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
State law grants the Department of Health Services broad powers to “act rapidly and decisively” to deal with a health pandemic, including a stay-at-home order that runs through May 26, DOJ argues in a new filing with the Wisconsin Supreme
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DHS’ order at once represents a grossly unconstitutional infringement on individual rights, an arbitrary and capricious application of draconian restrictions on the citizenry, and a blatant violation of Wisconsin law governing emergency powers.
The virus can easily spread to smaller towns and rural areas if safeguards are not in place.
The plan is short on substance, based on milestones that are unclear and difficult to measure, and leaves the decisions about when and how to reopen the Wisconsin economy up to the unfettered discretion of DHS.
I join federal legislators like Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) who called for data transparency to ensure that businesses of color are being shut out of these loans. For many Americans, these loans will be all that businesses have to help them hang on through the pandemic.
The jury is already in for many, many companies, and they have laid off or furloughed their work forces in unprecedented numbers.
La Follette Progressives and Milwaukee Socialists championed public health and boldly battled the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Humanitarianism aside, does Trump not recognize the global danger from inept handling of this crisis in under-resourced countries?
Using government to help Americans have a better life isn’t in the Trump playbook.
New generation of young Milwaukee leaders, Crowley, Nicholson, Johnson, all raised in state’s poorest ZIP code.
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UW-Madison will furlough nearly all of its faculty, academic and university staff as part of its plan to cope with a $100 million budget shortfall brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chancellor Rebecca Blank in a letter to employees said mandated unpaid leave for workers would begin by May 15
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly State Affairs Committee will take testimony today from invited speakers on a WMC plan to reopen state businesses. The office of Chair Rob Swearingen, R-Rhinelander, said committee members will be given the choice between joining the
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
State law grants the Department of Health Services broad powers to “act rapidly and decisively” to deal with a health pandemic, including a stay-at-home order that runs through May 26, DOJ argues in a new filing with the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The state Department of Justice also argues lawmakers are
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DHS’ order at once represents a grossly unconstitutional infringement on individual rights, an arbitrary and capricious application of draconian restrictions on the citizenry, and a blatant violation of Wisconsin law governing emergency powers.
The virus can easily spread to smaller towns and rural areas if safeguards are not in place.
The plan is short on substance, based on milestones that are unclear and difficult to measure, and leaves the decisions about when and how to reopen the Wisconsin economy up to the unfettered discretion of DHS.
I join federal legislators like Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) who called for data transparency to ensure that businesses of color are being shut out of these loans. For many Americans, these loans will be all that businesses have to help them hang on through the pandemic.
The jury is already in for many, many companies, and they have laid off or furloughed their work forces in unprecedented numbers.
La Follette Progressives and Milwaukee Socialists championed public health and boldly battled the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Humanitarianism aside, does Trump not recognize the global danger from inept handling of this crisis in under-resourced countries?
Using government to help Americans have a better life isn’t in the Trump playbook.
New generation of young Milwaukee leaders, Crowley, Nicholson, Johnson, all raised in state’s poorest ZIP code.