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Posted inEconomy, Government, Lives on Hold

Among Wisconsin’s jobless, Black applicants half as likely as whites to receive pandemic aid

by Jacob Resneck June 20th, 2022June 20th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance system buckled for many during the pandemic, with people of color less likely than whites to receive federal help, an audit found.

Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold

People with disabilities sue to overturn Wisconsin law denying them unemployment benefits

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch September 7th, 2021September 14th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Money & Politics

Will the end of pandemic-related unemployment benefits ease Wisconsin’s worker shortage?

by Nusaiba Mizan / Green Bay Press-Gazette September 3rd, 2021September 16th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold

‘We aren’t a bunch of lazy people’: Rejoining workforce isn’t easy for some who lost jobs to COVID-19

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch July 15th, 2021August 9th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold

As the nation reckons with race, a mother awaits unemployment aid — and Wisconsin officials lack research

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 30th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

Lives on hold: Pandemic exposes failures of Wisconsin unemployment insurance system

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 29th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

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by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 16th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Outbreak Wisconsin

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by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 16th, 2020March 18th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Economy, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

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by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 1st, 2020August 19th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Government, Health & Welfare

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Posted inEconomy, Government, Health & Welfare

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Posted inEconomy

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