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Category: Economy

Posted inEconomy

Walmart pulls Milwaukee Tool gloves allegedly made by Chinese prisoners

Avatar photo by Zhen Wang / Wisconsin Watch July 17th, 2023August 30th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, is no longer selling Milwaukee Tool-branded gloves on its online marketplace  — responding to allegations that a subcontractor for the Brookfield, Wisconsin-based tool company relied on forced Chinese prison labor.

A speaker speaks at a podium that says "Save Child Care Counts" and is surrounded by people, and the state Capitol in the background.
Posted inEconomy

Wisconsin Republicans vote to end funding for child care program

by Todd Richmond / Associated Press June 16th, 2023June 16th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted to end funding for a pandemic-era child care subsidy program over the objections of Democrats and child care providers who argued that the move would be devastating for needy families and the state’s economy.

Posted inEconomy

Local funding, K-12 education deal passes Legislature

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press June 15th, 2023June 15th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a compromise designed to prevent Milwaukee from going bankrupt that also boosts funding for all other smaller communities in the state.

Posted inEconomy

Rising cost of living in northeast Wisconsin has many working families treading water 

Avatar photo by Jacob Resneck / Wisconsin Watch June 7th, 2023August 23rd, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A dearth of affordable housing and the cost and availability of child care remain barriers to opportunity for many working families in the northeast region

Posted inEconomy

How would widening Milwaukee’s I-94 affect residents near the highway? 

Portrait of Wisconsin Watch staff member Jonmaesha Beltran. by Jonmaesha Beltran / Wisconsin Watch May 23rd, 2023August 21st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Milwaukeeans discuss potholes, noise pollution and public transit shortcomings as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation advances a $1.2 billion project to widen the I-94 East-West Freeway corridor.

Posted inEconomy, Education

Should Wisconsin fund child care like it does roads? Here are some solutions to the child care crisis

Jeff Bollier headshot by Jeff Bollier / Green Bay Press-Gazette and Madison Lammert / Appleton Post Crescent May 9th, 2023May 15th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Industry experts and child care providers say effectively addressing needs will require the efforts of government, employers and families.

Posted inEconomy, Education

It takes a village: How collaboration helped a small northern Wisconsin city add crucial child care

Jeff Bollier headshot by Jeff Bollier / Green Bay Press-Gazette May 9th, 2023May 15th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Langlade County, where Antigo is located, is a child care desert: an area either without child care or where there’s fewer than one slot per three children.

Posted inEconomy, Fact briefs

Has US inflation been at or above 5% for the last two years?

Avatar photo by Erin Gretzinger / Wisconsin Watch April 24th, 2023April 24th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. The last time the 12 month–average inflation rate was below 5% was in April 2021, when it was 4.2%, according to U.S. Labor Department data.

Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare

High child care costs, low accessibility leads to smaller Wisconsin families

Jeff Bollier headshot by Madison Lammert / Appleton Post Crescent and Jeff Bollier / Green Bay Press-Gazette March 30th, 2023August 22nd, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Unaffordable child care means, Wisconsin parents work less, earn less and stress more.

Posted inEconomy

Milwaukee County to cap bus fares under new system. Here’s what to know. 

Portrait of Wisconsin Watch staff member Jonmaesha Beltran. by Jonmaesha Beltran / Wisconsin Watch March 30th, 2023March 30th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The Milwaukee County Transit System is launching WisGo, a new fare collection system that Waukesha County Transit will also accept.

Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare

Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

by Tony Leys / Kaiser Family Foundation February 21st, 2023February 21st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Nursing home closures largely stem from a shortage of workers. The problem could deepen as pandemic-era government assistance dries up and care facilities struggle to compete with rising wages offered by other employers.

The exterior of a former paper mill in Park Falls, Wisconsin.
Posted inEconomy

In rural Wisconsin, former employees lift curtain on troubled crypto mine

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jacob Resneck / Wisconsin Watch and Zhen Wang / Wisconsin Watch January 17th, 2023February 8th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

An energy intensive Bitcoin mining operation in Park Falls can’t replace a once vibrant paper mill, but it has created new conflicts and a cautionary tale.

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