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Senate committee passes two licensing reform bills

Wisconsin’s prison system will require hundreds of millions of dollars for new construction, operating costs just to keep up with population growth

Public members discuss how they view their role on boards

Decisions from licensing boards are oftentimes arbitrary and unfair

Bill allows for optional registration for in-state insurance adjusters

Wisconsin should join states that have enacted sunrise laws as an alternative to new licenses that fence out workers and don’t protect the public

The current system is vulnerable to politics and perverse incentives

Gov. Evers vetoes bill that would’ve helped aspiring certified nursing aides and eased shortage in Wisconsin

Creating a license for public insurance adjusters is not necessary in Wisconsin

Family’s universal belief is that competition and merit are best for America

Through an interpreter, dental therapist Katy Leiviska explains to Sana Tamang how her 4-year-old son, Ryan, would benefit from the application of dental sealants.

Dental therapists in Minnesota help more low-income kids and adults get the oral care they need

Last month, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue released data showing the state’s general fund tax collections for fiscal year (FY) 2019 were up nearly $1.2 billion, or 7.4 percent, from FY 2018, and nearly $703 million higher than anticipated when the state’s FY 2018-19 budget was adopted.

Expanding access: A decade of dental therapists in Minnesota

The 2018 Farm Bill failed to address a key loophole in the country’s main food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — a loophole that states have increasingly used over the past decade to expand SNAP income eligibility beyond the intent of the law. In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Poor pavement condition and high spending mean the state isn’t getting top value from its highway dollars

Wisconsin is one of the worst-performing states in the country at providing dental care for disadvantaged kids

Nationally and across the states, policy-makers from both parties are supporting less burdensome licensure rules

Wisconsin should rethink its entire teacher certification process

Outside of UW-Madison, the argument that the colleges have huge multiplier effect on communities and the state is nonsensical