
Van Mobley: Budget sobriety in an inflationary age
Numbers don’t lie, but they sure can bamboozle you — particularly in an inflationary age.
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Numbers don’t lie, but they sure can bamboozle you — particularly in an inflationary age.

While we now have a new federal holiday finally acknowledging our past, we’re also simultaneously dealing with nearly 400 new voter suppression laws in 48 states, a nationwide push to ban critical race theory from being taught in schools, punishment meted out to municipalities for attempting to cut police budgets and redirect those funds into our communities — the list goes on and on.

Now that Amtrak has an actual ally in the White House, its unveiling some ambitious plans to extend the reach of rail to more of America, building on the success it has had in the Northeast.

On June 8, the Senate passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, a sweeping bill that would make significant investments in critical technology areas and increase the number of Americans who can participate in the benefits of scientific innovation. Attention now turns to the House, which will consider its own version of the bill.

Evidence tells us that the weeks following birth are a critical period for a mother and her infant, setting the stage for long-term health and well-being.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve a two-year state budget after adding a $3.4 billion tax cut. It now goes to the
The $3.4 billion tax package the Joint Finance Committee plans to take up later today would put more into K-12 education and tech colleges to drive down property tax levies while lowering one of the state’s four tax brackets. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The $3.4 billion tax package the Joint Finance Committee plans to take up later today would put more into K-12 education and tech colleges to drive down property tax levies while lowering
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Numbers don’t lie, but they sure can bamboozle you — particularly in an inflationary age.

While we now have a new federal holiday finally acknowledging our past, we’re also simultaneously dealing with nearly 400 new voter suppression laws in 48 states, a nationwide push to ban critical race theory from being taught in schools, punishment meted out to municipalities for attempting to cut police budgets and redirect those funds into our communities — the list goes on and on.

Now that Amtrak has an actual ally in the White House, its unveiling some ambitious plans to extend the reach of rail to more of America, building on the success it has had in the Northeast.

On June 8, the Senate passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, a sweeping bill that would make significant investments in critical technology areas and increase the number of Americans who can participate in the benefits of scientific innovation. Attention now turns to the House, which will consider its own version of the bill.

Evidence tells us that the weeks following birth are a critical period for a mother and her infant, setting the stage for long-term health and well-being.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve a two-year state budget after adding a $3.4 billion tax cut. It now goes to the full Legislature, where approval is expected by the end of
The $3.4 billion tax package the Joint Finance Committee plans to take up later today would put more into K-12 education and tech colleges to drive down property tax levies while lowering one of the state’s four tax brackets. The package also includes measures to repeal the personal property tax,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The $3.4 billion tax package the Joint Finance Committee plans to take up later today would put more into K-12 education and tech colleges to drive down property tax levies while lowering one of the state’s four tax brackets. The package also
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