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At the root of the problem is a shortage of workers interested in working in child care.

Larson writes, "I sit on the Workforce Development Council and child care is a consistent topic of discussion when it comes to what is holding back our workforce potential. Business and labor agree that we need to do something, and that something needs to be considerable."

Larson writes, "I sit on the Workforce Development Council and child care is a consistent topic of discussion when it comes to what is holding back our workforce potential. Business and labor agree that we need to do something, and that something needs to be considerable."

During the special session the North Dakota AFL-CIO was part of a coalition of organizations  urging the legislature to spend $130 million to improve the quality, quantity and affordability of childcare in North Dakota. I personally testified in front of the Legislature making the case that Governor Burgum’s proposal allocating less than 2% of the federal American Rescue Plan Act fund toward the child care crisis was simply not enough.

Larson writes, "I sit on the Workforce Development Council and child care is a consistent topic of discussion when it comes to what is holding back our workforce potential. Business and labor agree that we need to do something, and that something needs to be considerable."

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige says he is pleased the National Governors Association (NGA) has selected Hawaiʻi for the second phase of its Workforce Innovation Network (NGA WIN), in which states will deploy cross-agency teams to identify and implement strategies that advance digital skill development and more equitable economic participation. Hawaiʻi will receive up to […]

Dr. Ray Fleming Dinneen, former U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, and Mike Wandler will be inducted into the Wyoming Business Hall of Fame during a Nov. 17 banquet at the 2021 Governor's Business Forum. Created in 2013, the Wyoming Business Hall of Fame recognizes business and industry leaders who have dem

Using, cloud computing, data lakes and artificial intelligence, a nonprofit is helping states bring together previously siloed administrative data to better understand and resolve unemployment issues.

CC. In-person free introductory computer classes at University of Hawaiʻi Community College campuses and some public libraries throughout the state will continue to be offered through September. The three-hour “digital readiness” classes are open to all Hawaiʻi residents 18 years and older who want to improve their digital literacy. The course is designed to help those with little or no computer knowledge. More than 200 students have already increased their digital skills through these cl...

Hon Chris Hipkins The six new groups tasked with bringing together industry and vocational education providers now have both the tools and the leadership to get cracking, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says. The Minister joined the 54 newly-appointed Workforce Development Council (WDC) members at a launch event in Wellington this evening. “The job of these councils will be to set skill standards, help industry achieve greater influence over what and how training is delivered and pla...