Patrick McIlheran: Wisconsin didn’t ‘buck national trends’

Right after scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, came out, Wisconsin’s chief public school regulator, state Superintendent Jill Underly, issued a press release headlined, “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.” This is not true: Wisconsin’s scores fell by every measure since the last time children took the test, in 2019, just as scores fell for every other state.

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M.D. Kittle: Waukesha Christmas Parade killer convicted, accountability remains

Nearly a year after he plowed his SUV into Waukesha’s annual Christmas parade killing six people and injuring dozens more, Darrell Brooks Jr. was found guilty Wednesday on all 76 counts against him. But the people behind Milwaukee County’s revolving door criminal justice system that freed the career violent criminal on $1,000 cash bail days before the parade have yet to be held accountable.

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Youngkin calls Evers, Dems ‘agents of chaos’; Warren dubs Michels, Johnson ‘extremists’

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a rally for GOP guv candidate Tim Michels said the guv’s race will have “dire consequences” for the state if Gov. Tony Evers is reelected, calling Evers and other Dems “agents of chaos.” Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ripped Michels at a Madison rally and accused the GOP construction exec of having “crawled into bed” with election deniers and conspiracy theorists.

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African markets seen as export opportunity for Wisconsin companies

The head of Milwaukee’s Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company says African markets present a huge export opportunity for Wisconsin businesses.  Steve Wallace, the company’s president and founder, yesterday discussed demographic and social trends that make Africa such an attractive export destination during a virtual panel hosted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association

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Patrick McIlheran: Wisconsin didn’t ‘buck national trends’

Right after scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, came out, Wisconsin’s chief public school regulator, state Superintendent Jill Underly, issued a press release headlined, “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.” This is not true: Wisconsin’s scores fell by every measure since the last time children took the test, in 2019, just as scores fell for every other state.

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M.D. Kittle: Waukesha Christmas Parade killer convicted, accountability remains

Nearly a year after he plowed his SUV into Waukesha’s annual Christmas parade killing six people and injuring dozens more, Darrell Brooks Jr. was found guilty Wednesday on all 76 counts against him. But the people behind Milwaukee County’s revolving door criminal justice system that freed the career violent criminal on $1,000 cash bail days before the parade have yet to be held accountable.

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Youngkin calls Evers, Dems ‘agents of chaos’; Warren dubs Michels, Johnson ‘extremists’

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a rally for GOP guv candidate Tim Michels said the guv’s race will have “dire consequences” for the state if Gov. Tony Evers is reelected, calling Evers and other Dems “agents of chaos.” Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ripped Michels at a Madison rally and accused the GOP construction exec of having “crawled into bed” with election deniers and conspiracy theorists.

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Judge declines to allow partial witness addresses on absentee ballots

A Dane County judge has declined to issue an order directing clerks to accept absentee ballots so long as witnesses included any information on their addresses, saying it would cause confusion so close to the election. Judge Nia Trammell on Wednesday noted the Wisconsin Elections Commission previously issued guidance that

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Engineering dean speaks to opportunities, challenges of hydrogen

The dean of UW-Madison’s College of Engineering says hydrogen represents a significant opportunity for Wisconsin’s economy as the country moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  But Ian Robertson also said society isn’t ready yet for widespread adoption of clean hydrogen as a source of energy. He spoke yesterday during a

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