Government & Politics
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Evers requests $17 million for local public health agencies
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has requested $17 million in new funds for local public health agencies in the state as they work to bolster tracking of residents who may have been exposed to COVID-19 during Tuesday's election.
WMC and several other business organizations ask Evers for plan to restart economy
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, 18 other statewide business associations and 33 local chambers of commerce sent a letter to Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday asking for his administration to create a plan that allows the state’s economy to restart on April 24, when the governor’s “safer at home” order is set to expire.
Nearly 70% of Foxconn’s Wisconsin employees started in fourth quarter of 2019
Nearly 70% of the 580 employees working in Wisconsin for Foxconn and its subsidiaries at the end of 2019 started their current positions in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a BizTimes review of data the company submitted to state officials.
Filmanowicz: DNC’s local host committee is ‘full steam ahead’
Raquel Filmanowicz came into her role as the new chief executive officer of the local host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, to be held in Milwaukee, just in time for the COVID-19 coronavirus to rock the nation.
DNC’s date change creates logistical challenge
Many in Milwaukee breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday when the DNC announced its 2020 convention will still take place here this summer, but organizers and local entities are now faced with the logistics of rescheduling a major event as the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic crisis persists.
2020 Democratic National Convention postponed until August
The 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee has been postponed until the week of August 17 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, convention organizers announced Thursday.
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Wisconsin receives second PPE shipment from federal stockpile
Wisconsin has received another shipment of personal protective equipment from the federal repository and is beginning to distribute supplies to health care workers.
$10,000 cash advance grant to become available to business owners
Business owners can now apply for an up to $10,000 grant cash advance through the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.
New public-private partnership expected to double Wisconsin’s COVID-19 testing capacity
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday a new public-private partnership that is expected to double the state’s current COVID-19 testing capacity.
Wisconsin Center District could miss December debt payment if no action taken
If the Wisconsin Center District continued on its current financial trajectory without restructuring debt and taking other actions, it would not have enough money on hand by the end of 2020 to make interest payments on existing debt.
