Gov. Evers, DWD: Announce $6.6 million in new grants to train over 3,800 Wisconsin workers in advanced manufacturing and AI 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today kicked off Manufacturing Month by announcing $6.6 million in grants to 84 employers to train 3,823 Wisconsin workers through the Wisconsin Training for Resilient Advanced Industry Needs (WisTRAIN) employer grant program. As announced during Gov.

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Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy: New CROWE Report: Wisconsin’s Hospital Markets are highly concentrated. Mergers and closures have made them more so

MADISON, Wisconsin, October 13, 2026 — Wisconsin’s hospital markets are highly concentrated, andthey grew more concentrated between 2018 and 2025, driven mainly by hospital mergers and closures ratherthan by patients choosing different hospitals. That is the central finding of a new report from the Center forResearch on the Wisconsin Economy

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Grothman campaign: Grothman earns endorsement of U.S. Chamber of Commerce

(Fond du Lac, WI) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman announced that he has earned the endorsement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to represent Wisconsin’s Sixth Congressional District. The U.S. Chamber endorses candidates for federal office who will support policies that drive innovation, grow the economy, and create opportunities for

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Gov. Evers, DWD: Announce $6.6 million in new grants to train over 3,800 Wisconsin workers in advanced manufacturing and AI 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today kicked off Manufacturing Month by announcing $6.6 million in grants to 84 employers to train 3,823 Wisconsin workers through the Wisconsin Training for Resilient Advanced Industry Needs (WisTRAIN) employer grant program. As announced during Gov. Evers’ 2026 State of the State address, the new WisTRAIN program is

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WisDems: ICYMI: Wisconsin Democrats and Democracy Defenders Action hold press conference on lawsuit against the Trump administration

MADISON, Wis. —  Today, Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), co-founder and board member of Democracy Defenders Action, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Devin Remiker, candidate for Wisconsin Treasurer Yee Leng Xiong, and Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan held a press conference to discuss the importance of fighting back against the Trump administration’s corruption

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Crosson campaign: Crosson, Wied to debate on WFRV Thursday, October 22; debate airs live on WFRV+, primetime on WFRV, and encore Sunday morning

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Rick Crosson, Democratic nominee for Congress in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, confirmed today that he will debate incumbent Rep. Tony Wied on WFRV on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The one-hour debate will be moderated by WFRV’s Tom Zalaski and Stacy Engebretson. The debate will be recorded

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Blackhawk Technical College: German delegation visits Blackhawk

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Delegates from the German state of Hessen and the German Consulate stopped at Blackhawk Technical College on Oct. 9 to talk about opportunities for collaboration and to tour the Beloit-Janesville Campus. The group of leaders is visiting as part of the 50th anniversary of the sister-state partnership

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