Wisconsin
More than half of Wisconsinites live in child care desert, system in desperate need of help
Enterprise executives make case for funding in little one care packages
Wisconsin has a scarcity of high quality, reasonably priced little one care, and the COVID pandemic made issues a lot worse. Many little one care suppliers closed, some completely. Now COVID-driven federal help is drying up: Wisconsin acquired $300 million in federal little one care infrastructure help yearly for the final a number of years, however that may finish this yr. The help stored many Wisconsin little one care suppliers from closing. However the funds didn’t clear up the long run structural issues.
We’re members of ReadyNation, a bunch of enterprise executives that’s a part of Council for a Sturdy America. ReadyNation launched new analysis February 2 exhibiting the toddler and toddler little one care disaster saddles the U.S. with a $122 billion annual financial burden, greater than double the $57 billion annual influence present in ReadyNation’s 2018 analysis. Wisconsin’s estimated burden is $1.9 billion per yr, up considerably from the $1.1 billion state estimate in 2019.
The numbers are deeply disturbing, particularly to many people right here in Wisconsin who’ve been working onerous warning state legislators that the kid care system wants extra assist. Legislation enforcement leaders with our sister group, Struggle Crime: Put money into Youngsters, and retired admirals and generals with one other sister group, Mission: Readiness, visited rural Wisconsin little one care facilities in December to lift consciousness.
Members of these organizations drove house the purpose that the kid care disaster additionally negatively impacts public security and navy eligibility. Analysis exhibits that youngsters who don’t obtain high-quality early assist are much less more likely to obtain optimistic outcomes at school and life.
In our time in enterprise we helped our firms prosper, however we each additionally turned concerned with childhood studying and care. We got here to imagine that the necessity for high-quality early assist is each continual and acute. Greater than half of Wisconsinites dwell in a baby care “desert,” the place there are greater than three youngsters underneath age 5 for every licensed little one care slot. These “deserts” are predominantly in Wisconsin’s rural communities. And Wisconsin’s rural areas have double the scarcity skilled by our massive cities and cities: 3.4 children for each little one care slot in rural areas, as in comparison with 1.7 children in city areas. Even earlier than the pandemic, Wisconsin employers cited entry to little one care because the second most important problem they confronted to sustaining and rising their companies.
The most recent information on financial influence remind us the opening is getting deeper. And a report on rural little one care in Wisconsin launched by Council for a Sturdy America in December makes a convincing evidence-based case for extra state investments. Lawmakers must make little one care funding a precedence for the state, together with investments within the Wisconsin Shares Little one Care Subsidy Program. We have to establish and encourage private-public partnerships in fixing our early care and training challenges–organizations like First 5 Fox Valley want community-wide engagement and assist. And we should assist the kid care workforce by way of sufficient wages {and professional} growth.
With the Wisconsin Legislature in session, early childhood training and care advocates are requesting $300 million yearly in new state funding for our state’s Little one Care Counts program, set as much as allocate federal COVID reduction {dollars} to little one care suppliers. We all know that is important funding, however the problem requires it and we’re working from a place of power and alternative given the State’s finances surplus.
As our state legislators stability priorities, we hope they’ll take into account the wrestle households are going through to seek out little one care. We’re all on this collectively. And issues are going to worsen if the state doesn’t handle this disaster now.
Dean Gruner is the retired former CEO of ThedaCare and lives in Greenville. Jon Stellmacher, of Appleton, is retired after serving as Senior Vice President of Thrivent Monetary.
Factory-induced snow crashes surprise tow company
An Eau Claire-based tow company was caught off guard when it had to respond to multiple crashes on Thanksgiving after factory-induced snowfall covered part of I-94. FOX 9’s Leon Purvis has the full story.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (FOX 9) – Some unexpected snow in western Wisconsin led to multiple crashes on Interstate 94.
What we know
The National Weather Service says the snow formed from steam coming from a factory in Menomonie.
