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- Working folks get short shrift while city funds vanity streetcar
- Majority of Wisconsin kids fall short in math as legislators consider fix
- Madison is a perfect example of why cities should stay out of grocery business
- Much of America figuring out how to build more homes
- Wisconsin DPI mired in one scandal after another
- Republican candidates join nationwide scrutiny of tenure
- Most UW System schools’ enrollments are stagnant as tech colleges flourish
- Money now more important than Milton or Macbeth at UW schools
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Wisconsin should be careful when it comes to limiting new technology
The future impact in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s health care plan is in drastic need of improvement
Taxes and healthcare are the most important issues in the state
A survey of public opinion
A Wisconsin Primer
Poll also shows most voters think both the state and country are on the wrong track
The impact of state taxes
The Objectives of the Research The objectives of this wave of WPRI’s ongoing research program continue to be measurement of…
Why it’s bad for schools, and why it won’t go away
In January of this year, Governor Jim Doyle vetoed “concealed carry” legislation passed by the Wisconsin legislature. This legislation would have allowed qualified Wisconsin residents to carry a concealed weapon in public places. Thirty-five states in the U.S. have already adopted a version of the concealed carry law that was proposed in Wisconsin. These are
Critical Issues in the Regulation of Electric Utilities in Wisconsin
Encouraging Growth Companies in Wisconsin
A tale of two Wisconsins
A survey of public opinion
A survey of Wisconsin public opinion
Twenty comprehensive answers to twenty basic questions
The benefits from phonics and direct instruction
Education and training under Wisconsin Works
In state capitols across the country governors and legislatures have been forced to put all of their energy into solving enormous fiscal shortfalls. Given their dependence on income tax and sales tax revenues, the 2001 recession hit state governments particularly hard. In 2003, no fewer than 39 states, including Wisconsin, experienced budget gaps. During the

