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Three policy avenues to help public schools flourish

September 3, 2026

Data center boom means good times for old-line manufacturing, 50 or 500 hires at a time

Strong foundations, untapped potential: Wisconsin’s economy

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Wisconsin’s childcare subsidies, regulations fail for families

How a development tool can increase property taxes

Wisconsin should stop treating data centers worse than other taxpaying industries

Why are schools that put kids more than a year ahead even at issue?

Teaching economics, electing to ignore it

Johnson uses new budget role to highlight out-of-control Medicaid spending and fraud

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