COVID-19 Update - Wednesday, May 20th

In order to support your families being able to take a deep breath, turn away from constant news updates, and create a new temporary normal, my office will continue sending a daily update on the COVID-19 public health emergency and will post online on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

It is my hope that one reliable update each day will allow you to take a deep breath, oversee all that is happening in your own life and home, and have a reliable source of news you can count on to be up to date and accurate. As always, previous updates are on our website and linked beneath the graphic below.

My greatest concerns right now are your lives and livelihoods. We are working hard to keep you and your loved ones safe, and to fight for our small businesses in an unprecedented crisis.

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Past email updates can be found HERE

Rental, Farm, Food Assistance - CARES Act

Today, Governor Evers announced the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program, a $25 million investment to provide short-term rental assistance to eligible Wisconsinites who experience income loss as a result of COVID-19. Initial details regarding the program are available HERE.

Governor Evers additionally announced today the Wisconsin Farm Support Program, a $50 million investment to provide direct payments to Wisconsin farmers hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, and a $15 million Food Security Initiative to fight hunger in Wisconsin.

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For more information, read the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program announcement HERE. Read the Farm Support Program and Food Security Initiative Announcement HERE.

Read my full statement HERE.

Letter to Congress - Support for Community
Health Centers

My colleagues and I in the Wisconsin State Legislature sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in support the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation’s request to include robust funding for Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the next COVID-19 package. Health Centers need immediate investments that will help to sustain their operations during this crisis and stable, long-term reauthorization of Health Center funding.

The full letter can be found HERE.

Department of Health Services Updates

For daily updated information on COVID-19 in Wisconsin, visit the DHS website HERE.

Updates on the Badger Bounce Back plan gating criteria can be found HERE.

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COVID-19 CASES

Statewide

13,413 confirmed cases

2,161 hospitalizations (16% of cases)

154,300 negative test results

481 devastating deaths

14th District Counties

Milwaukee - 5,373 confirmed cases
Waukesha - 514 confirmed cases

Forward together,