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American Rescue Plan Releases Equity Report

May 28, 2022

By Karen Stokes On May 24th, the American Rescue Plan Implementation Team and the Domestic Policy Council released their interim American Rescue Plan Equity Report. It covers 32 different … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Black Unemployment, Gene Sperling, Karen Stokes, Unemployment

What You Can Do if You’ve Lost Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

September 17, 2021

By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Job Centers, Matt Martinez, Pandemic Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment, Unemployment Insurance, Wisconsin Works

Governor Walker Visits Word of Hope Ministries Inc. to Highlight Economy, Workforce Investments in Milwaukee

June 30, 2017

Governor Scott Walker recently visited Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. in Milwaukee to highlight Milwaukee’s record low unemployment rate as well as over $1.6 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) – … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Department of Workforce Development, Grants Awarded, Ray Allen, Scott Walker, Unemployment, Wisconsin Fast Forward, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Word of Hope Ministries

Fifty-Year-Old Housing Provision to Aid in Fight Against Unemployment

May 21, 2016

By Dylan Deprey Whether there are mice in the attic or a clog in the pipe, there is a small business in Milwaukee for you. Building and contracting services ranging from construction to lawn … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Antonio Riley, Candy Huffman, Dylan Deprey, One Choice Construction, Section 3, Unemployment

Workforce Investment Board Talks Black Male Unemployment and Possible Solutions

August 8, 2015

By Mrinal Gokhale For many years, Milwaukee’s black male unemployment rate has been one of the highest in the country along with incarceration and school achievement gaps. For the first time, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Mrinal Gokhale, Theresa Jones, Unemployment

$167 Million Lost in Wisconsin Unemployment Fraud

February 21, 2015

By Karen Stokes Unemployment compensation is a helpful benefit for people experiencing gaps in employment that need the money to provide for their household. Even though unemployment is … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Fraud, Karen Stokes, Overpayments, Unemployment

Jobs still a key issue 50 years after Historic D.C. March

August 10, 2013

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief One of the primary goals of the 1963 March on Washington was finding or creating jobs for Blacks. At a panel discussion during the annual convention of … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, George Curry, George E. Curry, Job Creation, Marc Morial, National Action Network, Reverend Al Sharpton, Unemployment

Forced cuts extra harmful to Blacks

March 16, 2013

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The good news about the sequestration debate is that it reminds people about the vital role government plays in our lives. The … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Freddie Allen, Head Start, Sequestration, Unemployment, Youth Build

Minority Unemployment Town Hall Meetings

May 11, 2012

Wisconsin State Representative Coggs has announced there will be two town hall meetings on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Milwaukee, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Elizabeth M. Coggs, Town Hall Meeting, Unemployment

Walker rejects request to discuss unemployment with citizens

March 31, 2012

MADISON – Representative Leon D. Young (D-Milwaukee) denounced Governor Walker’s failure to respond to an invitation to a roundtable discussion in Milwaukee to address Black male unemployment. … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Kathleen Falk, Leon D Young, Recall Scott Walker, Roundtable Discussion, Scott Walker, Unemployment

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