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The Department of Workforce Development has created five new positions called apprenticeship navigators to help Wisconsinites find open opportunities. Apprenticeship is a training model that combines on-the-job learning with job-related classroom instruction. Apprentices are employed and earn wages from their
Four members of Wisconsin’s House delegation are requesting nearly $150 million in earmarks since both national party caucuses agreed to bring back community project funding. Republicans banned earmarks a decade ago after retaking control of the House with some criticizing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly and Senate will be on the floor today with calendars that include several election bills. Meanwhile, the Assembly will also vote on whether to override Gov.
Ahead of today’s Senate vote, a bipartisan pair of senators said they’re confident a series of police reform bills will pass both legislative chambers and get signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers. In a Milwaukee Press Club-WisPolitics.com virtual event
Wisconsin is on pace to break its 2019 record for outdoor recreation-related economic activity this year. Since the start of the pandemic, Wisconsin has outpaced the national average in travel spending, acting Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers said. In 2020 this
After more than a year of what felt like hibernation, a COVID-19 vaccine is giving people hope for brighter days — and a reason to get back to travel. Wisconsin boasts 15,000+ lakes, 60,000+ acres of state parks and a
The Department of Workforce Development has created five new positions called apprenticeship navigators to help Wisconsinites find open opportunities. Apprenticeship is a training model that combines on-the-job learning with job-related classroom instruction. Apprentices are employed and earn wages from their first day on the job. Upon completion of their programs,
Four members of Wisconsin’s House delegation are requesting nearly $150 million in earmarks since both national party caucuses agreed to bring back community project funding. Republicans banned earmarks a decade ago after retaking control of the House with some criticizing the process as wasteful and ripe for corruption. After announcing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly and Senate will be on the floor today with calendars that include several election bills. Meanwhile, the Assembly will also vote on whether to override Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes of two COVID bills. AB 23, which
Ahead of today’s Senate vote, a bipartisan pair of senators said they’re confident a series of police reform bills will pass both legislative chambers and get signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers. In a Milwaukee Press Club-WisPolitics.com virtual event yesterday, Sens. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, and Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, both
Wisconsin is on pace to break its 2019 record for outdoor recreation-related economic activity this year. Since the start of the pandemic, Wisconsin has outpaced the national average in travel spending, acting Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers said. In 2020 this led to a local spending infusion of $2.5 billion that
After more than a year of what felt like hibernation, a COVID-19 vaccine is giving people hope for brighter days — and a reason to get back to travel. Wisconsin boasts 15,000+ lakes, 60,000+ acres of state parks and a bounty of tourism attractions statewide. This gives locals and out-of-staters