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Strong foundations, untapped potential: Wisconsin’s economy

August 27, 2026

Want to help families, Wisconsin? Stop raising childcare costs

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

It’s time for Welfare Reform 2.0 in Wisconsin

Eau Claire teens find police are the opposite of oppressors

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Cursing the rain — and tax cuts — cuz everyone benefits

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Real answer to siting nuclear plants: ‘Yes, here.’

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