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Review and recommendations

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

They’re working and should be made permanent

As streetcar ridership and funding dwindle, alderman warns of long-term fiscal burden

A trilogy of reports looking at police use of force, police discipline, and violent crime

While NBA players tout education reform, Milwaukee school officials continue to rig the game.

Parents with disabilities or health limitations often time out of the program or end up on disability insurance

Disciplinary actions against police officers in Wisconsin’s largest cities, whether for use of force or anything else, are rare

State needs better crime data to get an accurate picture of who’s incarcerated here and why

A call for greater transparency

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

What we know thus far

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