Brewer Ballpark Funding Plan Faces Opposition in Wisconsin Senate
The Center Squareby Benjamin Yount The plan to spend $500 million in taxpayer money on the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium may look different once it gets through the Wisconsin Senate. A Senate…
Report: More than 4,500 Students Still ‘Missing’ from Wisconsin Schools
by Benjamin Yount Schools across Wisconsin have not yet rebounded from enrollment losses during the coronavirus outbreak. A recent report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum found more than 4,500…
World Relief Wisconsin Leader Says Biden Administration Has Decided Refugees Are Coming to Eau Claire
M.D. KittleAn official with a refugee resettlement organization told The Wisconsin Daily Star that 75 refugees are coming to Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley beginning in early January, and there’s nothing opponents of…
Wisconsin Proposed Voter ID, Private Money Ban Amendments Get Hearing
by Benjamin Yount There is traditional support for and opposition against a series of constitutional amendments that deal with voting in Wisconsin. The Joint Senate Shared Revenue, Elections and…
Opposition Rises over Plan to Relocate Potentially Hundreds of Somalis to Wisconsin City Without Approval from Elected Officials
Eau Claire residents are speaking out against a plan to relocate potentially hundreds of Somali refugees to the northwest Wisconsin community without the consent of elected city officials. One Eau…
Economist: Aging Workforce, Learning Loss Among Biggest Wisconsin Economic Worries
by Benjamin Yount Wisconsin’s top economist says the state’s economy is in a great place to grow, as long as the state doesn’t lose what makes it great. John…
Milwaukee Police Funding Increasing after 2020 Cuts
Wisconsin Daily Star Staffby Shirleen Guerra In September of 2020, then-Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett proposed cutting 120 police officers from about 1,800 budgeted positions in the 2021 budget. Barrett proposed the cuts,…
Plan to Change Wisconsin’s Indefinitely Confined Voter Rules Faces Opposition
by Benjamin Yount Republicans and Democrats each question the plan to change the state’s indefinitely confined voter rules at the Wisconsin Capitol. Rep. Cindi Duchow, R-Town of Delafield, presented…
Wisconsin State Lawmakers Block Raises for University Workers in Fight Against Diversity Spending
by Brandon Poulter Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled legislature withheld pay raises for employees of the University of Wisconsin System (UW) over its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) funding, according to the…
Lawmakers Call University of Wisconsin Regional Campus Decisions Unfortunate, Unsurprising
by Benjamin Yount Few at the Wisconsin capital is happy about the University of Wisconsin’s decision to end in-person classes at two regional campuses, though they are not shocked.…