There is plenty of support at the Wisconsin Capitol to end the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits.
But there are questions as to just how much more state help lawmakers are willing to provide during the coronavirus outbreak. The top Republicans at the Capitol, Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, yesterday said they’re on-board with fast tracking unemployment help.
Governor Evers is pushing two packages that would also spend nearly a billion-dollars on healthcare providers and other needs across the state.
