Browsing: Economy and Infastructure

A Tale of Two Mayors Mark Kass – Fall 2005 Read More… Milwaukee’s Generation Gap George Lightbourn – Fall 2005…

Education and training under Wisconsin Works

A Losing Bet? Filling Wisconsin’s Budget with Casino Revenue Melanie Fonder – Spring 2004 Read More… The Fall of Marvin…

After the Freeze Charlie Sykes – Winter 2004 Read More… Milwaukee Public Schools George Lightbourn – Winter 2004 Read More……

Wisconsin’s regional economies, 1999-2003

Why building a “new” Milwaukee economy matters to Wisconsin

When then Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson introduced the Wisconsin Works (W-2) proposal in November of 1994, he cited this principle…

Anno Mirabilis: 2002 Read More… Saving Wisconsin’s Small Businesses Read More… Challenging Russ Feingold in 200 Read More… The Future…

Early in the postwar era, Wisconsin was not among the nation’s highest-taxed states, as measured by state and local taxes.1 Relative to personal income, Wisconsin’s tax burden flirted with the “top ten” during those years, but did not reach it. That changed in 1963 when the full effect of sales and income tax increases enacted

Wisconsin state government is facing the most significant financial challenge in its history. The state budget is out of balance by $3.2 billion. The irony here is that the crisis comes close on the heels of the 1990s, when state government seemed able to do anything. That was the era of elevated spending, new programs,

The 1990s were growth years for the United States and for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin economy added 461,748 jobs, growing by a remarkable 21 percent over the 1991-1999 period, far surpassing the U.S. growth rate of 13 percent. Unfortunately for some, growth was not uniform across all areas of the state. Employment in Brown County (Green

Over the next several years, there may be no more important issue in Wisconsin than the rebuilding of the Marquette Interchange

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Concealed Weapons Read More… The Tip of the Iceberg Read More… Congressional Redistricting in Wisconsin Read More… The Twilight Zoning…

Are Wisconsin Public School Teachers Really Underpaid? Read More… Rethinking Special Education in Wisconsin Read More… Family Farm Welfare Read…

Before and After: How September 11 Changed Wisconsin Politics Read More… Risky Business Read More… Coup in the Court Read…

A Vote Against Fraud Read More… The Return of “Free Speech” Wars to Madison Read More… Fly Fly Away Read…

Invest, Invest Invest Read More… Paint it Black Read More… Is Junior Ready for Kindergarten? Read More… School Cap Wars…

2+2=5: Fuzzy Math Invades Wisconsin Schools Read More… The 2000 Vote for President Read More… Assessing Wisconsin’s Infrastructure for the…

We know that in 1990 there were over 96,000 women on AFDC in Wisconsin. Today, there are less than 8,000.