Browsing: Economy and Infastructure

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.

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…