Outbreak Wisconsin
Rosemary Kraemer, beloved mother, grandmother and ‘GG’, dies of COVID-19 at 74
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Rosemary Kraemer died Oct. 14, 2020, of complications from COVID-19 at age 74. She is one of more than 4,000 Wisconsinites lost to the virus.
Outbreak Wisconsin
‘Winter is coming, and a lot of doors are going to be shut’: Restaurant and bar workers in peril as weather grows cold and COVID-19 keeps spreading
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Before the pandemic, Amy Moreland worked as a bartender and events coordinator in Madison. “Well, that’s canceled forever, or the foreseeable future,” she joked anxiously in her latest audio diary for Outbreak Wisconsin.
Outbreak Wisconsin
‘It doesn’t look like there’s an end in sight to this’: Pandemic drags on as $600 unemployment lifeline nears expiration
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Amy Moreland, a Madison bartender out of work since mid-March, has been forced to make tough decisions about money as her benefits from the federal CARES Act near expiration.
Outbreak Wisconsin
Introducing dairy farmer Brian Voegeli: ‘Our Family Has Been Through A Lot’
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Bryan Voegeli runs a dairy farm located between New Glarus and Monticello. “In our small corner of the world we were just starting to get through one set of difficult times, and now … like everyone else we kind of got hit with another.”
Outbreak Wisconsin
‘Day 54 and finally some financial relief’: Madison Bartender Amy Moreland on waiting for federal unemployment aid
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Madison bartender Amy Moreland has been out of work since mid-March. “I am trying to control the things that I can control, but I’m frustrated,” she said.
Outbreak Wisconsin
Introducing Amy Moreland: Madison bartender
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Prior to the pandemic, Moreland’s life was moving forward. Now she’s unemployed and scared of the unknown.
Economy
No relief from Wisconsin’s 565 percent payday loan interest under new rules
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Payday lenders in Wisconsin charge an average of 565 percent interest for short-term loans. New proposed federal rules to protect consumers will not change that.
Frac Sand Rush
Controversy on Wisconsin-Iowa border as frac sand mine, No. 1 in violations, seeks to expand
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Pattison Sand Co., which recently opened a site in Wisconsin, is facing concerns over the growth of its Iowa mine, which has a worst-in-the-nation safety record.
Economy
Wisconsin’s new debt law not in line with federal recommendations
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The FTC has recommended that states boost requirements for what documentation is needed at the beginning of a lawsuit. Wisconsin’s new law does not meet most of these recommendations.
Economy
Controversial debt buyers get a break under new Wisconsin law
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A new Wisconsin law standardized debt collection; advocates fear it could hurt consumers.