
James Bohn: The Wisconsin experiment in economic freedom
Evidence from border counties indicates increased economic freedom encourages prosperity
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Evidence from border counties indicates increased economic freedom encourages prosperity

There’s a nationwide shortage of fiber-optic cable due to backlogs and price demands, thanks to the data center building boom and federal requirements for domestic sourcing of such cable.

Democrats must embrace a fundamental reality: choice is already here, and it’s serving families well.

This is the first time in over 50 years there were no increases in generalized state aid for schools. However, the Legislature did give nearly $1 billion of your tax dollars for voucher and independent charter schools.

The minority in the state Legislature squandered their chance on bills for UW, sports wagering

A new poll in Wisconsin might shed some light on what will happen in battleground states and districts across the country this fall.

Farmers have taken it on the chin since Donald Trump was sworn into office in January 2025.

America, this is as urgent as a call to arms in civil war — but it’s a call to nonviolent arms. We must all think deeper and act with more purpose, with history as our best light, to overcome the everyday evils and injustices of Donald J. Trump’s presidency.

Wisconsin GOP U.S. Rep. Tony Wied says Democrats were “not hitting their intended target” as Congress attempts to negotiate a funding package to end a partial government shutdown.
The Republican Party of Dane County is shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic murder of Christine Jones, a 61-year-old Cottage Grove resident who was shot and killed in Downtown Madison on her way to work. According to publicly available
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Evidence from border counties indicates increased economic freedom encourages prosperity

There’s a nationwide shortage of fiber-optic cable due to backlogs and price demands, thanks to the data center building boom and federal requirements for domestic sourcing of such cable.

Democrats must embrace a fundamental reality: choice is already here, and it’s serving families well.

This is the first time in over 50 years there were no increases in generalized state aid for schools. However, the Legislature did give nearly $1 billion of your tax dollars for voucher and independent charter schools.

The minority in the state Legislature squandered their chance on bills for UW, sports wagering

A new poll in Wisconsin might shed some light on what will happen in battleground states and districts across the country this fall.

Farmers have taken it on the chin since Donald Trump was sworn into office in January 2025.

America, this is as urgent as a call to arms in civil war — but it’s a call to nonviolent arms. We must all think deeper and act with more purpose, with history as our best light, to overcome the everyday evils and injustices of Donald J. Trump’s presidency.

Wisconsin GOP U.S. Rep. Tony Wied says Democrats were “not hitting their intended target” as Congress attempts to negotiate a funding package to end a partial government shutdown.
The Republican Party of Dane County is shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic murder of Christine Jones, a 61-year-old Cottage Grove resident who was shot and killed in Downtown Madison on her way to work. According to publicly available reports, the suspect, a former coworker, has been charged in
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