Rep. Schutt: Sworn in to first term

Madison, WI – State Representative Ellen Schutt (R-Clinton) was sworn in on last Tuesday to her first term in the State Assembly. “It is truly an honor to be able to represent the 31st Assembly District in Madison,” Rep. Schutt

Read More »

Owen Robinson: Wisconsin’s shifting tax burden

The decade-long effort by Republicans has resulted in a systemic shift of the tax burden from individual income and property taxes to consumption and corporate taxes. This has also resulted in record tax collections and annual state budget surpluses.

Read More »

U.S. Sen. Johnson: CDC must immediately provide complete and reliable information about COVID-19 vaccine adverse events

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regarding CDC’s repeated failure to provide complete data about the agency’s surveillance of COVID-19 vaccine adverse events and demanding further explanation of recently released information.

Read More »

Rep. Schutt: Sworn in to first term

Madison, WI – State Representative Ellen Schutt (R-Clinton) was sworn in on last Tuesday to her first term in the State Assembly. “It is truly an honor to be able to represent the 31st Assembly District in Madison,” Rep. Schutt said. “I am so thankful for the trust that my

Read More »

State economist outlines solutions to workforce shortage

Wisconsin will need to boost immigration, reduce barriers to jobs and lean on new technologies to improve the workforce shortage, a top state economist says.  Dennis Winters, the chief economist for the state Department of Workforce Development, spoke yesterday at an in-person event in Madison hosted by the Madison International

Read More »

Owen Robinson: Wisconsin’s shifting tax burden

The decade-long effort by Republicans has resulted in a systemic shift of the tax burden from individual income and property taxes to consumption and corporate taxes. This has also resulted in record tax collections and annual state budget surpluses.

Read More »

WED News Summary: Vos says ‘no pathway’ to recreational weed; Cash bail amendment would allow judges to consider community safety when setting bail 

STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Law and order – Management – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Pfas – Public health and safety – Race relations – Real estate – Regulation – Tourism

Read More »

Milwaukee County Executive Crowley: Celebrates City Zoning Committee moving forward the sale of 90 lots for single family homes in the King Park neighborhood

MILWAUKEE, WI – On Tuesday, the City of Milwaukee Common Council Zoning, Neighborhood and Development Committee approved the sale of 90 residential lots in the King Park neighborhood, surrounding the Marica P. Coggs Health and Human Services Center to build single family homes, providing affordable homeownership to residents in the 53205-zip

Read More »

Sheboygan County Economic Development Center: City of Plymouth buys back cheese counter and dairy heritage center from SCEDC Foundation

SHEBOYGAN, WI — The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) is a public-private partnership leading economic, community, and workforce development efforts in Sheboygan County, including partnerships through the SCEDC Foundation that help the redevelopment of historic buildings like the Cheese Counter and Dairy Heritage Center in Plymouth, WI. After a

Read More »