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Wisconsin has vaccinated a fifth of its priority patients, and the advisory committee to the state health department is deciding who will be next. The state will not wait to vaccinate all 450,000 frontline health care workers and long-term care
Construction association groups are voicing their support for task force recommendations aimed at combating worker misclassification and payroll fraud. Wisconsin is losing $200 million in tax revenue annually due to payroll fraud, according to a study on worker misclassification released
Corporate collections rose 72.6 percent to date in fiscal year 2021 compared to last year. Despite a pandemic-induced recession, that corporate tax boost helped Wisconsin see a 5.2 percent increase in GPR collections in the first five months of the
The state has entered a contract with Vault Medical Services that will provide free, at-home COVID-19 saliva collection kits to everyone who lives in Wisconsin. Wisconsinites can now order a collection kit online and have it shipped to their home.
Existing home sales continued to surge in Wisconsin as mortgage rates hit a new record low in November, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association’s latest monthly analysis. The home sales report shows Wisconsin on a record pace for sales while
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in November from 6 percent in October, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate jumped in October from 5.4 percent in September after months of steady decline from
Talking Trade’s UW-Madison Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Dey & Co., Pres. Sandi Siegel discuss changes afoot in east-west trade as Pres.-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.
The Green Bay Packers are granting $250,000 toward the establishment of the Willie Davis Financial Trading and Investment Laboratory at UW-Green Bay’s growing business school. The donation honors Hall of Famer Willie Davis, who passed away in April. He was
The Department of Workforce Development’s unemployment backlog fell to 4.32 percent from 5.55 percent last week. DWD records show the high was 16.4 percent between March 15 and May 23. The current backlog is equal to about 41,734 unique claimants
Wisconsin’s professional sports teams are teaming up with Microsoft to form the Equity League, a new division of venture capital fund TitletownTech. The news broke ahead of a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club virtual event featuring the Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers
The cheapest path to Wisconsin’s zero-carbon pledge is through the readily available technology of reliable, low-emission nuclear energy, according to a UW-Madison professor. But Wisconsin has just one nuclear energy plant — Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers. And
Saving time saves lives at the scene of active shooter events like the kind that have plagued Wisconsin. Just this year, such events have occurred at Molson Coors, Mayfair Mall and the streets of Kenosha during civil unrest. Critical Response
In a world dominated by automation, Blue Line Battery has embraced the growth of technology in a way that avoids putting people and businesses at risk. Whitewater-based Blue Line Battery leaders believe they have developed a disruptive lithium-ion battery technology
With the Biden administration come new views on international trade as “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Day & Co., President Sandi Siegel consider how quickly any new approaches might arise…. Please log in to access subscriber content.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said he thinks a new Biden administration should look at reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “I think our withdrawal from TPP is one of the greatest strategic mistakes we’re making in the 21st century,” the La Crosse
The Legislative Audit Bureau is again recommending WEDC make changes to how it determines job tax credits for Foxconn to ensure the agency is complying with the law. The audit, released yesterday, recommends WEDC change written procedure to explicitly require
Collaboration between state government agencies and the private sector have increased Wisconsin businesses’ international reach with virtual guidance and grant distribution. The “We’re All In” grant program allocated more than $220 million to 50,000 Wisconsin businesses in the past eight
Wisconsin’s first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine, expected as early as Dec. 14, will vaccinate 49,725 people in the first group of high-risk Wisconsinites: health care workers and those at long-term care facilities. Once the FDA issues its emergency approval for
Business leaders in Milwaukee’s hospitality industry urged the federal government to pass additional COVID-19 fiscal relief as the only way to prevent long-term pain to the local economy. In a Milwaukee Press Club virtual event, hosted in partnership with WisPolitics.com,
Workforce limitations, broadband gaps, housing shortages, health care affordability and industry stress are the economic challenges facing rural Wisconsin, according to Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. WMC Foundation’s Future Wisconsin Project released its “Revitalizing Rural Wisconsin” report yesterday in an effort
Wisconsin has vaccinated a fifth of its priority patients, and the advisory committee to the state health department is deciding who will be next. The state will not wait to vaccinate all 450,000 frontline health care workers and long-term care residents and staff before moving on to “phase 1B” —
Construction association groups are voicing their support for task force recommendations aimed at combating worker misclassification and payroll fraud. Wisconsin is losing $200 million in tax revenue annually due to payroll fraud, according to a study on worker misclassification released in early 2020. The state lost $91.2 million in personal
Corporate collections rose 72.6 percent to date in fiscal year 2021 compared to last year. Despite a pandemic-induced recession, that corporate tax boost helped Wisconsin see a 5.2 percent increase in GPR collections in the first five months of the 2021 fiscal year over the previous year, according to the
The state has entered a contract with Vault Medical Services that will provide free, at-home COVID-19 saliva collection kits to everyone who lives in Wisconsin. Wisconsinites can now order a collection kit online and have it shipped to their home. The kit has instructions on how to collect the saliva,
Existing home sales continued to surge in Wisconsin as mortgage rates hit a new record low in November, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association’s latest monthly analysis. The home sales report shows Wisconsin on a record pace for sales while continued low inventory levels pushed home prices even higher. November
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in November from 6 percent in October, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate jumped in October from 5.4 percent in September after months of steady decline from a peak of 13.6 percent in April. The spring’s record
Talking Trade’s UW-Madison Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Dey & Co., Pres. Sandi Siegel discuss changes afoot in east-west trade as Pres.-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.
