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MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has published updated workforce profiles for Wisconsin's 72 counties. Each profile provides county-level information, analysis, and data through 2024 to help employers, job seekers, economic developers, and workforce partners make decisions related to the labor market economy. "Improving economic success and building a 21st Century...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association requires athletes to have completed a physical exam before the first day of practice, and to make sure this takes place, planning ahead is key, according to a UW Health expert. Now is the time for young athletes to schedule pre-participation sports physicals with their primary...

MADISON, Wis. – Nordic®, a global health and technology consulting company, announced today its partnership with Operation Song, a 501(c) (3) committed to empowering veterans, active-duty military members, and their families by telling their stories through the process of songwriting. Through this partnership, Nordic will support Operation Song’s mission by providing donations that will...

Subscriber note: There will be no AM News on Monday due to Memorial Day. Regular delivery will resume Tuesday. Thanks for subscribing!  -- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dylan Vaca, brand and marketing manager at the DeLong Company.  He discusses the Clinton-based company’s approach to regenerative agriculture...

PSC decision undermines Wisconsinites’ health and financial well-being, andundermines Governor Tony Evers and the State’s commitment to 100% carbon free electricity by 2050. MILWAUKEE – Power Wisconsin Forward, a statewide coalition of clean energy and environmental organizations, strongly condemned the Wisconsin Public Service Commissioners’ decision to approve We Energies’ proposals for new methane gas...

Following today’s PSC decision to approve construction of more than $1.5 billion at two natural gas plants in Oak Creek and in Kenosha County for We Energies, the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin released this statement from Tom Content, executive director:   “This is an unfortunate outcome for customers of We Energies. Given the gold...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dylan Vaca, brand and marketing manager at the DeLong Company.  He discusses the Clinton-based company’s approach to regenerative agriculture and sustainability, as well as its role in the agricultural commodity market.  About three years ago, the DeLong Co. received a $40 million...

Proposed changes to SNAP will cost taxpayers $314 million per year and put 90,000 people at risk of losing benefits Early this morning, the United States House of Representatives passed the budget reconciliation bill with a set of proposals to cut funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), costing Wisconsin taxpayers approximately $314...

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the Wisconsin Examiner highlighted some of the Wisconsin families who will be hurt the most by Republican-led cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits. Today, Derrick Van Orden cast the deciding vote to decimate these programs, of which over 150,000 of his constituents rely on Medicaid while over 30,000 rely on snap for their health care and...

BELOIT - Early Thursday morning, Congressional Republicans passed their budget bill that drastically cuts Medicaid and other services Wisconsinites rely on. After the vote, Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement: “As Wisconsinites were waking up this morning, House Republicans cut healthcare and slashed assistance to needy families to pay...

As a coalition of caregivers and people with disabilities in Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District, Hands Off Medicaid expresses serious concerns regarding potential Medicaid cuts and their significant impact on our communities. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a reconciliation bill that will modify the funding structure of Medicaid and introduce additional bureaucratic obstacles, making it increasingly...

Our families have worked for the last decade to ensure that our young adults have the tools they need to live and thrive in the community. The individuals supported by our families live independently or with relatives; they are engaged in work, volunteer activities, and various community events. Medicaid provides them with the necessary support staff, job...