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02/16/2021 10:00 AM EST
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MADISON, Wis. Opportunity Wisconsin released a statement today on Senator
Ron Johnson voting against the first step in providing COVID relief to Wisconsinites.
“Senator Johnson had no issue voting for a $2 trillion dollar tax giveaway for millionaires like himself, but when it comes to urgently-needed COVID relief for his constituents, somehow the price tag is too high. Wisconsin deserves senators who will fight for our values and support our families struggling in the pandemic, not hide behind procedural excuses. We urge Senator Johnson to stop standing in the way of robust relief measures that we need now.”
In December, Johnson blocked a bipartisan effort to provide $1,200 direct payment checks to Wisconsinites. As Politico reported, Johnson is “the guy who twice shut down $1,200 stimulus checks that would have gone to hundreds of thousands of his constituents.” Today, Johnson voted against the first step in passing the American Rescue Act, which includes $1,400 in
Although U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson finally acknowledged Tuesday that Biden is the president-elect and the election was legitimate, he still convened a Senate hearing Wednesday on election “irregularities.” (Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WKBT) Darren Price, co-owner of of BP Smokehouse BBQ in Tomah, says Wisconsin Republican U.S. Ron Johnson deserves a fair shake for working so hard after a fashion.
“Let’s be fair,” Price said during a business roundtable that Opportunity Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Main Street Alliance hosted in Milwaukee Thursday night. “Senator Ron Johnson is working very, very hard at embarrassing himself.
“We need assistance from our representatives, and I can’t wrap my head around the fact that these people work for us, yet in this crisis, they don’t hear us,” says Darren Price, co-owner of BP Smokehouse BBQ in Tomah. (BP Smokehouse photo)
Plus: Wisconsin Center District sells debt for expansion. By Jeramey Jannene - Dec 13th, 2020 04:16 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Cream City Hostel. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
The COVID-19 pandemic decimated travel across the globe, and Milwaukee’s first hostel was not immune to the effects. Cream City Hostel closed its doors earlier this year amidst the travel slowdown.
But the building at 500 E. Center St. didn’t go dark. Bader Philanthropies is backing a new cooperative housing model built from the hostel’s infrastructure. The organization is providing a low-interest $450,000 loan to support the building’s conversion and retire existing debt. Milwaukee Area Cohousing is providing support on the conversion.