Republicans pass massive tax and regulatory relief bill
OwenMy column for the Washington County Daily News is online and in print. Here’s a part: Overall, the Republicans bill is a meaningful effort to reduce taxes for working Wisconsinites,…
Tony Evers Denies Lawful Open Records Disclosures with Secret Email
From Wisconsin Right Now Tony Evers has a secret state email account appropriating the name of a dead baseball legend, but he doesn’t think the public has a right to…
Lowering Standards at Schools
The Washington County Insider is also covering the DPI report cards today and reminds us that the DPI lowered the standards. They also point out the different spending in local…
Meeting expectations in Wisconsin’s schools
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released the legally required district report cards for the 2022-2023 school year. If the results do not make you feel shame and anger,…
Evers Vetoes Middle Class Tax Cut
Realize that Evers really thinks that it’s his money to spend. Gov. Tony Evers on Monday vetoed a $2 billion Republican tax cut bill, calling it “completely unserious.” Evers’ veto…
Nazis Not Welcome
For weeks, Wisconsin’s Democrats have been mute as thousands of violent pro-Hamas Jew-haters protested, blocked roads, attacked people, damaged property, defaced our monuments, attacked the White House, disrupted government business,…
Wisconsin’s shrinking deer hunt
Here is my full column that ran in the Washington County Daily News earlier this week: The fallen leaves, crisp air and smell of pumpkin spice can only mean one…
Too Big to Fail
Be skeptical when politicians tell you that we have to inject hundreds of millions of dollars into a private business because they are just. too. important. Important to whom? Follow…
School Districts Look at Consolidation
Here’s a story about how shrinking enrollments have some school districts looking at consolidating (yes, they should). This little missive caught my attention: When it comes to funding, Rossmiller says…
Wisconsin’s shrinking deer hunt
My column for the Washington County Daily News is online and in print. Here’s a part: Since the peak in 2000, there has been a steady decline in the number…