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The comparison to Milwaukee’s past Socialist mayors highlights how proposals by current Democratic Socialists are much more radical, even if they’re rhetorically similar.
Milwaukee Public Schools, amid a fiscal crisis, should close 25 underutilized school buildings to free up wasted resources, says City Forward Collective.
Students learn less and earn less when they have less incentive to actually study in order to get top grades.
Subjecting big development proposals to popular vote risks killing statewide economic growth, observers say in the wake of a successful effort by Port Washington data center opponents to give citizens the ability to nix the future use of a key financing tool.
There is new evidence that some students hurt themselves economically by going to college — a fact Republicans are using to limit student loans.
Gov. Evers has signed a crucial housing bill pushed by Republicans who say it will increase supply and bring down cost while still allowing municipalities to control whether they want to grow.
Momentum is growing to end vehicle emissions testing programs in several states, including Wisconsin.
Tom Howatt, who rose up as the son of a Scottish immigrant to become President…
The 2026 Mandate for Madison will provide the evidence base Wisconsin policymakers need to protect the gains of the past 15 years and continue moving toward greater economic freedom and prosperity.
The 2026 Mandate for Madison will refocus the debate in scores of statewide and downballot races on information we know smart voters and candidates crave.
The University of Wisconsin System this month opened the door for its campuses to begin offering faster, cheaper three-year degrees.
The most recent Marquette Law School poll shows public opinion turning against data centers.
All 13 four-year University of Wisconsin System schools impose an ethnic studies requirement in order to graduate.
A bill that will ultimately help increase housing supply, make homes more affordable and still allow local municipalities to control where and how fast they grow passed through the Wisconsin Senate this week and was expected to pass in the Assembly Thursday as well.

