73% of Businesses Say Students Graduating from the Public K-12 System are Unprepared for the Workforce A new survey of Wisconsin businesses paints an unflattering picture of the education system in the state. According to the Wisconsin Employer Survey, nearly three-quarters of businesses think students graduating from the public K-12 system are not prepared for the…
So, as you know, I support efforts to invest in our transportation infrastructure. I think it is a key component in economic development efforts in Wisconsin. All the job training programs and incentive grants in the world won’t mean didily if getting raw materials and manufactured goods to and from market becomes harder and harder…
It’s Episode 51 of The 9er with Dan, Lisa, and Brian. Stupid social media idiots FORCE us to defend Cub fans, Planet Fitness LIES, and Lisa tells us about “Menstrual Equality laws”. Those, plus 6 more topics and that makes the 9er. You think you hate it now… just wait ’till you hear it! Check…
Gwyn Guenther calls in from the road to give us an update on a brewing controversy over teacher licensure. We have the latest on the new Assembly Ways and Means subcommittees, plus this week’s Women in the Capitol series features Rep. Amy Loudenbeck. https://audioboom.com/posts/6533990-the-wheelercast-12-04-17
Theo Keith of Fox 6 Milwaukee stopped by the Edge Messaging offices and production facility to get my read on the upcoming State of the Union speech tonight. President Trump has a lot of good news to tout, but as I explain, not all of it may be applicable to Wisconsin. Check out the segment here.
Hemp is not marijuana, but what is it and is it legal? What are Sparsity aids and who wants them? Gwyn explains the answers to these and other questions in the latest episode of The Wheelercast. https://audioboom.com/posts/6398325-the-wheelercast-10-16-17
It is no secret I think the legislature continues to let the public down with their refusal to find a responsible and sustainable transportation budget that will stop needless construction delays and improve our second-worst-in-the-nation roads. While that fight will have to continue to be waged, the legislature did pass several reforms aimed at making…
Mining moratorium repeal. The Foxconn contract. Restructuring of Assembly Ways and Means Committee. This week’s episode is jammed packed with news from the State Capitol, including Gwyn Guenther’s interview with Rep. John Macco. https://audioboom.com/posts/6461968-the-wheelercast-11-06-17
Brett Healy talks all thing MacIver Institute, Minimum Wage, European Soccer, INXS and Taylor Swift.
On this episode I talk with Craig Thompson, Executive Director of the Transportation Development Association. Watch the show here.
