The letter is signed by Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Mike Rounds (R-S.C.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and David Perdue (R-Ga.).

WASHINGTON, DC - Seven GOP senators sent a letter to President Trump on Friday asking that he commit to protecting the insurance industry from proposals in state legislatures that would require insurance companies to retroactively cover small business losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The letter to Trump, obtained by The Hill, warns that the new state-level legislation would result in enormous financial losses for the business insurance industry.

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/covid-19-hospital-icu-s5.jpgWe need active and retired healthcare professionals and those who wish to help in non-clinical support to sign up to volunteer, says Governor.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/door-county_biking-s5.jpgGrowing difficulty with ensuring social distancing compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic, dwindling cleaning supplies and mounting trash require action.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/coronavirus-office-closed-wi-politico-s5.jpgTime to take the politics politics out of this proposal says the Governor. People are scared, and people need to know that we're not going to leave them in the lurch.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/robin-vos-is-safe-to-vote-s5.jpg"Republicans should fight very hard when it comes to state wide mail-in voting,” Trump said over Twitter on Wednesday. “Tremendous potential for voter fraud, and for whatever reason, doesn’t work out well for Republicans.”

The contents of the report were not immediately known.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Treasury Department inspector general's office on Wednesday sent a report about the department's handling of House Democrats' request for President Trump's tax returns to key lawmakers.

Acting inspector general Richard Delmar said in an email to The Hill that his office's "inquiry report" was sent to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.), who requested the report, as well as the committee's top Republican, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas).

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Three tubs of lost votes found at a mail processing center in Milwaukee after polls close.

MADISON – Representative Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement after three tubs of ballots for Oshkosh and Appleton were discovered at a mail processing center in Milwaukee after polls closed on Tuesday:

“It’s not surprising there would be absentee ballot issues given the surge in demand and chaos of having an election that did not need to, and should not have been held during this public health emergency.

“I’m disappointed that I, and hundreds of my constituents, were unable to vote or were forced to risk their health and the health of others. It will be important to get answers on why and how this happened. The Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Department of Justice should investigate this and any other irregularities reported from Tuesday’s elections.

“With elections in May, August, and November, it is imperative that the Legislature act to implement a mail only ballot voting system during the length of this pandemic. This includes funding the resources necessary to support the WEC and our local clerks in safely and securely implementing such a system, used effectively already in other states. This should be an immediate priority.”

USDA is here to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/small-business-owners-mf-s5.jpgSen. Smith writes about state and federal government resources available to support small business owners and Wisconsin workers during this public health crisis and includes links to them and additional information on COVID-19 relief for readers.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/gb-vote-47-lines2-s5.jpgVoters experienced difficulty requesting and receiving absentee ballots, poll worker shortages resulted in long wait times, mixed messages left persons quarantining at home confused on how to vote, and many other discrepancies.