SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. — Congress has agreed to extend the federal moratorium on evictions and pass $25 billion in rental assistance in its latest coronavirus relief bill.The combination of the two provisions is ideal for combatting evictions, according to Karla Thennes, the executive director of Porchlight, an organization that in part runs a men’s shelter in Madison.Without rental assistance, Thennes said landlords and renters can suffer.“When it’s over with if (renters) are going to owe four, five, six months’ rent how do you get on top of that? You don’t,” Thennes said.Her...…SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. — Congress has agreed to extend the federal moratorium on evictions and pass $25 billion in rental assistance in its latest coronavirus relief bill.The combination of the two provisions is ideal for combatting evictions, according to Karla Thennes, the executive director of Porchlight, an organization that in part runs a men’s shelter in Madison.Without rental assistance, Thennes said landlords and renters can suffer.“When it’s over with if (renters) are going to owe four, five, six months’ rent how do you get on top of that? You don’t,” Thennes said.Her...WW…

SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. — More than 63,000 Wisconsinites are still waiting to hear anything back on their unemployment insurance claim.They are stuck in an adjudication backlog the Department of Workforce Development has been trying to clear since the pandemic began.Teri Kalagian joined that group when she lost her job in July.“They can’t tell me anything,” she said of calling the unemployment insurance office. “They can’t pass me on to adjudication. They just tell me, ‘sorry, you just have to wait.’”Kalagian worries the way she filled out the paperwork has landed her in...…SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. — More than 63,000 Wisconsinites are still waiting to hear anything back on their unemployment insurance claim.They are stuck in an adjudication backlog the Department of Workforce Development has been trying to clear since the pandemic began.Teri Kalagian joined that group when she lost her job in July.“They can’t tell me anything,” she said of calling the unemployment insurance office. “They can’t pass me on to adjudication. They just tell me, ‘sorry, you just have to wait.’”Kalagian worries the way she filled out the paperwork has landed her in...WW…

SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. — There’s been no new legislation or rules on coronavirus to come out of the state capitol in months.While Republicans who lead the legislature say they want people following health guidelines, Wisconsin numbers now indicate to Dane County Executive Joe Parisi that asking is not enough.“We know what works and that’s the tragedy within the tragedy that’s occurring right now,” Parisi said. “People are dying needlessly because state leaders have not put in place mandatory guidelines that are proven — that are proven — to reduce illness and suffering and...…SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. — There’s been no new legislation or rules on coronavirus to come out of the state capitol in months.While Republicans who lead the legislature say they want people following health guidelines, Wisconsin numbers now indicate to Dane County Executive Joe Parisi that asking is not enough.“We know what works and that’s the tragedy within the tragedy that’s occurring right now,” Parisi said. “People are dying needlessly because state leaders have not put in place mandatory guidelines that are proven — that are proven — to reduce illness and suffering and...WW…

SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, wants to make sure of something elections leaders are already promising: there were no major issues with counting ballots.“I would rather guarantee that everyone at the end of the day has certainty that the election was conducted fairly because we do a thorough investigation as opposed to trusting a bunch of bureaucrats in Madison saying, look we did it just fine,” Vos told reporters Tuesday.Despite Vos’ concerns, clerks across the state have affirmed they conducted the election lawfully, and they have...…SectionsExtrasWatch NowMADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, wants to make sure of something elections leaders are already promising: there were no major issues with counting ballots.“I would rather guarantee that everyone at the end of the day has certainty that the election was conducted fairly because we do a thorough investigation as opposed to trusting a bunch of bureaucrats in Madison saying, look we did it just fine,” Vos told reporters Tuesday.Despite Vos’ concerns, clerks across the state have affirmed they conducted the election lawfully, and they have...WW…