Contact: Sarah Abel, 202-225-5506, Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov    Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and John Thune (R-SD) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue new clarifications that would ensure more farmers and ranchers are eligible for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).    Many

CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has taken the first step toward creating an emergency rule that would allow the agency to waive the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits. The previous waiver created under 2019 Wisconsin Act 185 expired on February 6. Earlier

Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 WISCONSIN — On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opened the Affordable Care Act Marketplace for enrollment as Americans continue to face the health and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. This move ensures that everyone—including those who lost employer coverage and

CONTACT: Nicole Tardif, NTardif@afphq.org MADISON — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) released a statement following Governor Evers’ recent biennial budget. Evers’ proposal included a laundry list of partisan, harmful policies that tax and spends Wisconsin into a fiscal nightmare. AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott issued the following statement in response: “Governor Evers’

Contact: Senator Julian Bradley, (608) 266-5400 MADISON — Senator Julian Bradley, R–Franklin, is calling Wednesday for the Joint Finance Committee to start from base budget as they begin their work on the 2021-23 biennial state budget: “After watching the last budget unfold, I hoped Governor Evers would put forward a commonsense

Contact: Andrew Disch 608.354.8065 adisch@ncsrcc.org Madison – The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters (NCSRCC) commends Governor Tony Evers for including meaningful pro-worker provisions in his 2021-23 biennial budget. “Governor Evers’ budget sets the stage for a post-COVID economic recovery that will benefit all Wisconsin workers,” stated John Raines, Executive Secretary-Treasurer

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – In his Tuesday night budget address, Gov. Evers outlined a bold budget that includes Wisconsin Conservation Voters’ priority issues: clean water, clean energy, and a healthy, equitable democracy that works for all of us. Executive Director Kerry Schumann said