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- Plans, zoning and annexation form front lines for Wisconsin cities looking to build more housing
- We increasingly live in a world of unsolved crime
- State should cut funding to public media
- Kewaunee power possibility adds to Wisconsin nuclear trend
- Taxpayers spared nearly $8.5 million in Wisconsin alone due to Trump administration order cutting aid to public broadcasting
- Local government regulations push price of a Wisconsin roof skyward
- Subject by subject, Wisconsin districts face higher rates of teacher turnover
- Milwaukee rents in national spotlight; rent caps not the solution
Browsing: News & Analysis
As streetcar ridership and funding dwindle, alderman warns of long-term fiscal burden
While NBA players tout education reform, Milwaukee school officials continue to rig the game.
State needs better crime data to get an accurate picture of who’s incarcerated here and why
A growing list of states that have adopted universal licensure recognition
The policy decisions state policymakers make in the months ahead will have far-reaching implications for how quickly jobs and wages are restored in Wisconsin.
Suspension policies advanced by the race-grievance complex harm both students and teachers
Six years after policy began, classrooms are out of control, teachers are afraid and students – black and white – are suffering
Wisconsin needs criminal justice data collection and reporting legislation
Measure creates universal recognition, waives fees for low-income workers, expands opportunity for ex-offenders
With fewer students and huge deficits likely, the state should consider closing some campuses and following online model for certain courses
Relentless bureaucratic creep undermines competition and hurts consumers
Policymakers will need to look to reforms to address overcrowding issues
Governments are instrumental in wars, natural disasters and, we’ve found, pandemics.
Accepting out-of-state credentials should continue after the crisis ends
A statewide and county-by-county analysis
Cursive writing benefits learning and students’ brains
Outdated Wisconsin law hampers electric automaker’s direct-sales business model
Plan would take into account regional risk factors and let consumers decide
Move would stress support and health care systems throughout the state
Wisconsinites rush to help neighbors in need during crisis, prove fundamental goodness of civil society