Gov. Evers, DWD: Host “Winning With Wisconsin’s Workforce” event in Hayward, continue push to address State’s chronic workforce challenges

HAYWARD — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board, hosted a “Winning with Wisconsin’s Workforce” forum highlighting key investments and strategies to boost workforce participation and help employers meet their needs for well-trained and

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THU PM Update: Senate committee poised to move on Evers’ DNR Board picks

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The office of state Sen. Rob Stafsholt says the New Richmond Republican is aiming for an Aug. 23 committee hearing on Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the state Natural Resources Board. Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage Committee Clerk Sharlene Konkel told WisPolitics

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Minocqua Brewing Company: Taproom remains open in Minocqua

Minocqua – Despite the Oneida County Zoning Committee’s recent vote to revoke the Minocqua Brewing Company’s operating permit, the Taproom remains open while the company appeals the decision to the county’s board of adjustment. “We are not giving up and we are staying open,” said Kirk Bangstad, owner of the

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Gov. Evers, DWD: Host “Winning With Wisconsin’s Workforce” event in Hayward, continue push to address State’s chronic workforce challenges

HAYWARD — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board, hosted a “Winning with Wisconsin’s Workforce” forum highlighting key investments and strategies to boost workforce participation and help employers meet their needs for well-trained and highly skilled workers. The event comes after the governor earlier this

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Edgewood College: Offers innovative answer to teacher shortage

Madison, Wis. (August 10, 2023) – Edgewood College is offering an innovative solution to the teacher shortage in Wisconsin, and school districts are listening. The College has launched an Accelerated Teacher Residency program in recent months, and to date more than twenty school districts, including many from Dane County, have

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Lake Geneva Cruise Line celebrates 150th anniversary

In the 1860s, traveling to Walworth County’s Geneva Lake by horse-drawn wagon or carriage was no easy task. That changed in July 1871, when the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was extended to the town of Lake Geneva, cutting the trip to less than a day from the Windy City. Three

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The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party: Gallagher leads House Select Committee on CODEL to Australia as CCP aggression mounts

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA- On Thursday, August 10, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party arrived in Australia alongside Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL). As CCP aggression in the region mounts, the members will participate in the Australian American Leadership Dialogue (AALD)

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Celebrates one-year anniversary of delivering earned health care and benefits for toxic-exposed veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year ago, today, the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics of 2022 (PACT Act), which U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin supported, was signed into law, finally delivering all generations of toxic-exposed veterans their earned health care and benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs

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