Browsing: Economy and Infastructure

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.

An Irish Education Lesson for Wisconsin Read More… The Rise (And Fall) of Third Parties Read More… Governor Scott McCallum?…

Wisconsin’s Regional Employment Growth The Wisconsin economy in the 1990s benefited from the long period of growth experienced by the…

When NAFTA was ratified in 1994, we studied the issue an concluded it would benefit Wisconsin. Five years later, we examine our hypothesis and discover that NAFTA works.

A myth that continues to exist in the minds of the public and many a government regulator is the notion…

A Taxing Dilemma Read More… Taking Potshots at the Gun Industry Read More… Crime and Punishment 101: The Leon Sholet…

Wisconsin’s state government turned 150 years old this year. Over that time, Wisconsin state government has grown from a few…

Another Look at Tolling Wisconsin Interstates Read More… Economic Issues and Native American Gaming Read More… Armchair Quarterbacking and Sloppy…

Is light rail the answer to metropolitan Milwaukee’s traffic problems?

The Wisconsin Works (W-2) program has garnered substantial attention for revolutionizing expectations about the obligations of public assistance recipients. Less…

After languishing for 150 years in the backwash of economic development in the Green Bay area, the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin (hereinafter “the Tribe”) is experiencing its first generation of prosperity. The prosperity is the result of a bingo and casino gambling franchise, hard work, and a good location. The Tribe is using

By Sammis White, Ph.D. The Wisconsin economy has continued to generate new jobs. Aside from a modest slowdown in 1991-92,…

By Lawrence Mead, Ph.D. Between 1987, when Tommy Thompson took office as governor, and 1994, Wisconsin cut its welfare caseload…

By William Thompson, Ph.D., Ricardo Gazel, Dan Rickman A White Buffalo was born August 20, l994, on a farm outside of Janesville: a true White Buffalo, a sacred symbol for many Native Americans. The White Buffalo may be the reincarnated spirit of White Buffalo Calf Woman — who, according to legend, had come to Earth

Welfare reform in Wisconsin