Beloit-area public school teacher loss
Wyatt EichholzThe School District of Beloit annually lost almost a quarter of its teachers on average during or right after the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years — far higher than…
A win for Wisconsin families: Childcare in the 2025-2027 biennial state budget
Angela RachidiWisconsin’s 2025-2027 biennial budget includes several provisions aimed at improving the affordability of childcare in the Badger state, ending the misguided effort to directly support private childcare providers’ operating expenses…
Port Washington data center on track to by far be state’s largest electricity user
Mark LisheronFive projects in works in Wisconsin, driving demand for power The Vantage Data Center in Port Washington is on its way to becoming the largest single energy user in state…
‘We still need to pave our roads’
Patrick McIlheranAs stewardship program is up for renewal, northern counties’ budgets, economies are squeezed by how much land already is taken out of equation Like practically everyone else in Wisconsin, state…
Where the precipitous drop in birthrates is a very, very good thing
Mike NicholsTeen birthrates are a small fraction of what they used to be As some of America’s most prominent conservative voices push the pronatalist movement, there’s been a dramatic decrease in…
How the pandemic is now used to make politicians look wonderful
Much-lauded Wisconsin tourism gains helped greatly by drawn-out recovery funding For the third year in a row, Gov. Tony Evers has patted his administration on the back for record-breaking tourism…
Tony Evers and why voters are going to be skeptical of what comes next
Tony Evers has had enough and that’s not a good thing for Democrats. More Wisconsinites (48%) approve of the way he handles his job than disapprove (46%), according to the…
Supreme Court gives governor’s bureaucrats free rein
Decision neutering lawmakers’ power to block agency rules means administrative state takes precedence over elected officials A state Supreme Court decision wresting rulemaking authority from elected state representatives has opened…
Robocars vs. overpriced groceries
And the real reason Wisconsin won’t join the modern world and let cars operate without drivers With automated, driverless robotaxis carrying paying passengers in at least half a dozen cities,…
Antiquated Wisconsin law doesn’t allow driverless vehicles
Patrick McIlheran 38 Mark LisheronState stuck at red light Image generated with AI technology As self-driving taxis roll out across much of America, Wisconsinites won’t be seeing them without some changes to existing law.…