http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/high-voltage-lines-farms-s450.jpgGovernor’s emergency order prohibits price gouging statewide as FoodShare benefits lapse, requires state agencies to respond and suspend any administrative rules hindering or delaying the state’s response.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/grocery-store-checkout-s454.jpgCourts agree Trump should have taken action sooner to prevent food assistance (SNAP) from lapsing for millions of Americans, including 700,000 Wisconsinites. But will Trump follow court orders?
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/dairy-farmer-male-s449.jpgGovernor urges Congressional delegation to reauthorize federal Farm Bill to support Wisconsin farmers, producers, and essential food assistance programs.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/affordable-care-act-02-s450.jpgPeople face sticker shock on out-of-pocket costs with many seeing premiums double, some seniors seeing increases of over $30,000 per year, if Republicans allow enhanced Obamacare supports to expire.
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16 governors, in a joint letter to both U.S. Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, highlight potential nationwide consequences if Head Start funding is cut from federal budget.
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Wisconsin’s forestry products industry contributes $42 billion to the state’s economy and 126,000 jobs, which could be hurt by reckless cuts to federal investments and mass firings of federal workers.
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Peshtigo received $3 million through the governor’s Neighborhood Investment Fund grant program to expand their fire station and EMS facilities.
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Evers Administration virtual job fairs draw nearly 300 participants across eight different high-demand career sector job fairs.
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Second consecutive annual state report shows average cost of infant care increased over 10 percent as Republican lawmakers gut child care funding from governor’s proposed budget.
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Judge Taylor: “Extremism and partisanship have no place on our state’s highest court. Everyone who comes before the court deserves to be heard, respected, and treated equally – that’s exactly what I’ll do as a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice.“
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