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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers isn’t asking for the measures and very well may veto them if they make it to his desk. But Republicans in the Legislature are still working on a host of workforce measures, which aim to ease the labor shortage by limiting access to government programs.

With new projections that the state’s bottom line will grow by $2.9 billion over the current two-year budget, Wisconsin lawmakers from both parties are debating how to utilize this newfound windfall.

Principals and superintendents turn over in Wisconsin public schools and districts at about the national average, state data show, but turnover is most prevalent for those serving the state’s most vulnerable students. For now, at least, a feared pandemic-related surge in school leadership turnover has not yet emerged.

Groups and governmental bodies from across Wisconsin are invited to apply for an AARP 2022 Community Challenge Grant.

Grants fund projects related to public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, diversity and including and COVID-19 recovery, for example. Projects must be focus on improving your local community.

As the populations at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake have declined, Wisconsin counties are seeking alternatives to sending youths to the troubled juvenile prisons as their per-inmate costs to house them there have more than tripled.

On a recent weekday, Donald Robert Greengrass Jr., 29, was smiling, greeting locals and chatting with staff at his restaurant in La Crosse. The young entrepreneur — wearing long braids and sporting a tattoo of an eagle on his right forearm and a sea turtle on his left — was determined not to let the pandemic kill his business. 

MIDDLETON–After a two-year hiatus, Art Walk Middleton will again offer visitors a chance to stroll downtown Middleton in search of the perfect piece of local art.

The rash of legislative retirements in Wisconsin is now running through leadership.

On the heels of Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, announcing he won’t seek re-election, Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason, has decided it’s time to walk away as well.

Affordable housing continues to be in high demand, so much so that there’s not enough credits to fulfill all the requests.

The State reported that developer inquiries for credits outpaced what’s available at the state and federal level. Developers use these credits to build affordable rental units for workers, families and seniors.

Chanel Clark returned to work six weeks and one day after delivering her son Thane in 2013. The Madison, Wisconsin, child care provider had coached countless parents on such transitions yet struggled to navigate her own journey as a new working parent.