Month: May 2020

A retired Ripon College economist says economic recovery and preventing long-term damage to the economy should override concerns about debt as congress considers another economic stimulus package.    House Democrats passed another $3 trillion relief package Friday, but the measure is being held up in the senate amid a partisan debate over how much to borrow.  Economist Paul Schoofs says he hopes congress passes another relief bill soon.  Schoofs says at stake is aid […]

Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he  thinks congress should hold off on another economic stimulus bill.  Congress has already spent $3 trillion on relief and Grothman says he’s concerned about the long term debt from another $3 trillion package.  "In  three months we've already borrowed from the treasury, borrowed from other countries, whatever, $9,000 per person,"  Grothman told WFDL news.   "This generation is going to leave their kids with a […]

Wisconsin’s Lieutenant governor says Republican legislative leaders never wanted to negotiate in good faith when it came to developing statewide rules to control the coronavirus.   Lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes made the comment on AM 1170s Between the Lines program after the governor withdrew an outline for statewide rules this week amid fierce Republican opposition.   "You can't just say something is bad without trying to fix it or at least showing a desire to fix […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is giving grants to the cities she’s called home through her $12 million coronavirus relief fund. She announced Wednesday that her Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation will donate money to organizations dedicated to helping underserved communities in Chicago; Baltimore; Nashville, Tennessee; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Kosciusko, Mississippi, where she was born. In an interview with The Associated Press, Winfrey encouraged people of means to step up […]

Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Wisconsin Farm Support Program, a $50-million investment to provide direct payments to Wisconsin farmers in support of the agricultural sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a $15-million Food Security Initiative to combat hunger in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is a national agriculture leader, but COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges for our farmers, food processors, and all those in the food supply chain. Federal aid so far […]

Gov. Tony Evers today announced the launch of a $25 million Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program for Wisconsinites who have experienced income loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Administered by the Department of Administration (DOA), the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program will provide direct financial assistance for owed rent, security deposits, and wrap around services for program eligible individuals. The effort is funded by $25 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, […]

Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams collected over 5,500 specimens May 19 and its cumulative total collected for COVID-19 testing reached nearly 52,000 as 25 teams continue to operate across Wisconsin supporting local health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services with COVID-19 testing efforts. The teams, comprised of more than 600 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen in total, established mobile testing sites at locations ranging from correctional facilities and […]

The Fond du Lac Recreation Department is developing safety plans as it prepares for summer programming amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Department supervisor, Renee Wagner, says while some programs are moving forward, with new guidelines, others are being cancelled.  Wagner says her office has been fielding calls from residents wondering if certain programs will be held this summer."We are looking at them individually, pushing back some of our programs to give us a […]