Proposal suggests giving $1,500 stimulus checks in exchange for taking COVID vaccine
The proposal faces some major hurdles.
Employers add a modest 245,000 jobs in November as coronavirus pandemic intensifies
America’s employers scaled back their hiring last month as the viral pandemic accelerated across the country, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and the fifth straight monthly slowdown.
Families in fear as COVID-19 eviction moratorium nears end
Those impacted by the crisis are hoping leaders do more to assist those in need.
Farms 'already out' of Christmas trees as demand soars in 2020
Business has been anything but slow leading up to Christmas 2020 at Trees for Less Nursery in Mequon.
Evers announces $45M in assistance for restaurants impacted by COVID-19
Restaurants and other targeted small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will receive $45 million in assistance.
Milwaukee shop finds new way to boost business during pandemic
Traditional shopping habits have been shattered by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, one Milwaukee business is still set to have one of its best years yet.
IRS admits to erroneously sending $34M in COVID-19 stimulus funds overseas
The IRS acknowledged that it was responsible for sending $34 million worth of COVID-19 stimulus checks to ineligible people living outside of the United States.
Wisconsin DWD launches extended unemployment benefits program
The application process will be available to those who have exhausted their regular unemployment insurance benefits and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Benefits.
'A dogfight every day' for coffee shops as COVID changes habits
With so many of us working from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, or just not leaving the house all that much anymore, America's coffee shops are suffering, including in Milwaukee, with the downtown sector hit especially hard.
Biden: Coronavirus relief package during lame-duck period likely 'just a start'
President-elect Joe Biden added that his transition team was “already working” on additional relief measures to be proposed in the next session of Congress.
TSA screens over 1 million passengers during Thanksgiving travel period
The TSA reported screening more than 1 million airline passengers on four individual days during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period.
McConnell says 'no reason' coronavirus relief shouldn't pass by year's end
Lawmakers have just weeks to reach terms on an agreement before Congress adjourns for the year on Dec. 21.
Coronavirus aid, federal funding remain unresolved as Congress returns
Congress is returning to Washington for one last attempt at deal-making this year.
'E-commerce booming' amid COVID-19, record $9B spent on Black Friday
It was a busy Thanksgiving weekend at The Corners of Brookfield, but the virus changed the way people did their shopping.
Online shoppers: 'Use a credit card' for best scam protection
Between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, holiday shopping changes amid the coronavirus pandemic have pushed more consumers online, and crooks are counting on that this season.
Innovative lending services look to help small businesses
Some financial opportunities have innovative models designed for getting small businesses through the roller coaster ride that has been surviving through the pandemic.
Absent new stimulus, wealthy pay off credit cards, while others dive deeper into debt
Credit cards reveal yet another example of the “K-shaped recovery” wherein high earners are recuperating, or even increasing their wealth during the economic downturn, and lower income earners are flailing.
Oklahoma organization offering $10K if you move to Tulsa for remote work
Tulsa Remote is an incentive program offering $10,000 to out-of-state remote workers who move to Oklahoma.
Some California counties winding down hotels for homeless; some in San Francisco are outraged
In San Francisco, advocacy groups and some officials are outraged by the mayor’s plan to start moving hundreds of people out of hotels around the holidays.
State investigates possible $5.97M in erroneous unemployment payments
The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has identified 7,843 unemployment insurance claims it suspects were filed fraudulently due to identity theft.