Gov. Scott Walker is promising that Wisconsin's government will focus on helping find a job for everyone who wants to work in his State of the State speech.
Walker delivered his sixth State of the State speech Tuesday night to a joint session of the Legislature. He touted the state's falling unemployment rate, its surplus and requirements that people get job training to obtain food stamps.
He said during the 40-minute address that his administration plans to spend more on grants for on-the-job training for high school students, work with the University of Wisconsin System on a three-year degree that would start in high school and expand the system's flex option program.
He also said he plans to hold listening sessions around the state throughout the year to learn what Wisconsin residents want to see over the next 20 years.
Walker has hinted he plans to run for a third term in 2018.. Scott Walker is expected to focus, in part, on education and job training when he delivers his sixth State of the State address.
The governor has said a portion of the annual speech Tuesday night to a joint session of the Legislature will focus on getting people, even teens, trained for jobs.
Walker's address isn't expected to have quite the buzz as last year when the governor was considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination. Walker ended his campaign in September. And, by November, a Marquette University Law School poll showed his approval rating at about 38 percent.
Democratic legislative leaders say they want to hear bold plans from Walker on strengthening the middle class and improving the state's infrastructure.. Scott Walker is expected to focus, in part, on education and job training when he delivers his sixth State of the State address.
The governor has said a portion of the annual speech Tuesday night to a joint session of the Legislature will focus on getting people, even teens, trained for jobs.
Walker's address isn't expected to have quite the buzz as last year when the governor was considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination. Walker ended his campaign in September. And, by November, a Marquette University Law School poll showed his approval rating at about 38 percent.
Democratic legislative leaders say they want to hear bold plans from Walker on strengthening the middle class and improving the state's infrastructure.
