Enhancing the Workforce Through
FoodShare Reform
We’re expanding access to
rehabilitation to those who need it by instituting drug screening and testing
for able-bodied FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET) recipients.
This new initiative
actively removes barriers to work by providing treatment for people battling
substance abuse disorders, regardless of the ability to pay, to help them get
healthy and back into the workforce. By meeting potential employer’s drug
testing requirements, recipients will have the opportunity to pursue more
advanced, highly-skilled careers and achieve the dignity and independence that
comes from work.
This common-sense reform builds on our previous
successful reforms requiring
able-bodied adults to participate in a worker training program or work 80+
hours per month to maintain FoodShare program eligibility. Since the rule was
enacted in 2015, over 20,000 people in the state have transitioned to the
workforce.
Wisconsin’s Workforce Agenda: Ready
for the Future
Our new Workforce Agenda:
Men and Women at Work, focuses on reinforcing our education system and worker
training programs, actively removing barriers to work, and attracting and
retaining talent in Wisconsin. In doing so, we’ll meet Wisconsin’s workforce
needs, now and in the future.
Part one forms the sturdy
baseline of education and hands-on job training, including our budget’s
historic $11.5 billion investment in K-12 education and increased investment in
Wisconsin technical colleges and the UW System to produce highly-skilled
graduates in high-demand industries.
Part two removes barriers
to work and makes it easier for people to get back into the workforce with
knowledge and purpose. We eliminated the child care “benefit cliff” to
encourage more people to work, take more hours, and accept promotions. We’re
also increasing access to job-training and employment for veterans, people with
disabilities, and ex-offenders. Everyone deserves the opportunity to transition
from government dependence to true independence and experience the dignity that
comes from work.
Part three shares
Wisconsin’s success story with Midwestern millennials and young professionals,
Wisconsin alumni, and veterans transitioning to civilian life to encourage them
to live and work in our state.
With our Workforce
Agenda, we’re ensuring Wisconsin’s workforce stays strong, seasoned, and poised
for future economic success.
‘Tis the Season at the Wisconsin
State Capitol!
The holiday season is
such a wonderful time of year, where friends and family gather together to
enjoy each other’s company, reflect on and celebrate our many blessings, and
look ahead with hope and excitement.
Last week, we kicked off
the holiday season in earnest by lighting the State Capitol’s 100th
Anniversary Christmas tree. This year’s tree is decorated with handmade
ornaments from Wisconsin students with the theme “The Capitol’s 100th
Birthday,” and draws families from across Wisconsin to celebrate Christmas and
appreciate our beautiful Capitol building.
A big thank you to the
schools and students who helped make this year’s Capitol Christmas tree so
special. We would also like to thank Jim and Debbie Ryf for their donation of
the tree, the State Capitol Facilities Team for lighting the tree with 2,000
LED multicolored lights, hanging the decorations, and crafting the tree’s new
star, and to all of those who helped make this year’s 100th Capitol
Christmas tree display a reality.
You can view the full tree lighting ceremony on our Facebook page.
We enjoy sharing all the great news about our state with you. It is an honor to serve as your Governor and represent the people of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
 Governor Scott Walker
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