Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Welcomes President Biden to Milwaukee, celebrates further advancements in apprenticeship programs and good union careers for Wisconsin workers

Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement as President Biden visits Milwaukee to discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s progress on replacing lead pipes and creating good-paying union jobs through the Investing in America Milwaukee Workforce Hub: “Wisconsin

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A Better Wisconsin Together: As President Biden speaks on lead pipe removal efforts in Milwaukee, A Better Wisconsin Together releases video highlighting local family’s fight against lead poisoning

MADISON, Wis. — As President Biden delivers remarks in Milwaukee today on the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to remove lead pipes across Wisconsin and keep families healthy, a recently released video from A Better Wisconsin Together highlights Deanna Branch, a Milwaukee mother

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TUE PM Update: Racial disparities persist in latest K-12 test results

From WisPolitics … — Major racial disparities persist between students of color and white students in English language arts, according to statewide test results released by the DPI today. Today’s results for the 2023-24 school year were released after the Department of Public Instruction came under fire this year for

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Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul joins bipartisan coalition seeking court enforcement as TikTok fails to preserve and produce evidence in multistate investigation

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a Tennessee court to enforce its orders that require TikTok to comply with an ongoing multistate consumer protection investigation and to preserve and produce relevant evidence. “With the impact of social media on

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Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce: Congressman Bryan Steil addresses key policy concerns ahead of election

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s (WMC) Kurt Bauer recently sat down with Congressman Bryan Steil to discuss some of the policy issues at play for Wisconsin employers and families. WMC – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – released a video of the interview on Tuesday. In the conversation, Bauer, WMC’s President

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WisDems: What Wisconsinites are watching 📺: News3000 reality check shows Joan Ballweg’s allies caught red-handed lying about Democrat Sarah Keyeski

MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Channel 3000 ran a comprehensive fact check on the TV attack ad Joan Ballweg’s allies were running in the 14th Senate District accusing Democrat Sarah Keyeski of voting to increase her own pay as a member of the Lodi School Board. The verdict? False. Sarah Keyeski is a political

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Welcomes President Biden to Milwaukee, celebrates further advancements in apprenticeship programs and good union careers for Wisconsin workers

Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement as President Biden visits Milwaukee to discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s progress on replacing lead pipes and creating good-paying union jobs through the Investing in America Milwaukee Workforce Hub: “Wisconsin workers are proud to welcome President Biden to Milwaukee today

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A Better Wisconsin Together: As President Biden speaks on lead pipe removal efforts in Milwaukee, A Better Wisconsin Together releases video highlighting local family’s fight against lead poisoning

MADISON, Wis. — As President Biden delivers remarks in Milwaukee today on the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to remove lead pipes across Wisconsin and keep families healthy, a recently released video from A Better Wisconsin Together highlights Deanna Branch, a Milwaukee mother of three, telling her family’s story about how they were

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Dept. of Military Affairs: Wisconsin Task Force 1 completes first major out-of-state deployment following Hurricane Helene

CAMP DOUGLAS –Wisconsin’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, known as Wisconsin Task Force 1(WI-TF1), recently returned from their first major out-of-state deployment. Sixteen members were sent to North Carolina for assistance following Hurricane Helene. “The journey to North Carolina was a little rough as we were travelling during the

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