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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Outdated Wisconsin law hampers electric automaker’s direct-sales business model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
Highway funding, which relies on the gas tax, will be hard hit as fuel sales decline
Wisconsin’s minimum markup law is particularly egregious when Wisconsinites are suffering

