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How to overcome Wisconsin’s income tax competitiveness problem

October 1, 2026

Billions in private donor support for students could be ‘largest investment in education ever’ in America

Is 5.9 million acres of government-owned land enough?

On Janesville’s November ballot: an ‘anti-development’ question

Wisconsin kids, teachers in public schools deserve restored standards

Transportation policy for the way Wisconsinites actually want to travel

Having two parents matters; so does data

Do Madison’s schools underperform Milwaukee’s? Let’s talk about it.

Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha rail idea back on radar, despite costs, existing options

Three policy avenues to help public schools flourish

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The silence breaks: Accountability at last for those who make Milwaukee life unlivable

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