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(MADISON)—Today, Senator Tim Carpenter issued the following statement regarding the recent news that a delay in legislative action has led to a loss in revenue shared with Wisconsin by the federal Government: The Republican controlled Legislature’s political game playing has cost Wisconsin taxpayers $25 million in federal funds for our state’s Unemployment Compensation Fund, which will go broke this October. Instead of acting responsibly to pass legislation required by the federal CARES Act, Senator Fitzgerald and Speaker Vos sat on their hands, waiting until the very last day possible to pass the necessary COVID-19 relief legislation. This was so that

On April 9, my office received our first email asking for assistance in contacting the Department of Workforce Development from Aaron, a 19-year-old Waukesha resident, who was denied unemployment due to a clerical error. This seemingly-isolated event has developed into a consistently devastating trend.  This problem affects workers across the state, including the 97th Assembly District. Many have not been as lucky as Aaron, whose claim issues were resolved in one day. Many people have waited over 7 weeks for their unemployment claims to process. Time and time again, constituents describe being told during the online application process that they

Madison, WI…Members of the Assembly Republican caucus held three press conferences around the state this morning to advocate for a regional approach to reopening Wisconsin. GOP representatives stood with business owners in Appleton, Wausau and Chippewa Falls to explain why the state needs to reopen gradually and safely by region, pointing out there are areas of the state that aren’t as impacted by the coronavirus as others. “Today’s press conferences show a small representation of the neighbors, workers, business owners and community members who are asking us to find ways to reopen the state in a safe manner,” said Assembly Majority Leader Jim

Audio file of radio address.The following is Gov. Tony Evers’ radio address encouraging Wisconsinites to stay safer at home.Hi, folks. Governor Tony Evers here. Safer at Home is working and I want to thank you for everything you’ve been doing to help us flatten the curve and save hundreds of lives in our state. While lawsuits and political posturing drag on, it is important to remember that when it comes to COVID-19 we are not out of the woods just yet. We still need to listen to science and public health experts, and Safer at Home remains our best and

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released three different potential Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund exhaustion paths based on certain assumptions. As of May 6, the Trust Fund balance stood at $1,862,656,170. Currently UI is experiencing unprecedented claim volume with over 300,000 weekly claims per week. This is 194% higher than the average number of weekly claims received during the first year of the Great Recession. Due to the uncertain future impacts of COVID-19, it is unknown if Wisconsin will continue to experience this high volume of claims and for how long this may occur. For this reason,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined 17 Senate colleagues, led by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ramp up Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing at VA facilities nationwide and establish a framework for a large-scale strategy for national testing. “In support of a nationwide testing strategy, VA can be a great asset in achieving the kind of testing scale-up necessary to safely open the economy successfully and stave off or address a second wave. As the largest integrated health care system in the country, overseeing more than 1,200 health