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Eighty-seven percent of people who would qualify for an expungement under proposed legislation have never committed anything more serious than a misdemeanor, according to new data from the Badger Institute.

For those with a single, low-level, non-violent offense on their record, receiving an expungement would give them the chance to fully move past their mistake, opening employment and housing opportunities.

Every time we get our feet on the ladder, they cut the rungs off.” I was in high school when my dad made this statement regarding the minimum wage.

Dentists see that adding the mid-level providers eases the care shortage, expands access and creates efficiencies

Some of the governor’s budget proposals to help low-income families are ineffective, ripe for abuse or better left to the private sector
By Angela Rachidi
March 16, 2021

Nearly 90,000 Wisconsin small businesses that have taken out loans under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will face hundreds of millions of dollars in state income tax liability on those loans this spring, despite the loans being tax-free at the federal level.

Streamlined licensing reciprocity should be made permanent and extended to other professions

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.