APPLETON, Wis. (July 26, 2022) – Valley Transit, the public transportation service in the Fox Cities, is working to address a severe driver shortage by offering up to a $5,000 sign-on bonus for applicants who already possess a commercial drivers license.   For full-time positions, a $5,000 sign-on bonus will be provided to new hires, for part-time positions a $2,500 sign-on bonus will be offered. Applicants interested in receiving the sign-on bonus must already have a valid Class A or Class B CDL with a passenger endorsement and no air brake restriction.   “We need customer service-oriented drivers to continue providing the

CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. – Inch by inch, a group of teens pulled and raised a body from the top of a building. A few yards away, another group of aspiring first responders helped firefighters prop up a vehicle on its side. These skills were just some of the lessons kids from around the country learned at the Responding to Emergencies and Disasters with Youth (READY) Camp, held this month at Wisconsin Emergency Management’s Regional Emergency All-Climate Training Center in Camp Douglas. “READY Camp can help people in your community because if you learn first aid, CPR, and Stop the Bleed,

Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds voters to check and be sure that they have the proper identification needed to vote in next month’s state primary election (August 9). Wisconsin driver licenses or IDs are the most common form of identification used for voting purposes. A federally compliant REAL ID card is not required to show at the polls. The Wisconsin Elections Commission notes other forms of identification are valid for voting, such as military or student ID cards. To see if a card meets the requirements, visit the Wisconsin Elections Commission website. Voters looking to get their first

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of 22 Senators led by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging the agencies to acknowledge inequities of vaccine access and immediately increase access to the JYNNEOS monkeypox and smallpox vaccine to all communities in the United States. “The United States has invested billions of dollars to develop, manufacture, and stockpile doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine as a component of a federal biosecurity program,” wrote the Senators. “We understand that

MILWAUKEE – U.S. Senate Candidate Steven Olikara is surging with primary voters in Wisconsin. His core message of changing the system and ending legalized bribery in Congress is resonating with voters across the political spectrum. “This is a mission which is bigger than us. The exhausted majority is rising up,” says Olikara. Olikara is shaking up Wisconsin politics as he enters the WISN Town Hall on August 2nd. This comes after his strong performance at the only U.S. Senate primary debate, after which pundits declared him as having the best night. This is significant given that the Olikara campaign was a heavy underdog heading into the

Green Bay, Wis. — Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in communities, addressing needs often underserved. Yet leading a nonprofit requires a different skillset than leading a for-profit company.   UW-Green Bay’s Nonprofit Leadership Certificate can provide tools and actionable approaches essential for nonprofit success.   “Our communities are impacted by hundreds of nonprofits,” says Lora Warner, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Public Affairs at UW-Green Bay. She teaches in the Public Administration program and leads the Nonprofit Management Certificate. “These nonprofits service populations of great need, which makes it all the more important that ongoing training is