The Wisconsin economy is quickly recovering from the COVID19 pandemic, and is doing better than before on key measures like poverty.
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Credit Card Interchange Regulation Will Hurt American Consumers and Small Businesses
As a professor of economics, examining the impacts of economic policy on consumers has always been a priority in my research.
$2.5 Billion in ARPA Funds Awarded to Wisconsin, Budgeting Underway
Since President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in March of 2021, Wisconsin has been given between $2.5 and $3 billion in public funding, and government institutions are busy determining how to spend said funds.
Promising Reports on Wisconsin’s Employment Situation
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Wisconsin shows how much progress has been made in the state in 2022 so far to recover the labor market to pre-pandemic levels.
Gov. Evers Approves New Funds for Wisconsin Meat Industry
On May 23rd, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced the creation of the Meat and Poultry Supply Chain Resiliency Grant Program, investing a much needed $10 million in the state’s meat processors.
Costs for Higher Education Could Lead to Future Labor Shortages Across Wisconsin
Wisconsin higher education enrollment rates are currently declining faster than the national average.
Women Entrepreneurs Used the Pandemic to Seize the Business Gap
A study from Gusto, a human resources firm, found that 49 percent of people who started a new business in 2020 were women.
Gov. Evers Proposes Major Tax Cuts and Relief for Most Wisconsinites
In order to help residents deal with rising living costs following the pandemic, Gov. Evers has outlined a plan to provide a $150 surplus refund to every Wisconsinite, thanks to an unexpectedly high budget surplus for this coming fiscal year.
Wisconsin Riding a Wave of Business Applications
Following a record-breaking surge of business applications in 2020 and 2021, reports show Wisconsin entrepreneurs continued to submit new applications in the first quarter of 2022.