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William G. Andrekopoulos: Healthcare cost are putting an extreme pressure on school districts’ finances.

Until the legislature addresses the healthcare monopolies devouring local school district budgets, any future financial compromise on school aid is an illusion. Without real medical cost control, our school districts will remain underfunded, our children will continue to pay the price, and hospitals and insurance companies will continue to increase profits.

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Natalie Eilbert: In maladies we trust

The fringe anti-vax movement has grown with the same scope and severity of a once-eliminated infectious disease, all the way to the CDC — the very agency that, for decades, has campaigned on vaccine trust and efficacious interventions.

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May home sales dip 2.8%, though year-to-date sales improved

Wisconsin home sales fell 2.8% over the year in May amid rising prices and limited housing supply, though year-to-date sales are still above the same point last year.  The Wisconsin Realtors Association’s latest report, released this morning, shows 6,553 homes were sold in the state last month. That’s down from

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UW think tank report slams state’s ‘paltry’ minimum wage

A UW-Madison think tank has issued a report criticizing Wisconsin’s “paltry” minimum wage, and called for boosting it to $20 by 2030 to benefit more than a fourth of all workers in the state.  The High Road Strategy Center, which describes itself as a think-and-do tank, this week rolled out

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Picture of a hallway at the Milwaukee School of Languages

William G. Andrekopoulos: Healthcare cost are putting an extreme pressure on school districts’ finances.

Until the legislature addresses the healthcare monopolies devouring local school district budgets, any future financial compromise on school aid is an illusion. Without real medical cost control, our school districts will remain underfunded, our children will continue to pay the price, and hospitals and insurance companies will continue to increase profits.

Read More »

Natalie Eilbert: In maladies we trust

The fringe anti-vax movement has grown with the same scope and severity of a once-eliminated infectious disease, all the way to the CDC — the very agency that, for decades, has campaigned on vaccine trust and efficacious interventions.

Read More »