Wisconsin state government is facing the most significant financial challenge in its history. The state budget is out of balance by $3.2 billion. The irony here is that the crisis comes close on the heels of the 1990s, when state government seemed able to do anything. That was the era of elevated spending, new programs,

The 1990s were growth years for the United States and for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin economy added 461,748 jobs, growing by a remarkable 21 percent over the 1991-1999 period, far surpassing the U.S. growth rate of 13 percent. Unfortunately for some, growth was not uniform across all areas of the state. Employment in Brown County (Green

Over the next several years, there may be no more important issue in Wisconsin than the rebuilding of the Marquette Interchange

The answer for Milwaukee governance

Work matters most

A survey of Wisconsin public opinion

No issue in Wisconsin government has grown faster in the last decade than special education. It has accelerated to a $1 billion per year educational program with little accountability

What are Wisconsin high schoolers learning about history?

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A survey of Wisconsin public opinion

Revenue Sharing and Native American Casinos in Wisconsin

Where did they go?

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, the state’s flagship campus, is increasingly important to the future of Wisconsin. In a new century in which the economy is becoming ever more reliant on knowledge, the state’s lead university must be able to step up and better serve its constituency

Over the past generation, political correctness has advanced by leaps and bounds on our nation’s campuses.