Gov. Evers provides update on Badger Bounce Back Program

Gov. Evers provides update on Badger Bounce Back Program

Governor Tony Evers gave an update Monday morning on Wisconsin's Badger Bounce Back Program.

TOPPING OUR NEWS ON THECORONAVIRUS SITUATION INWISCONSIN... GOVERNOR TONYEVERS OFFERING UPDATES TODAYON WHETHER WE'RE ANY CLOSER TORE-OPENING THE STATE'SECONOMY.

SOME OF THAT WILLDEPEND ON WHAT SORT OF NUBMERSWE GET LATER TODAY FROM THESTATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHSERVICES.

THE GOVERNOR SPOKETHIS MORNING... AND OUR MARYJO OLA HAS MORE ON WHAT WASSAID,STATE LEADERS MET VIRTUALLYWITH DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES INTHE MILWAUKEE AREA...TO TALKABOUT REOPENING THE STATE.THEPANEL INCLUDED LEADERS INHEALTH, EDUCATION ANDPHILANTHROPY.GOVERNOR TONYEVERS AND SECRETARY MISSYHUGHES WITH THE WISCONSINECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION ARE TALKING MOREIN-DEPTH ABOUT THE BACKPROGRAM.THE GOVERNOR HIGHLIGHTED HOWSAFER AT HOME HAS ALLOWED THESTATE TO REOPEN SOME RETAILSPACES WHILE SOCIALDISTANCING...INCLUDING GOLFCOURSES AND CURBSIDE SERVICE.THE W-E-D-C SECRETARY SAYSTHEY ARE WORKING WITH HEALTHOFFICIALS AND THE GOVERNOR'SOFFICE TO GET NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSES BACK ONLINE.THATINCLUDES WORKING WITHCOMPANIES TO DETERMINE BESTPRACTICES TO ENSURE SAFETY INA PANDEMIC.GOV.

EVERS: (("The worst thingwe can do is resume operationswithout the rightgroundwork...need workers andconsumers to haveconfidence."))SECRETARY HUGHES SAYS THEIRONGOING WORK MEANS MORE THANLEARNING THE NEGATIVE IMPACTON BUSINESSES...THEY ALSO WANTTO KNOW ABOUT INNOVATIVECHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING...AND HOW TO SHARE THOSE WITHOTHER GROUPS.

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