Category Archives: State News
While You’ve Been Staying At Home Gas Prices Have Been In Free-Fall
While Wisconsin drivers have been staying at home, gas prices have been in free-fall. Some drivers may be shocked the next time they check the pump price. Triple-A Wisconsin reports the average price ...
Apr 13, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
Gov. Evers Announces Second Alternative Care Facility at Alliant Energy Center
Gov. Tony Evers today announced an application has been submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to begin the development of a second alternative care facility (ACF) in Wisconsin to...
Apr 13, 2020
Milwaukee Election Commission Forced To Reschedule Meeting By Hacker
It's called "Zoom-bombing" and the Milwaukee Election Commission was victimized Sunday afternoon. A video conference call to discuss absentee ballots had to be postponed until today at 11:00 a-m when ...
Apr 13, 2020
Rock County Small Businesses Can Apply For $1M Set Aside For Loans
Private, for-profit companies in Rock County can start applying for loans of up to 20 thousand dollars. The County Board of Supervisors set aside the funding for the loan program last Thursday. Local ...
Apr 13, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC
Business Leaders Call On Governor For Plan To Kick-Start Economy When Order Is Lifted
Nearly 20 business associations in Wisconsin are calling on the governor to start creating a transition plan for businesses once his Safer at Home order is lifted April 24th. Wisconsin Manufacturers a...
Apr 13, 2020
April Proclaimed as New Homes Month
During what has been a critically important time in Wisconsin's economic climate, the Wisconsin Builders Association (WBA) is thanking Governor Evers for proclaiming April as New Homes Month. "First a...
Apr 12, 2020
WPS, We Energies peregrine falcons welcome more than a dozen early Easter eggs
As children prepare to search for crme eggs and milk chocolate bunnies this weekend, the peregrine falcons at Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) and We Energies power plants already have full baskets of t...
Apr 12, 2020
BBB Advice for Charities and Donors During Coronavirus Pandemic
Much like small and large businesses, charities are feeling the impact of the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Some charity trade organizations have canceled conferences, and...
Apr 12, 2020 airpix / CC
Understanding Universal Masking
Submitted by Prevea Health The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Surgeon General recommend the practice of universal masking when in public and interacting with others. Uni...
Apr 12, 2020
Wisconsin Part of Higher Numbers of COVID-19 Cases in Black Communities
In a handful of states, including Wisconsin, racial data is being used as part of the tracking of COVID-19 cases. The information shows the pandemic is ravaging black communities in places such as Mil...
Apr 12, 2020
