MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a sweeping pandemic relief package into law even though he says it doesn’t go nearly far enough. The bill largely ensures that Wisconsin can capture can capture the $2.3 billion allocated to the state under the federal stimulus bill, including higher Medicaid payments. The measure also eliminates the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits and allocates $75 million in emergency funding. Evers said in a statement that the bill doesn’t help workers at risk of infection, small businesses or farmers but he doesn’t want to delay the state’s response.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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