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The MacIver Institute examined the 2024 performance measures for the state’s largest agencies. Among them, there were a total of 102 performance measures, of which the agencies met the standards for 44 of them (43%).
What do the people want? Let’s look at the data.
Marijuana affects its users mentally and physically — that much has long been known. As more states legalize its use, research is making clearer exactly what those effects are.
Republican lawmakers on the Wisconsin Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee worked to stop excessive taxpayer spending on broadband considering the more than $1 billion the state will get from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program.
Despite city leaders’ hand-wringing about access to housing in Madison, the discussion about the dual tax referenda proposed by the mayor and the School Board lacks any concern about the impact of the proposed increases on the cost of housing.
The policy gaps between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris must be among the widest in U.S. history. The biggest gap in foreign policy, of course, is on Ukraine.
A MAGA victory in the November election holds the real possibility that the oft-denied PROJECT 2025 agenda developed by MAGA operatives to turn their grievances into policy will be the play book used to govern.
Main Street Agenda town hall meeting in La Crosse focuses on health care and climate change … two topics Wisconsin residents ranked among the top 5 issues on their minds.
The image, combining a swastika with the Star of David, is an offensive and entirely false comparison. Leaving the mural intact may actually help the pro-Israel cause.
Willfully creating or accepting measures that have proven to marginalize and endanger kids should be ousted as fast as an old apple core. It really should not be so hard to be nice to our nation’s kids.
Kamala Harris didn’t get a bump out of her debate last week, where it was widely believed, even among Republicans, that she bested Donald Trump. But other indicators look good for the Democrat.
Refusal to pay for elections commission staff will help fan the flames of conspiracy theories.
This allows unaccountable radicals to actually run everything.
To now assert that if the public speaks with urgency and determination to not have our democracy trashed means there is a call for violence underscores how desperate and absurd the Trump campaign has become.
Justice Rebecca Bradley represents the gold standard in a long and important American judicial tradition.
Due to a federal court decision, Enbridge needs to relocate a 12-mile section of the pipeline off the Bad River Band’s Reservation near Ashland.
As the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families prepares to enter our third decade of advocacy, we are not resting on our laurels. We are going to leverage our shared experiences to improve Wisconsin’s educational landscape. Specifically, we have our eyes set on improving Wisconsin’s Open Enrollment law, and we’re looking for champions in the State Capitol who are willing to say “I Trust Parents!”
It’s not just Beloit trying to balance the books.
While it might provide some small measure of comfort to grieving families, it does little to prevent the next shooting. And unless as a nation we get serious about actually addressing our gun problem, there will be others for sure.
Wisconsin housing prices are through the roof! Wisconsin prices are some of the worst in the U.S. and the worst in the Midwest. Some counties have had housing costs rise more than others but on net balance, all Wisconsin housing is more expensive. It’s supply and demand: there ain’t enough houses.
The MacIver Institute examined the 2024 performance measures for the state’s largest agencies. Among them, there were a total of 102 performance measures, of which the agencies met the standards for 44 of them (43%).
What do the people want? Let’s look at the data.
Marijuana affects its users mentally and physically — that much has long been known. As more states legalize its use, research is making clearer exactly what those effects are.
Republican lawmakers on the Wisconsin Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee worked to stop excessive taxpayer spending on broadband considering the more than $1 billion the state will get from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program.
Despite city leaders’ hand-wringing about access to housing in Madison, the discussion about the dual tax referenda proposed by the mayor and the School Board lacks any concern about the impact of the proposed increases on the cost of housing.
The policy gaps between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris must be among the widest in U.S. history. The biggest gap in foreign policy, of course, is on Ukraine.
A MAGA victory in the November election holds the real possibility that the oft-denied PROJECT 2025 agenda developed by MAGA operatives to turn their grievances into policy will be the play book used to govern.
Main Street Agenda town hall meeting in La Crosse focuses on health care and climate change … two topics Wisconsin residents ranked among the top 5 issues on their minds.
The image, combining a swastika with the Star of David, is an offensive and entirely false comparison. Leaving the mural intact may actually help the pro-Israel cause.
Willfully creating or accepting measures that have proven to marginalize and endanger kids should be ousted as fast as an old apple core. It really should not be so hard to be nice to our nation’s kids.
Kamala Harris didn’t get a bump out of her debate last week, where it was widely believed, even among Republicans, that she bested Donald Trump. But other indicators look good for the Democrat.
Refusal to pay for elections commission staff will help fan the flames of conspiracy theories.
This allows unaccountable radicals to actually run everything.
To now assert that if the public speaks with urgency and determination to not have our democracy trashed means there is a call for violence underscores how desperate and absurd the Trump campaign has become.
Justice Rebecca Bradley represents the gold standard in a long and important American judicial tradition.
Due to a federal court decision, Enbridge needs to relocate a 12-mile section of the pipeline off the Bad River Band’s Reservation near Ashland.
As the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families prepares to enter our third decade of advocacy, we are not resting on our laurels. We are going to leverage our shared experiences to improve Wisconsin’s educational landscape. Specifically, we have our eyes set on improving Wisconsin’s Open Enrollment law, and we’re looking for champions in the State Capitol who are willing to say “I Trust Parents!”
It’s not just Beloit trying to balance the books.
While it might provide some small measure of comfort to grieving families, it does little to prevent the next shooting. And unless as a nation we get serious about actually addressing our gun problem, there will be others for sure.
Wisconsin housing prices are through the roof! Wisconsin prices are some of the worst in the U.S. and the worst in the Midwest. Some counties have had housing costs rise more than others but on net balance, all Wisconsin housing is more expensive. It’s supply and demand: there ain’t enough houses.