Feds award Milwaukee $1 million for green jobs training

The Milwaukee Journal reports:

Milwaukee has been allocated for $1,075,000 in green jobs training funding from the U.S. Department of Labor as part of a national grant program funded by the federal stimulus package.

The Pathways Out of Poverty green jobs training program is targeting areas where the poverty rate is 15% or higher, according to the labor department.

The Milwaukee funding has been allocated to Jobs for the Future Inc., with local partners including Milwaukee Builds,, Milwaukee Service Corps, Milwaukee Christian Center, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership and the Milwaukee Department of Public Works.

The grants were announced by U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee). Nationwide, $150 million for the initiative was announced, with funding coming from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Green jobs mean looting the taxpayers.