WEDC Board of Directors Meeting
On February 9, 2023, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will hold their board of directors meeting.
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Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development
On February 8, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development will hold a public hearing followed by an informational hearing on the following: Clearinghouse Rule 21-041: implementing electronics recycling program requirements and affecting small business Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation presentation
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means
On February 2, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held an informational hearing on the following: State of Wisconsin Investment Board – “An update on its management of the assets of the Wisconsin Retirement System” Secretary Peter Barca – Secretary of Department of Revenue
Assembly Committee on Rural Development
On February 2, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Rural Development held an informational hearing featuring a presentation by Steven Deller, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics on “The Status of Wisconsin’s Rural Economy.”
News Conference: DWD Briefing on Statewide Labor Market Data for December 2022
On January 19, 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development offered an online media briefing following the release of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for December 2022. The briefing will cover the statewide unemployment rate, total nonfarm jobs, labor force participation rate and some high-level sector information. Briefing provided by Dennis […]
Wisconsin State Assembly Floor Session
On January 19, 2023, the Assembly held a floor session on the following: Assembly Joint Resolution 1 / Senate Joint Resolution 2: conditions for release prior to conviction, including the imposition of bail (second consideration) Senate Joint Resolution 3 / Assembly Joint Resolution 2: proclaiming February 20 to 26, 2023, as American Birkebeiner Week in […]
2022 Legislative Council Study Committee on Increasing Offender Employment Opportunities
On January 11, 2023, the Legislative Council Study Committee on Increasing Offender Employment Opportunities met. Agenda: LRB-0516/P5, relating to establishing a hotline for employers interested in hiring individuals with a conviction record LRB-1301/P1, relating to a certification of rental readiness, funding to cover damages caused by certificate of rental readiness holders, and granting rule-making authority […]
Newsmakers: Economic Impacts of the Child Care Crisis in Wisconsin
On December 20, 2022, Newsmakers Host Lisa Pugh sat down with Ruth Schmidt, executive director of Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, and Dan Rohrbach, CEO of Southwest Health, to discuss the economic impacts of the child care crisis in Wisconsin. Many areas of Wisconsin face a workforce shortage with little relief in sight. While lack of affordable […]
Newsmakers: Economic Impacts of the Child Care Crisis in Wisconsin
On December 20, 2022, Newsmakers Host Lisa Pugh sat down with Ruth Schmidt, executive director of Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, and Dan Rohrbach, CEO of Southwest Health, to discuss the economic impacts of the child care crisis in Wisconsin. Many areas of Wisconsin face a workforce shortage with little relief in sight. While lack of affordable […]
Rewind: Your Week in Review for December 10 – 16
On December 16, 2022, Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: State Republican Party Executive Committee GOP Leader Wants Bigger Tax Cuts Possible Changes to Military Voting Midterm Outcomes: Legislative and Congressional Maps Foxconn Receives Tax […]
Rewind: Your Week in Review for December 10 – 16
On December 16, 2022, Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: State Republican Party Executive Committee GOP Leader Wants Bigger Tax Cuts Possible Changes to Military Voting Midterm Outcomes: Legislative and Congressional Maps Foxconn Receives Tax […]