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Education spending increase isn’t

Wisconsin residents and public school leaders learned some of the details of Gov. Scott Walker’s education budget. At first, it seemed like good news for our public schools.

By By the School Finance Network , March 12, 2013

Let the sun shine on public oversight

Sunshine Week is March 10-16, 2013. Please join me in celebrating Wisconsin’s vibrant “sunshine laws,” the Public Records Law and the Open Meetings Law. These laws — and their diligent observance by records custodians and meetings organizers — provide broad access to information about how our state and local governments operate.

By By J.B. Van Hollen , March 08, 2013

Open for business, but who’s knocking

Perhaps Gov. Scott Walker is using the wrong sales pitch in selling Wisconsin to out-of-state business leaders.

By Matt Pommer , March 05, 2013

Education, hard work pave path to wealth

Here’s a little test: You’re out one night with some friends who have just filed their tax returns. One of them drinks too much brandy (this is Wisconsin, after all), and lets it slip that he and his wife had combined incomes of over $200,000 last year. Your first thought is:

By By Mike Nichols , March 01, 2013

Someone has to pay for infrastructure improvements

A study commission recently provided a smorgasbord of ideas to raise more revenue for transportation, including a five-cent increase in the state gasoline tax.

By By Matt Pommer , February 26, 2013

AG sets sites, targeting financial crime

White-collar crime includes many species of fraud and dishonest conduct such as mortgage and bank fraud, embezzlement, identity theft, securities fraud, elder financial abuse, credit card fraud, and various Internet schemes, just to name a few.

By By J.B. Van Hollen , February 22, 2013

Teen survey reveals need for conversation

February is the shortest month of the year, best known for a weather forecasting groundhog and the shots called by a chubby arrow-wielding marksman.

By By Amber Popplewell , February 19, 2013

Voting debate unlikely to end

Should Wisconsin end the “winner-take all” approach in its presidential elections?

By By Matt Pommer , February 12, 2013

Governor reiterates state of state

We are moving Wisconsin forward. Today, our state has a $419 million dollar budget surplus, property taxes on a median valued home went down in each of the last two years, and the unemployment rate is 6.6 percent. Things are getting better in the Badger state.

By By Gov. Scott Walker , February 08, 2013

Future tax cuts mean less revenue, eventually

Nine new or expanded tax cuts — one of the largest of them for industry — take effect this year. They will have an impact as Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled Legislature prepares the state’s 2013-2015 budget.

By By Matt Pommer , February 06, 2013

Don’t divvy up Wisconsin’s electoral votes

Add U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, to the list of Republican leaders skeptical about changing how Wisconsin awards its electoral votes for president.

By The Wisconsin State Journal , February 01, 2013

Citizens define true beauty of northwoods

Most citizens will tell you they love living in northern Wisconsin. Of course, we bemoan the long cold winters but we delight in the clean air, bright star-lit sky, abundant forests and clear waters in our streams, rivers and lakes.

By By State Sen. Bob Jauch , December 28, 2012

Comment hints note of retaliation

Assembly Speaker-elect Robin Vos recently warned the University of Wisconsin-Madison budget might be affected after some classes on Bascom Hill were cancelled the day of President Obama’s pre-election rally on campus.

By By Matt Pommer , December 19, 2012

Wisconsin seniors are more than a number

Wisconsin seniors are more than a number The way some legislators talk, you get the idea that Social Security and Medicare are little more than just numbers in a budget.

By By Pat Killeen , December 14, 2012

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By By Mike Nichols , December 12, 2012

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