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As rent issues continue for thousands in Wisconsin, advocates worry for what's to come
SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. – Although a federal eviction moratorium was extended until the end of January, those who help provide rental assistance say they’re worried for what’s to come for families struggling to pay the bills.Marc Perry, Executive Director of Community Action Inc. in Rock County, says rental assistance programs are not enough alone to help.“Think about a single mom in the service industry who was used to working 30 to 40 hours a week whose hours were cut maybe in half,” he said. “That single mom is also paying rent, utilities, gas for work and also paying for...…SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. – Although a federal eviction moratorium was extended until the end of January, those who help provide rental assistance say they’re worried for what’s to come for families struggling to pay the bills.Marc Perry, Executive Director of Community Action Inc. in Rock County, says rental assistance programs are not enough alone to help.“Think about a single mom in the service industry who was used to working 30 to 40 hours a week whose hours were cut maybe in half,” he said. “That single mom is also paying rent, utilities, gas for work and also paying for...WW…
School District of Janesville to move forward with winter sports despite pleas of local health officials
SectionsExtrasWatch NowJANESVILLE, Wis. – The School District of Janesville will move forward with winter sports, despite pleas from the Rock County Public Health Department not to.The district, which held a board meeting to discuss requests made by the health department amidst a month and a half long surge of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, voted to pivot both high schools and middle schools to virtual learning until mid-January.Despite that, the board voted 6-3 to move forward with fall sports under precautionary guidelines laid out by the WIAA.Under the decision, student...…SectionsExtrasWatch NowJANESVILLE, Wis. – The School District of Janesville will move forward with winter sports, despite pleas from the Rock County Public Health Department not to.The district, which held a board meeting to discuss requests made by the health department amidst a month and a half long surge of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, voted to pivot both high schools and middle schools to virtual learning until mid-January.Despite that, the board voted 6-3 to move forward with fall sports under precautionary guidelines laid out by the WIAA.Under the decision, student...WW…
Thousands defy requests of medical officials, attend Trump rally in Janesville
SectionsExtrasWatch NowJANESVILLE, Wis. — Thousands of supporters of President Trump braved cold and windy conditions and Coronavirus fears Saturday to attend the president’s rally at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport.Medical experts had called for Trump to cancel his first rally in south-central Wisconsin during the 2020 campaign cycle due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. As of Friday, 1 in 138 people in Rock County, where the rally took place, were actively battling COVID-19.“It is kind of scary, you can catch yourself being scared, but I don’t want to hide. I want to...…SectionsExtrasWatch NowJANESVILLE, Wis. — Thousands of supporters of President Trump braved cold and windy conditions and Coronavirus fears Saturday to attend the president’s rally at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport.Medical experts had called for Trump to cancel his first rally in south-central Wisconsin during the 2020 campaign cycle due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. As of Friday, 1 in 138 people in Rock County, where the rally took place, were actively battling COVID-19.“It is kind of scary, you can catch yourself being scared, but I don’t want to hide. I want to...WW…
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