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Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold

‘I got nothing left’: Wisconsin’s jobless pushed to brink as ideas swirl for mending torn safety net

by Bram Sable-Smith February 18th, 2021March 1st, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Upgrading outdated technology could help. So could making claims more user-friendly and overcoming partisan paralysis.

Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare, Outbreak Wisconsin

‘It’s a scary transition’: After pandemic closes doors at bars and restaurants, Amy Moreland carves a new career path

by Bridgit Bowden February 3rd, 2021February 24th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin farmers: Fixing farm finances will improve mental health

by Jack Kelly for Wisconsin Watch January 16th, 2021March 1st, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare

‘The happiness and joy has been sucked out of me’: Wisconsin dairy farmers face mental health crisis

by Jack Kelly for Wisconsin Watch January 16th, 2021March 1st, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Outbreak Wisconsin

‘Winter is coming, and a lot of doors are going to be shut’: Restaurant and bar workers in peril as weather grows cold and COVID-19 keeps spreading

by Bridgit Bowden October 27th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inEconomy

Evictions damage public health. The CDC aims to curb them — for now.

by Bram Sable-Smith (WPR/Wisconsin Watch), Martha Bebinger (WBUR) and Darian Benson (Side Effects Public Media) September 29th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inEconomy

‘Rent is still due’: What you need to know about the CDC’s order to pause residential evictions

by Princess Safiya Byers September 29th, 2020March 1st, 2021
Posted inEconomy

Timeline: Wisconsin’s eviction crisis

by Clara Neupert September 29th, 2020September 29th, 2020
Posted inEconomy, Outbreak Wisconsin

It does feel a little bit like ‘Groundhog’s Day’ — Dairy farmer Bryan Voegeli fears what an outbreak could mean for his farm

by Bridgit BowdenAugust 6th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Outbreak Wisconsin

Milwaukee baker Adija Greer-Smith slowly reopens her business. ‘I’m a baker that believes positive energy transfers into everything that you do.’

by Jimmy Gutierrez July 10th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Economy, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

‘I cried for days’: Wisconsin blocks pandemic payments for federal disability aid recipients

by Bram Sable-Smith June 1st, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Economy, Outbreak Wisconsin

Introducing dairy farmer Brian Voegeli: ‘Our Family Has Been Through A Lot’

by Bridgit Bowden May 26th, 2020February 24th, 2021

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