A long stride on the path of racial equality
OwenHere is my full column that ran in the Washington County Daily News earlier this week. In the United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v.…
New Survey Shows Majority of Employers Think Graduates Ill-Equipped for Workforce
Nick NovakWTMJ’s Jeff Wagner discusses how WMC’s latest Wisconsin Employer Survey points to an ill-equipped workforce. A majority of employers don’t believe Wisconsin students are graduating with the skills needed to…
Hiring Slows for Wisconsin Companies
Wisconsin employers are struggling to hire workers and wage growth is slowing. What does this mean for the overall economy? WMC’s Vice President and Communications & Marketing Nick Novak joins…
Three Questions with: Rep. Donna Rozar, Wisconsin State Representative, District 69
Rusty Schultz1.) If you were Queen for a day and could wave a magic wand, what policy change in Wisconsin would you enact? If I were Queen for a day, I…
Education Watch – Phonics-Based Literacy SIGNED Into Law, Union Boss Angry For Some Reason
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Assembly and Senate lawmakers approved the bill in bipartisan votes late last month. Kitchens said Wednesday the reading bill could be ‘the most important thing’…
Wisconsin Gov. Evers Promises Veto of Transgender Sports Ban
The Center Squareby Benjamin Yount Wisconsin will not see a law that keeps transgender girls out of female sports in the state. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday took to Twitter to…
Wisconsin Congressman Scott Fitzgerald Introduces Bill Taking on National Education Association’s Political Clout
M.D. KittleU.S. Representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-05) introduced a bill that would check the power of the National Education Association (NEA). The Stopping Teachers Unions from Damaging Education Needs Today (STUDENT) Act aims…
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley Says IRS Whistleblower Testimony in Hunter Biden Probe Shows ‘Two-Track’ System of Justice
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said Wednesday’s testimony from two Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers alleging political interference in the Hunter Biden criminal probe underscores the “two-track”…
Real Leaders
Leslie Harrison2023 | Week of July 17 | Radio Transcript # 1525I was privileged last Wednesday to actually meet Iowa’s Governor Kim Reynolds, who is in her second term of office.…
“Save Our Neighborhoods!” The Flaws Behind NIMBY Language
WRN VoicesBy Noah Diekemper Slogans like this are everywhere when housing policy is discussed. Specifically, they embody what’s called “NIMBYism.” The term “NIMBY” is short for “Not In My Back Yard.”…