Grants Available to Train Healthcare Workers
Tuesday, 28 April 2026 - GOV Press Wisconsin
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/emt-s438.jpgGov. Evers, DWD Announce Over $410,000 in Fast Forward Training Grants to Train Over 600 Healthcare Workers, Help Address Healthcare Workforce Shortage.
Annual Apprenticeship Week Kicks Off
Monday, 27 April 2026 - GOV Press Wisconsin
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/electrical-workers-s450.jpgRecord 12,141 high school juniors and seniors enrolled in the state’s Youth Apprenticeship program during the 2025-26 school year.
Saving the Planet… Until War Breaks Out
Friday, 24 April 2026 - Laura Kiefert, Progressive Commentator
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/iran-war-oil-2026-s440.pngWe’re told to live greener, drive less, and save the planet until a global crisis hits, then it’s all about oil, survival, and keeping the lights on. The war in Iran is exposing just how fragile our commitment to sustainability really is.
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15 advocacy groups & unions call on Gov. Evers to use veto power to force BadgerCare expansion onto the table.
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Governor celebrates June Dairy Month, enacts bill creating the Agricultural Roads Improvement Program.
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AB 321 is a half-baked bill that burdens our schools further by legislating mandates and bans that take away tools from our educators say legislators.
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Commission will advise on the creation of the Green Innovation Fund to leverage public and private financing to invest in environmental and clean energy solutions.
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Plan in reaction to Statewide funding crisis.
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Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee have chosen to cut continued childcare funding from the 2023-25 state budget, a shortsighted move that will lessen productivity and hurt working families statewide.
- Legislation Provides Historic Shared Revenue Increases for Local Communities
- Democrats Celebrate Juneteenth
- 2023 Juneteenth Flag Raising at the Wisconsin State Capitol
- State Republicans Push Property Tax Increase
- Supporting Wisconsin Workers Makes A Strong Economy
- Vos Obstructs Wisconsinites’ Priorities
- $55 Milion in Additional Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funded
- Democrats Introduce Gun Violence Prevention Bills
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