Taxpayers getting jobbed
Mark LisheronNorthern Wisconsin Job Corps center spent $290,000 per graduate on ineffective training A federal judge’s injunction Wednesday is blocking the Trump Administration from saving $1.7 billion annually and closing down…
End to federal public TV subsidies would save $2 million in Milwaukee
Federal, local tax money to city’s two PBS affiliates is separate from state taxpayer aid to PBS Wisconsin in rest of state Federal taxpayers will save at least $2 million…
At center of America’s essential debate, Johnson says resist spending frenzy
Laments Medicaid’s ‘legalized fraud’ and says childless adults should work The U.S. Senate has an opportunity to slow the growth of Medicaid, something that hasn’t been seriously tried for decades,…
Plans, zoning and annexation form front lines for Wisconsin cities looking to build more housing
Developers need more certainty if housing market to rebound for middle earners The plan for Whitetail Woods in Altoona looks like the future in fast-growing Eau Claire County. Ground will…
Taxpayers spared nearly $8.5 million in Wisconsin alone due to Trump administration order cutting aid to public broadcasting
But Wisconsin politicians continue to leave state taxpayers on the hook President Trump’s executive order to halt federal funding for public broadcasting will save taxpayers nearly $8.5 million annually in…
Manitowoc and builder bend to make houses attainable
Amid soaring costs, city’s cooperation crucial to fitting in enough houses to beat $525,000 price point Before Mike Howe came to the City of Manitowoc with his idea for the…
Half of Wisconsin state employees may be working from home — though no one has a complete count
‘There has been no productivity analysis, no data,’ says lawmaker pushing for return and accountability. More than half of the employees in the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and more…
Troubled Milwaukee streetcar remains 30% under pre-pandemic peak despite new tracks
End of federal money makes city scramble to cover operating costs of the Hop Despite a much ballyhooed second line added last April, ridership on Milwaukee’s financially challenged streetcar, the…
‘Predictable’ Hobart a rarity for developers in Wisconsin
While many municipalities throw up roadblocks, Brown County village welcomes increased supply of homes Unlike many places in Wisconsin, there is no housing crisis in the Village of Hobart because…
Emergency responders can’t find a place to live close to where they save lives
Continuing a series on housing in the Badger State, Out of reach: Wisconsin’s housing crisis and hope for the American Dream. Door County is among spots where housing is beyond reach…