Governor Evers Asks President for Disaster Declaration
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 -- 11:40 AM
(AP) -Gov. Tony Evers asked the President on Tuesday to issue a major disaster declaration for Wisconsin due to the coronavirus pandemic, as the state opened voluntary isolation centers, unemployment claims hit a daily high and the state’s health secretary warned that Medicaid enrollments were going to skyrocket.Evers said he hoped the emergency declaration, which also would cover Wisconsin’s federally recognized tribes, would allow the states to access critical programs to support its response, including community disaster loans, public assistance, direct assistance and crisis counseling.
“The response to this outbreak has caused multiple deaths, exhausted many of our resources, resulted in record unemployment claims, and taken a toll on the community infrastructure that is in place to protect the public,” Evers said. “We need federal assistance to help rebuild those critical safety nets and ensure they remain strong.”
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