MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of March 2022. The data shows that Wisconsin’s preliminary unemployment rate declined to record low of 2.8 percent in March, down from 2.9 percent in February. Place of Residence Data: Wisconsin’s labor force participation rate was 66.5 percent in March, up from 66.4 percent in February, and 4.1 percentage points higher than the national rate of 62.4 percent in March. Wisconsin’s unemployment rate in March was 2.8 percent. Wisconsin’s 2.8 percent unemployment rate is a new record low

Ashland, WI – Today, Kelly Westlund, a longtime resident, former city council member, and community advocate from Ashland, announced her candidacy for Wisconsin State Senate District 25. Westlund, who has served as the Northwest Regional Representative for U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin since 2015, will run to replace State Senator Janet Bewley, who is retiring from public service at the end of the year.   “I’m running for the State Senate because the people of Northern Wisconsin continue to need a strong voice in Madison, an advocate who will work faithfully on the issues affecting their daily lives. The 25th is

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) and Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the National Educational Association Charter Repeal Act. This important bill repeals the federal charter granted to the National Education Association (NEA). Since its charter in 1906, the NEA has abandoned its core mission to “elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching; and to promote the cause of education in the United States.” Said Congressman Fitzgerald: “The National Education Association has strayed far from its original mission. Rather than supporting students, the NEA consistently put the interests of progressive teachers’ unions over the learning of