The state is awarding $25 million in grants to get more women into construction apprenticeships that can lead to high-paying jobs.

Low pay is still an obstacle to bringing people into the field, where employment is 10% lower than before the pandemic.

The program helps licensed vocational nurses who work in state prisons to become registered nurses.

The infrastructure bill that recently passed in the Senate highlights a disturbing and long-neglected shortage in apprenticeship investments.