“Free” Milwaukee streetcar costing over $5 million annually
Mark LisheronFederal pandemic funds no longer available for operating costs Facing a $5 million bill to run the free streetcar known as The Hop next year, Alderman Scott Spiker wondered if…
Government overregulation stymies broadband buildout in rural Wisconsin
Pricey federal plan produces no results yet; observers down on prospects Government overregulation is imperiling the start of a $1 billion plan to expand broadband service to the hardest-to-reach places…
Minnesotans cite taxes, rules as they flee to Wisconsin
‘It’s tough enough to run a small business in Minnesota,’ but rates and regulations grew harsher under Walz, starting with COVID Outdated Minnesota liquor laws brought Jon Kreidler’s Tattersall Distilling…
Minnesota and Illinois losing billions in income as residents flee high taxes
Mediocre Wisconsin looks good in comparison to tax hells to the west and south Wisconsin is hardly a taxpayer’s paradise, unless you look to its neighboring states to the south…
Fourteen months after deal with Legislature, still no cops in MPS schools
Milwaukee stiff-arms Legislature but takes sales tax money Once again, there will be no police officers in Milwaukee Public Schools when classes begin this Tuesday, violating a requirement that is…
The end of Wisconsin’s two-year colleges?
Plummeting enrollment and competing options make them increasingly obsolete A legislative committee formed to study falling enrollment across the University of Wisconsin System could recommend putting an end to what’s…
Microsoft underpromising on what will be massive development
Groundwork for Foxconn deal was essential If everything works out as under-promised, Microsoft will make the biggest single technology investment ever in the state of Wisconsin — a transformative infusion…
Backers of Wisconsin business courts fret for future of experiment
Specialized docket wins bipartisan support but faces a changed Supreme Court Advocates for a business court system operating since 2017 in Wisconsin are worried that a politicized state Supreme Court…
Preserving history or just tax breaks?
Commission wants derided 35-year-old 100 East building on National Register A small group of enthusiasts would like to put Milwaukee at the forefront of historical preservation of postmodern architecture. Or…
Even after ‘unwinding’ pandemic spike in Medicaid, Wisconsin sees more people on government program than ever
Failure to return to normal is costing taxpayers at least $50 million a year After a year-long disenrollment, there are still 163,221 more people on Medicaid in Wisconsin than there…