National Exchange Bank & Trust, in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, has announced a $10,000 grant to ADVOCAP of Fond du Lac and a $10,000 grant to The Arc of Fond du Lac "as these two pillars of community support continue to serve the needs of our communities during this health crisis." The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is offering a COVID-19 Relief Program to […]
Gov. Tony Evers today announced a grant program funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Totaling $100 million dollars, the funding will support providers most at-risk for financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. The providers targeted for financial assistance include emergency medical services, home and community-based services, and long-term care providers such as skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. “We recognize the significant burden the COVID-19 response has […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate hit 14.1% in April, a level not seen since the Great Depression. The state Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figures on Thursday. The state’s rate was just below the national unemployment rate of 14.7%. April was the first full month of Wisconsin's “safer at home” order issued by Gov. Tony Evers in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic that forced most nonessential […]
The Wisconsin AAA says the pandemic will suppress Memorial Day travel, but travelers are already planning future trips. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says for the first time in 20 years, AAA will not issue a Memorial Day travel forecast. Jarmuscz says traffic this holiday weekend is expected to be significantly less than the previous record for lowest travel volume at nearly 31 million travelers over the Memorial Day holiday In 2009. But […]
The Fond du Lac County executive says federal and or state assistance will be critical as counties and municipalities struggle financially during the coronavirus pandemic. A key part of a $3 trillion stimulus package passed by the House last week, but stalled in the senate is aid for local and state governments. County executive Al Buechel says if Fond du Lac County doesn’t get some assistance there will have to be some serious […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Seventeen Wisconsin residents, including one of the organizers of a “reopen Wisconsin” protest last month at the state Capitol, have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that local stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Milwaukee. It challenges the local orders that took effect after the Wisconsin Supreme Court last week tossed Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide “safer at home” order as […]
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 […]