Income inequality declining in Wisconsin, report shows

Income inequality in Wisconsin is declining as lower-wage workers are seeing faster wage growth, according to a recent report from UW-Madison’s High Road Strategy Center.  The State of Working Wisconsin 2024 report, released ahead of Labor Day, notes this change

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Portrait of Michelle Bryant

Michelle Bryant: Unfunded and unwanted

As a part of a bill to increase shared revenue to municipalities and an allowance to institute increased sales taxes, Republicans threw in a caveat that will cost Milwaukee residents an extra 2 million dollars a year. The expense is to return police officers to Milwaukee Public Schools.

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Jesse Jacques: As we celebrate Labor Day the fight to support working families and hold corporations accountable continues

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Today, Wisconsin’s economy is thriving. More people are working than ever before and historic investments are transforming our communities, especially by supporting infrastructure projects that are preparing us for the future.

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Income inequality declining in Wisconsin, report shows

Income inequality in Wisconsin is declining as lower-wage workers are seeing faster wage growth, according to a recent report from UW-Madison’s High Road Strategy Center.  The State of Working Wisconsin 2024 report, released ahead of Labor Day, notes this change marks a “reversal of trends” from the past 40 years

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Portrait of Michelle Bryant

Michelle Bryant: Unfunded and unwanted

As a part of a bill to increase shared revenue to municipalities and an allowance to institute increased sales taxes, Republicans threw in a caveat that will cost Milwaukee residents an extra 2 million dollars a year. The expense is to return police officers to Milwaukee Public Schools.

Read More »