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The federal government is shipping $3.2 billion in stimulus money to Wisconsin and Gov.
Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature have dueling visions on how to spend it and who should control the purse strings.
The Republican Legislature began hearings Tuesday on a series of bills, introduced late Friday, that are made up of pieces of an overall attempt to seize control of Wisconsin’s share of the federal $1.9 trillion national American Rescue Plan (ARP) package enacted in March.
Gov. Evers Announces More Than $46 Million in Support to Small Businesses
Estimated 9,300 small businesses to receive $5,000 grants through ‘We’re All In’ program By Gov. Tony Evers - Apr 6th, 2021 10:03 am
MADISON Gov.
Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Department of Revenue (DOR), today announced more than $46 million to support an estimated 9,300 small businesses across Wisconsin which will receive a $5,000 grant through the successful ‘We’re All In’ grant program. Today’s announcement comes as the WEDC also announced a new report, ‘Wisconsin Tomorrow: Building an Economy for All,’ outlining the state’s post-pandemic economic recovery and calling for investments in the economic well-being of all Wisconsinites, including small business support.
By Robert Kennedy
Apr 6, 2021 3:42 AM
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – With more people eligible, some are wondering whether businesses will require a vaccination. While companies can require employees to get it, many are leaving the decision to their workers.
When it comes to getting the Covid-19 vaccine, health officials are turning to businesses to help get Wisconsin closer to herd immunity.
“Holding clinics at work sites, encouraging employees to be vaccinated so we can come back to work in our regular settings,” said Julie Willems Van Dijk, Wisconsin Health services Deputy Secretary. “The encouragement of employers will be very important.”
Pick-n-Save is encouraging its employees to get the vaccine, and it’s offering an incentive to do so.
By Jaymes Langrehr
Apr 6, 2021 10:43 AM
MADISON, Wis. More than 9,000 Wisconsin businesses are going to be getting some much-needed help in the form of $5,000 grants, Gov. Tony Evers and other state agencies announced Tuesday.
An estimated 9,300 small businesses across the state will be getting the grants through the “We’re All In” program, totaling more than $46 million funded through the CARES Act, according to the governor’s office, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the Department of Revenue.
To this point, more than $370 million in CARES Act funding has gone to support Wisconsin businesses during the pandemic. More than $240 million of that has been used in the governor’s “We’re All In” grant program, which has awarded money in several phases.
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