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Evers announces $130M in federal funding to focus on workforce shortage
Under that plan, $100 million would go toward a workforce innovation program that would offer up to $10 million in grants to at least 10 local and regional collaborations that develop initiatives to help employers and workers connect.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (Official portrait / evers.wi.gov)
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday, July 14, announced plans to spend $130 million in federal stimulus funds to help unemployed individuals find work and address ongoing workforce shortage challenges across the state that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gov. Evers, left, talks with Al Javoroski, Nicolet College Dean of Business, on a quick tour of the college.
By Eileen Persike
Editor
Governor Tony Evers was in the Northwoods Wednesday to tout his plans to spend $130 million on programs to help address the state’s post-pandemic workforce needs.
The three programs announced will be funded with federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars and include $100 million for a Workforce Innovation grant program, $20 million toward a Worker Advancement Initiative and $10 million for a Worker Connection Program.
Gov. Evers talks with Nicolet College Industrial Mechanical instructor Dan Linsmeyer about apprenticeship programs offered.
Jul 14, 2021 / 06:36 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) I-Team 8 on Wednesday asked Indiana’s governor, the state commissioner of Workforce Development, and the Republican leaders in the Indiana House of Representatives and the Senate to talk about the growing complaints with Workforce Development.
Senate Democrats are demanding the governor order waivers for people who are being forced to repay nonfraudulent, pandemic unemployment benefits. The Democrats want state leaders to come out from the shadows and talk about what is happening inside the Department of Workforce Development. Fred Payne leads the department.
Legislators are home for the summer, and the House and Senate chambers are silent; no legislative meetings are scheduled this week. Otherwise at the Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis, activity can be seen in the governor’s office, but the governor’s staff told I-Team 8 that Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb was not available for an interview Wednesday.
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