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Bill to allow DACA recipients to get occupational licenses passes Wisconsin Senate
A bill to allow those who are not citizens but are qualified under DACA to receive professional licenses will head to the governor’s desk.
Wisconsin Assembly approves bill allowing DACA recipients to get professional licenses
The Assembly passed a bill that would allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to obtain professional licenses such as plumbing and nursing.
Longer renewal times, other changes eyed to speed up Wisconsin licensing delays
Other bills up for approval would allow those seeking a business license, such as accountants, to work immediately in Wisconsin if they have a license in good standing from another state.
Department of Safety and Professional Services adds designers of engineering systems, architects to occupational licensing app
The state agency will move more than 60 occupations to its cloud-based online platform LicensE for people applying for licenses or renewing them.
Today’s News
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gains momentum
- Trump signs additional tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 27, 2026
- Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
- Governor candidate supports moratorium for future data centers
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)