federal

Wisconsin does not have enough money to retrain all the workers who've lost their jobs even after getting federal stimulus money for that purpose. Some local workforce development agencies have stopped admitting new people into training programs, for fear the money will run out...

Some of Wisconsin's federal lawmakers gave their staffs big bonuses, with money from taxpayers who've had their own pay frozen or cut. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Dan Bice said four House members each raised their staff payrolls by at least 20 percent in the final three...

Wisconsin will get $34 million in federal stimulus funds to provide more child care to needy families and protect more kids from diseases. The White House said yesterday that Wisconsin would get $3.9 million to expand child vaccinations. Almost 84 percent of Wisconsin kids have...

Federal economic stimulus money may help pay for some of the repair work planned for the St. Croix County Government Center. "It's an outside chance at best," admitted Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting last week.

The fund that pays for Wisconsin's unemployment benefits could be $1.2 billion in the red by the end of 2010. That's according to a new projection from the state's workforce development agency. Wisconsin's jobless rate is lower than the national average. But the December rate...

Places big and small throughout Wisconsin have made their wish lists for federal economic stimulus money. But Gov. Jim Doyle says there's no way his state government will get all it wants, much less local communities. The U.S. Senate is expected on Thursday to approve its own version...

The U.S. House is expected to approve the $825 billion federal economic stimulus package today. Wisconsin Democrats generally support the plan, which is said to create up to 4 million jobs as soon as possible. House Appropriations Chairman U.S. Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., of Wausau...

The federal economic stimulus package that's brewing in Congress could help Wisconsin wipe out more than half its budget deficit. State budget director David Schmiedicke says around $2.5 billion in stimulus money could help pay for health care and education in the Badger State. Another...

Gov. Jim Doyle says Wisconsin will have to streamline its designing and bidding procedures for major projects, if a federal economic stimulus plan is approved. President-elect Barack Obama is considering an aid package to the states, aimed at putting people to work on a host of construction...

Gov. Jim Doyle says Wisconsin can start up to $3.7 billion in building and environmental projects by next spring if Congress can approve a stimulus package by then. Doyle responded Wednesday to President-elect Barack Obama's request for projects the various states can do right away...

Gov. Jim Doyle will testify Thursday before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington. And among other things, he'll tell lawmakers that the troubled auto industry is just one reason Wisconsin needs federal help. President-elect Barack Obama has promised to ease the budget...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says it has more than $300 million in road projects ready to go if money becomes available through a new federal economic stimulus plan. The DOT drew up its estimate as part of a survey for the American Association of State Highway and...

Congress got turned off this week when executives from the Big Three auto makers rode their private jets to Washington to beg for federal money. But Kenosha car dealer Andy Palmen says lots of everyday people outside the auto plants would suffer if the domestic industry collapses. He...

None of Wisconsin's federal lawmakers are ready to endorse the $700 billion financial industry bailout that was hammered out Thursday but appeared doomed last night. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Janesville, joined other House Republicans in proposing an alternative. It would have...