Top 10 Ways Wisconsin Is On The Wrong Track

By MacIver Staff - September 28, 2022

Budget, COVID Relief Aid, COVID Shutdown, Crime, DOC, DSPS, DWD, Election Integrity, Evers Budget, Government Transparency, K12 Education, Medicaid Expansion, Occupational Licenses, Parents, Partisan, Unemployment, Veterans, Violent Crime, Welfare, Woke

Staying on the Wrong Track: Evers Admin Budget Requests Spend More for the Status Quo Read More Top 10 Ways Wisconsin Is On The Wrong Track

MacIver News Minute: Evers Still Hasn’t Fixed The UI Disaster

By MacIverNews - August 13, 2021

Department of Workforce Development, DWD, Governor Evers, UI, Unemployment Insurance

LISTEN – Despite Gov. Evers’ assurances, the Department of Workforce Development has been failing to meet the federally required deadline for making decisions on most of their appeals cases. 14,000 appeals are still waiting for a decision. Read More MacIver News Minute: Evers Still Hasn’t Fixed The UI Disaster

Another Audit Finds Evers’ Handling Of UI Is A Disaster

By Lexi Dittrich - August 2, 2021

Caleb Frostman, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, safer-at-home, UI Claims, Unemployment Insurance

A new audit from the Legislative Audit Bureau revealed that the Department of Workforce Development has been failing to meet the federally required deadline for making decisions on most of their appeals cases. Only 17.5% of their appeals decisions in May 2021 were made on time. Read More Another Audit Finds Evers’ Handling Of UI Is A Disaster

ICYMI: Bills Introduced To Prohibit Teaching CRT, JFC Votes On DNR And DWD, Hearing Held On Bills Prohibiting Vaccine Discrimination

By MacIver Institute - June 7, 2021

Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Critical Race Theory, CRT, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, JFC, Joint Committee on Finance, Joint Finance Committee, Labor Crisis, Lead Laterals, Lead Pipes, Unemployment Insurance

Catch up on the latest happenings in Madison over the past week. The Joint Finance Committee took action on unemployment insurance and DNR, Republican legislators introduced bills to prevent teaching and training on Critical Race Theory across the state, and a hearing was held on bills to prevent discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccination and other immunization statuses. Read More ICYMI: Bills Introduced To Prohibit Teaching CRT, JFC Votes On DNR And DWD, Hearing Held On Bills Prohibiting Vaccine Discrimination

Continued School Closures Exacerbate Labor Crisis

By MacIverNews - May 20, 2021

Chris Larson, DWD, NFIB, Steve Nass, Tyler August, Unemployment

WATCH – DWD says many people can’t return to work until they find someone to watch their kids. Schools that are still closed aren’t helping. Read More Continued School Closures Exacerbate Labor Crisis