Wisconsin Public Radio
Extended Unemployment Payments Begin This Week
Extended Benefits payments going to those that exhausted all other forms of unemployment assistance.
Dec 3rd, 2020 by Rachael Vasquez, Wisconsin Public Radio
State Official Promises End to Unemployment Insurance Backlog
Department of Workforce Development’s new director hopes to end backlog by late December.
Dec 2nd, 2020 by Rachael Vasquez, Wisconsin Public Radio
Assembly GOP Unveils Tough Pandemic Plan
Republicans would make state employees work in offices, force teachers into classrooms, cut state aid to non-complying schools.
Dec 2nd, 2020 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Pharmacies Say Reforms Needed for Vaccine
State regulatory hurdles could impede distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, they say.
Dec 1st, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Biden Climate Change Plan Could Impact State
Wisconsin could add 162,000 jobs, boost economy by $14 billion by transitioning to renewable energy.
Nov 30th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Pandemic Slams State’s Hotels
Marcus Corp. lays off hundreds. 47% of hotels could close within six months, survey finds.
Nov 30th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
State’s October Home Sales Up 24%
Record low mortgage rates fuel big increase compared to October 2019.
Nov 30th, 2020 by Brady Carlson, Wisconsin Public Radio
State’s Traffic Fatalities Rising
Majority of deaths tied to risky behavior.
Nov 27th, 2020 by Brady Carlson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Will Unemployment Backlog Be Cleared By End Of Year?
70,000 people in Wisconsin are still waiting for their unemployment to come through.
Nov 26th, 2020 by Rachael Vasquez, Wisconsin Public Radio
COVID-19 Surging in State Prisons
More than 1,700 staff and one-third of all inmates have tested positive. Loved ones struggle to get information.
Nov 25th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Pandemic Spreads to State’s Veterans Homes
47 deaths in homes as virus spreads from surrounding communities.
Nov 24th, 2020 by Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio
School Nurses Step Up During Pandemic
300 in public school districts play a role in tracking, teaching about disease.
Nov 24th, 2020 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