The Green Bay Packers are granting $250,000 toward the establishment of the Willie Davis Financial Trading and Investment Laboratory at UW-Green Bay’s growing business school. The donation honors Hall of Famer Willie Davis, who passed away in April. He was a member of all five of Vince Lombardi’s NFL title-winning
The Department of Workforce Development’s unemployment backlog fell to 4.32 percent from 5.55 percent last week. DWD records show the high was 16.4 percent between March 15 and May 23. The current backlog is equal to about 41,734 unique claimants held up in adjudication by one or more weeks due
Wisconsin’s professional sports teams are teaming up with Microsoft to form the Equity League, a new division of venture capital fund TitletownTech. The news broke ahead of a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club virtual event featuring the Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers. The first-ever social change partnership between the
The cheapest path to Wisconsin’s zero-carbon pledge is through the readily available technology of reliable, low-emission nuclear energy, according to a UW-Madison professor. But Wisconsin has just one nuclear energy plant — Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers. And nuclear power accounts for 7 percent of the state’s energy
Saving time saves lives at the scene of active shooter events like the kind that have plagued Wisconsin. Just this year, such events have occurred at Molson Coors, Mayfair Mall and the streets of Kenosha during civil unrest. Critical Response Group, a team of former educators, first responders and special
In a world dominated by automation, Blue Line Battery has embraced the growth of technology in a way that avoids putting people and businesses at risk. Whitewater-based Blue Line Battery leaders believe they have developed a disruptive lithium-ion battery technology system that will significantly improve business processes and replace lead
With the Biden administration come new views on international trade as “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Day & Co., President Sandi Siegel consider how quickly any new approaches might arise…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said he thinks a new Biden administration should look at reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “I think our withdrawal from TPP is one of the greatest strategic mistakes we’re making in the 21st century,” the La Crosse Dem and Ways and Means Committee member told a WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com
The Legislative Audit Bureau is again recommending WEDC make changes to how it determines job tax credits for Foxconn to ensure the agency is complying with the law. The audit, released yesterday, recommends WEDC change written procedure to explicitly require the awarding of credits to the company only for wages
Collaboration between state government agencies and the private sector have increased Wisconsin businesses’ international reach with virtual guidance and grant distribution. The “We’re All In” grant program allocated more than $220 million to 50,000 Wisconsin businesses in the past eight months, said Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Secretary and CEO Missy
Wisconsin’s first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine, expected as early as Dec. 14, will vaccinate 49,725 people in the first group of high-risk Wisconsinites: health care workers and those at long-term care facilities. Once the FDA issues its emergency approval for Pfizer’s vaccine, a move that’s expected within the next week,
Business leaders in Milwaukee’s hospitality industry urged the federal government to pass additional COVID-19 fiscal relief as the only way to prevent long-term pain to the local economy. In a Milwaukee Press Club virtual event, hosted in partnership with WisPolitics.com, Rodney Ferguson, CEO and manager of Potawatomi Hotel & Casino,
Workforce limitations, broadband gaps, housing shortages, health care affordability and industry stress are the economic challenges facing rural Wisconsin, according to Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. WMC Foundation’s Future Wisconsin Project released its “Revitalizing Rural Wisconsin” report yesterday in an effort to bring attention to policies and ideas that can promote