Michael Jahr: Taxpayer-funded venture capital?

In our newest episode of Free Exchange, we sat down with Daniel Sem, venture capitalist and dean of the Batterman School of Business at Concordia University Wisconsin, to discuss the economic importance of private-sector venture capital and whether government should engage in this high-risk activity with taxpayer dollars.

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Wolfe jousts with GOP lawmakers over LAB’s 2020 election report

Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe jousted with GOP lawmakers as she urged corrections to a critical LAB report on the 2020 election. Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, said he was taken aback by what he called Wolfe’s attack on the Legislative Audit Bureau since the report was released last month,

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WED AM Update: WASB withdraws from participation in national organization

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Association of School Boards has withdrawn from participation in the national organization’s programs, activities and lobbying efforts after it “needlessly caused substantial controversy this fall.” The action doesn’t end the state group’s membership in the Nation…

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Joins Senate colleagues in urging Treasury Department to provide COVID-related tax relief due to global supply chain disruption of vehicles

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has joined a group of her colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging her to provide tax relief to auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues. Pandemic-related supply chain disruptions have

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Democratic Governors Association: Dem govs get it done: Gov. Tony Evers announces $100 million to increase broadband internet access across Wisconsin

Contact: Christina Amestoy, 202-774-0915 amestoy@dga.net Today, Gov. Tony Evers announced he’s investing $100 million for the next round of the State Broadband Expansion Grant Program, which, under his leadership, has or will provide more than 300,000 Wisconsin homes and businesses with access to new or improved broadband internet. Gov. Evers is delivering on his promise that

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Michael Jahr: Taxpayer-funded venture capital?

In our newest episode of Free Exchange, we sat down with Daniel Sem, venture capitalist and dean of the Batterman School of Business at Concordia University Wisconsin, to discuss the economic importance of private-sector venture capital and whether government should engage in this high-risk activity with taxpayer dollars.

Read More »