Legislative leaders are asking Governor Tony Evers to speak about the state’s employment issues when he delivers the State of the State address February 15th.
Evers will speak in person inside the Assembly Chambers. Last year’s address was virtual.
Wisconsin Senate President Chris Kapenga and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos say they want to hear from the governor about the “short-term assistance” for the unemployed that has turned into what they call “long-term, unsustainable handouts.”
They say they want Evers’s input on how to address challenges like filling 130,000 job openings in Wisconsin that aren’t being filled despite the offer of incentives.
