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  • Scholarship Winners
    State Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) presented three out of six scholarship winners last week.
  • Jobs Numbers
    The report states that Wisconsin actually gained over 23,000 jobs from December 2010 to December 2011; a sharp contrast from others claiming we lost 33,900 jobs last year.
  • Betty Eannelli retirement
    State Representative Ballweg (R- Markesan) presented Betty Eannelli with a plaque to commemorate her retirement for representing and serving the citizens of the Village of Redgranite for the last 38 years.
  • Dalton
    State Representative Joan Ballweg (R- Markesan) along with State Senator Luther Olsen (R- Ripon) presented a plaque to Allan Hoffman, Town of Kingston Chairperson, on Dalton’s 100th Anniversary.
  • Savings
    State Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) commented on savings in the 41st Assembly District resulting from Governor Walker’s budget reforms, which he announced today has saved the state’s taxpayers over $1 billion.
 
Wisconsin Gains Jobs in 2011
Department of Workforce Development verifies numbers
 
Madison – Throughout this week numbers have been thrown around in press releases and on the news.
 
“According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of people working in the state of Wisconsin has increased by 21,400 since December 2010,” states Ballweg.
 
“To be crystal clear, from 2008 to 2010, under Governor Doyle, Wisconsin lost 150,000 jobs. Despite the numbers over the past six months, Wisconsin had in fact gained over 20,000 jobs in 2011.”
 
The unemployment rate in Wisconsin continues to decline as more people in Wisconsin go back to work.