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…
Cursing the rain — and tax cuts — cuz everyone benefits
Patrick McIlheranProgressives object because proposed Wisconsin relief goes to people they envy Rain is proverbially indiscriminate. It falls over whole swaths of thirsty land, not caring nor asking whether the cornfield belongs…
Much to like in Republicans’ tax plan
But part should be jettisoned, and we need to keep working toward flat tax The best part about legislative Republicans’ proposed tax measure is that it really does cut taxes…
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…
Without legislative change, dwindling ranks of young accountants will flee Wisconsin
Mike NicholsAs nearby states reform, Wisconsin clings to licensure requirements that add little value The numbers don’t lie, and nobody knows that better than all the kids who no longer want…
Courage on Medicaid in the past helps Wisconsin now
Past ‘expansion’ debate was over issues that aren’t past at all As the nation tussles about how to rein in the projected spiraling costs of Medicaid, it’s remarkable how much…
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,…
Real answer to siting nuclear plants: ‘Yes, here.’
Wisconsin bill signals openness to abundant, reliable power Rep. David Steffen is one of the authors of a bill that would give utility regulators a year to pinpoint where in…
Taxpayers need more simplicity and transparency — not misleading arguments meant to stoke fears of successful choice schools
Jim Bender 38 Patrick McIlheranA paper from an insiders’ group offers bad-faith arguments about Wisconsin school choice and the “decoupling” reform that would increase transparency A reform that wonks are calling “decoupling” — an…
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…