Money & Jobs
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As Latino Populations Increase, Communities Are Also Seeing a Growth in Latino-owned Businesses
The Latino population is the fastest growing in the state, resulting in places like Arcadia — a tiny city in Trempealeau County — seeing a marked increase in Latino-owned businesses, like barbershops and restaurants.
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Wis. State Treasurer Has a Big Plan to Make Saving for Retirement Easier
Most people say they’re not putting away enough money but would if they had access to an automatic plan at work.
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A $15 Minimum Wage Would Give One-Third of WI Workers a Raise
The average affected full-time worker would make $3,500 more annually, with 60% of those affected 25 or older and 61% women, according to Wisconsin Budget Project.
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Foxconn Says It Doesn’t Want to Meet Contract Stipulations, but Still Wants Taxpayer Money
The offer comes after the state denied all tax credits for the floundering project.
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One Wisconsin Woman on Why Absent Legislators Have to ‘Put Themselves in My Shoes’
Roughly 42,000 Wisconsinites waiting on unemployment checks, as legislative committee holds hearing on why.
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Racine Just Opened Wisconsin’s First Center for Free Financial Guidance
Low- and moderate-income residents are eligible for multiple one-on-one sessions aimed at reducing debt and building wealth.
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Suburban Job Growth in Wisconsin Was Bad Under Trump—Even Before the Pandemic
Think tank analysis shows how the Obama recovery was being allowed to fizzle out in the suburban counties of key battleground states.
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State Report: Foxconn’s Project Can’t Possibly Be a Factory
An internal report from state budget office confirms suspicions that Foxconn won’t manufacture anything in Wisconsin.
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Foxconn Told It Won’t Get Tax Credits Until It Signs a New Contract
Foxconn has blatantly breached its multibillion-dollar contract with the state.
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GOP Killing a Wisconsin Wage Law Didn’t Save Money, It Just Gave Construction CEOs a Raise
The 2017 repeal of prevailing wage rules resulted in fewer local contractors getting work, declining blue-collar wages, yet no savings for state government.
