Hey there, folks! Governor Tony Evers here.  
 
Making sure Wisconsin is prepared to create jobs for the future and meet the rapidly evolving needs of a 21st-century economy must be a top priority for our state. 
 
At the same time, we also have to make sure we don’t jeopardize the work we have done—and are doing—to build a more sustainable future for our state. 
 
Folks, Wisconsin is ready for bold and urgent solutions that will stop treating these goals as mutually exclusive.  
 
That’s why I sent a letter to the Trump Administration urging them to reverse course on forcing aging, coal-fired power plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates. 

And all keeping these power plants open is doing is causing costs to go up for Wisconsin families. 
 
Wisconsin must continue working to build the clean energy future our families, communities, and economy need in order to reduce energy costs, reduce our reliance on out-of-state energy sources, and build the sustainable future we want for our kids.  
 
That’s why I was proud to secure $2 million to partner with UW-Madison to study opportunities to expand nuclear energy in Wisconsin and help meet the state’s growing needs.  
 
Nuclear energy is the largest source of clean power in our country, but today, it’s way underutilized in our state. 
 
Nuclear energy also supports nearly half a million jobs in the United States, proving that investing in clean energy and protecting our environment and creating jobs and bolstering our economy go hand in hand. 
 
And a key part of our work to build a more sustainable future is building a 21st-century workforce to meet 21st-century needs. 
 
So, this week, we’re also glad to be celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, as well as another record-breaking year for youth apprenticeship in our state for the fifth year in a row. 

Folks, Wisconsin is ready to be a leader in building a clean energy economy and workforce, and that’s exactly what we’re going to keep working to do. 
 
Thank you.