Gov. Evers, Dept. of Workforce Development: Announce over $1.5 million in fast forward grants to help train over 700 Wisconsinites for in-demand jobs

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced over $1.5 million in worker training grants through the Wisconsin Fast Forward Program to assist 19 employers in training more than 700 workers for high-demand jobs in construction, child care, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportat…

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National Federation of Independent Business Wisconsin PAC: Endorses Judge Maria Lazar for the Wisconsin Supreme Court

MADISON, WI (March 31, 2026) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Wisconsin’s political action committee (PAC) announced today its endorsement of Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar for election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “Maria Lazar is the best candidate to stop the Supreme Court’s troubling slide toward an activist branch of

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Gov. Evers, Dept. of Workforce Development: Announce over $1.5 million in fast forward grants to help train over 700 Wisconsinites for in-demand jobs

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced over $1.5 million in worker training grants through the Wisconsin Fast Forward Program to assist 19 employers in training more than 700 workers for high-demand jobs in construction, child care, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportat… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t

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Evers signs into law changes to worker’s comp in Wisconsin

Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law dozens of changes to worker’s compensation in the state, from expanding PTSD coverage for some first responders to boosting certain disability benefit rates.  The Dem guv yesterday signed AB 651 at the Wisconsin State Council of Machinists Annual Conference, his office announced. The

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