Article Summary – Amtrak has announced it will be adding a second train, the Borealis, to connect Wisconsin with Illinois and Minnesota, starting May 21. The Borealis will make daily trips from Chicago to Twin Cities with eight stops throughout Wisconsin, doubling the frequency of the service. The additional service
Article Summary – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Abandoned Wells Remediation, Research and Development Act, intended to mitigate the health and environmental risks of abandoned oil and gas wells. The bill, sponsored by Democratic U.S. Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, mandates the U.S. Energy Department to develop a
Article Summary – Ex-President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden’s economic policies at a May 1 rally, despite Wisconsin seeing an increase of over 188,000 jobs and a drop in unemployment rate from 4.7% to 3% since Biden’s inauguration. During Trump’s term, the state experienced a net job loss and
Article Summary – Michigan has initiated a program to offer vocational training and job placement assistance to 5,000 residents in a bid to enhance its workforce and improve infrastructure. The program, which will be funded through $9 billion in federal funding from President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, aims to
Article Summary – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced a series of major road and bridge repair projects across five counties. The projects, which are expected to support over 2,000 jobs, represent a total investment of nearly $170 million and are part of Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan plan and Building Michigan
Article Summary – Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey has rallied all 17 members of the state’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation to request federal funds for the replacement of the deteriorating I-83 South Bridge over the Susquehanna River, citing the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as a possible
Article Summary – Former President Donald Trump’s campaign announced a rally to be held at MBS International Airport in Freeland, Michigan. The airport received a federal grant worth over $5.6 million for upgrades in July 2023, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Joe Biden in
Article Summary – President Biden announced that Philadelphia will host a workforce hub to train and connect workers to job opportunities enabled by legislation he signed into law. The program, part of Biden’s Investing In America agenda, will also be launched in New York, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, joining previously
Article Summary – US President Joe Biden has announced new workforce hubs in Milwaukee, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania to facilitate employment opportunities resulting from significant legislative measures. The hubs were introduced as part of Biden’s Investing In America agenda, which includes the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment
Article Summary – President Joe Biden has announced the creation of new workforce hubs in Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, joining the five previously established hubs. These hubs aim to train and connect workers to new employment opportunities created by legislation Biden has signed into law, including the American
Article Summary – Homelessness in Wisconsin has increased over the last two years, according to a report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum. The rise, from 4,237 homeless individuals in 2021 to 4,861 in 2023, is likely linked to economic hardships caused by the pandemic and increasing housing costs. The report
Article Summary – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced nearly $1 billion in grants to replace gas-powered heavy-duty vehicles and school buses with electric vehicles. The grant program will support the adoption and deployment of eligible Class 6 and 7 electric vehicles, including school buses and vocational vehicles,
