Gov. Evers, Dept. of Workforce Development: Announce more than $408,000 in technical education equipment grants to serve about 4,600 students
Students at 17 school districts across the state will benefit from new advanced manufacturing training for high-demand jobs MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced that 4,637 students in 17 school districts
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection: DATCP and WDVA celebrate Military Consumer Protection Month
MADISON, Wis. – In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 192,000 reports of fraud, identity theft, and other consumer issues from active duty military personnel, retirees, veterans, reserve and National Guard forces, and family members. Whether they
Baldwin campaign: Tammy Tuesdays: July 2, 2024
Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides. She understands that Wisconsin’s middle-class families
Kristen Brey: Will RNC be a bust for Milwaukee local businesses? Soft bookings are worrying.
Numerous news outlets reported how few bars and restaurants downtown have bookings for private events during the four day convention.
Jerry Hanson: Desperate times deserve desperate measures
President Biden has protected us from Trump, but we cannot risk losing our Democracy because Biden’s time has passed.
Charlie Sykes: Move on. Now.
Move on. Now. And quickly. It won’t be easy, and it is not without risk, but the Biden White House needs an intervention, because this can’t go on.
John Nichols: The point is to beat Trump — so pick the strongest candidate
The notion that the Democrats can solve all of their problems simply by replacing Biden should be met with a good measure of skepticism. Done wrong, a switchover could make things worse for the party, creating a sense of chaos and disarray. Worse yet, key constituencies loyal to Biden would feel shut out of the nominating process, even if the nominee is billed as “Biden’s choice.”
Owen Robinson: ‘Absolute immunity’
Since the executive is empowered and charged by the people to exercise these extraordinary powers on the people’s behalf, the executive must be free of the threat of criminal prosecution for executing their charge within their official capacity.
Gregory Humphrey: “I literally feel like I am going to vomit”: Another ‘Plessy moment’ from conservative Supreme Court as Trump scores major victory
If there was ever a case that needed a unanimous ruling from the Court, a shining light as to the limits of audacious attempts to thwart the law, this was the case. Instead, we have further evidence that the Supreme Court is a partisan political body where a far-right-wing element proved more than willing to expand its reactionary ideology and do so to align with what the nation knows is a dangerous and poisonous dagger to our democracy.
James Wigderson: Absolute immunity to the core
While the majority of the US Supreme Court does not define the “core constitutional powers,” certainly one of those “core” powers is the power given to the president to be the commander in chief of our armed forces. Former President Donald Trump has been a proponent of loosening the rules for our armed forces when they are abroad to allowing them to commit war crimes. This is not an exaggeration.
Michael Lucas: The real Wisconsin economy
Evers’s Department of Workforce Development likes to boast about low unemployment rates and high labor force participation, but how is Wisconsin’s economy really doing?
Bill Lueders: Redaction costs threaten police video access
If media outlets and civic groups are priced out of obtaining police video, one of the primary reasons for spending millions of tax dollars to outfit officers with cameras will have been undermined.
UW-Madison: Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub funding
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Tuesday announced $49 million in Phase 2 funding to the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub, a groundbreaking initiative set to drive transformative medical innovation, workforce development and critical job growth across Wisconsin. The University of
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Wisconsin biohealth tech hub approved for $49 million in phase 2 funding
Chamber celebrates announcement, calls on Congress to fully fund program MADISON – Today, the U.S. Economic Development Administration announced the approval of $49 million in Phase 2 funding, as part of the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program, for the
Gov. Evers, U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Announce Wisconsin’s official selection as a tech Hub, unlocking $49 million to grow biohealth economy and create jobs
Tech Hub projected to bring more than 30,000 jobs and $9 billion of economic development in first 10 years to Wisconsin MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), today announced that Wisconsin has officially been selected