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The Wisconsin Highway Patrol tells FOX 9 that the snow on I-94 only stretched for 10 miles. It caught one tow truck driver near Eau Claire by surprise when he got a tow call.
“We got our first call, and they said it was white-out conditions and to take your time, to be careful, I looked out the window and the sun was shining,” said Eric Rehberg Manager of Chad’s Towing and Recovery.
Police say there were a total of 16 crashes, one of them with serious injuries. Phones at Chad’s Towing and Recovery were ringing off the hook.
“We probably were in the 20 to 25 calls,” said Rehberg.
Wisconsin State Troopers closed off the highway for three hours, from 11 a.m. till about 2 p.m. The snow on Highway 94 only spanned for 10 miles.
“One side of town didn’t have any snow, and the roads were dry, and the middle part of town had four inches of snow and cars in the ditch and into each other all over the place,” said Rehberg.
How did this happen?
The National Weather Service reports that snow formed from steam coming from a factory in Menomonie, adding that conditions were in a “sweet spot” for snow formation to come from supercooled water droplets.
The result was a narrow 100-mile plume of snow.
“I read that this morning, and I wasn’t sure what to think about that. I guess it’s possible,” said Rehberg.
FOX 9 reached out to one factory in the area to see if they knew what the source of the steam was, but no administrative staff were available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin football alums disgusted with ‘sad state of affairs’ of Badgers program after loss to Minnesota
Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell struggling to understand team’s inconsistency
The Badgers football coach met with reporters following a 44-25 loss to Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Wisconsin football’s season is sunk.
And it’s a program that’s facing uncharted waters after Friday’s dreadful showing in its 24-7 loss to Minnesota in the regular-season finale.
No bowl game. A losing season. Questions about the coaching staff. Questions about the roster.
The season has actually been sinking for some time, but the Badgers still had a chance to salvage whatever was left of it with a win over Minnesota.
It was a rivalry game. It was at home. And it was for a chance to play in a bowl game, something that every Wisconsin team has played in for the last 22 years.
Instead, the Badgers lost for the fifth straight time behind an offense that is no longer recognizable to players from the past. Wisconsin also suffered its third consecutive defeat at Camp Randall Stadium and fourth this season.
Former Wisconsin football players have been following the season closely and speaking out in disgust on social media as the losses have piled up. Like the fans at Camp Randall Stadium on Friday, they again let their feelings be known about the direction of the program as Wisconsin finished the 2024 season 5-7.
Here’s a sample of the reactions from the likes of Brian Calhoun, Braelon Allen, Sojourn Shelton and others:
Wisconsin
Where to watch Wisconsin vs Minnesota football streaming free today; TV channel, spread, game odds
Two plucky Big Ten teams square off when the Wisconsin Badgers take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in what should make for an interesting matchup during Week 14 of the 2024 college football season. This game kicks off at 9 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. CT) on Friday, November 29 with a live broadcast on CBS, and streaming live on demand for free.
• WATCH: Minnesota vs. Wisconsin football live for free with Fubo (free trial), or see it streaming free on Paramount+ (free trial), or see even more streaming options below.
What TV channel is the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota football game on today?
When: Kickoff takes place at 9 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. CT) on Friday, November 29.
Where: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
TV Channel: CBS, or streaming on demand with Paramount Plus.
How to watch streaming live: The best way to watch this game for free is by streaming it on Paramount+ (free trial, then only $7.99/month) which will have massive Big Ten football games streaming each week. If you don’t have cable, you can still watch this game live for FREE with Fubo (free trial) or with DirecTV Stream (free trial). If you already have cable, you can also watch this game live on CBS Sports with your cable or satellite provider login information.
You can find out more about which channel CBS is on in your area by using the channel finders here: Comcast Xfinity, DIRECTV, Dish, Verizon Fios, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice.
Wisconsin vs. Minnesota spread, betting odds
Point spread: WIS: -2 | MIN: +2
Over/Under: 43.5
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