Browsing: Economy and Infastructure

This is the question pondered by prognosticators. And given the biggest political year in Wisconsin history, this is a question…

To refloat the state budget and to save education, he had to break the power of the unions By Richard…

Among the many tales of woe that appeared in the media in the wake of the Wisconsin protests was the…

Kurt Bauer grew up in Beloit and vividly remembers the first time he set foot inside the Ingersoll Milling Machine…

The age of uncertainty What if?Let’s be honest. Nobody knows what lies ahead, except that 2012 will be the biggest,…

Gov. Walker is in the national vanguard fighting to reverse destructive union gains. By Fred Siegel Fred Siegel is a…

For conservatives, just saying ‘no’ probably won’t be enough to solve our state’s and nation’s problems By Richard Esenberg The…

Public workers represent the state’s best traditions By John Nichols I was born and raised in Wisconsin. So were my…

By Charles J. Sykes As summer turned to fall, most of Wisconsin turned from the perfervid frenzy of the recall…

His pieties about protecting middle class families are a cover for hiking taxes on the poor By Christian Schneider On…

Based on a 30-year program of reconstruction and assuming moderate toll rates comparable to those on other toll road systems, the study estimates that the entire rural Interstate program could be financed by toll revenue bonds.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a commentary contrasting the tough budget introduced by Governor Walker with the soft, easy on-the-eyes budgets we’ve seen out of Washington.

Immigrants like Peter Boscha and Yash Wadhwa understand that competition is the secret to American success Here is one of…

The revolution came to Madison in February, but not the one you think. Sure, Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to roll…

Scott Walker is Reagan-like in his bold steps to remake Wisconsin government By Richard Esenberg Madison has fallen. All of…

It all started with such promise. The people of Wisconsin would soon rise up against Gov. Scott Walker’s assault on…

The liberal counterattack wilts in the summer heat As spring turned into summer, Wisconsin remained the center of the political…

Study assesses the condition and 10-year needs of Wisconsin’s State Highway System. It estimates the costs of addressing deficiencies, adding new or expanded facilities, bringing the system up to prudent standards, maintenance and administration.

I hadn’t seen my buddy Ernie in a few months since I had visited him at St. Mary’s.  That day Ernie was sipping ice water through a bent straw looking paler than usual – which is something for a guy who spends his free time either in a tavern or a betting parlor.

Hey, did you hear the one about how Gov. Scott Walker wants to kill puppies?