Troubled economic agency shouldn’t be fooling us twice
By REP. JANIS RINGHAND - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau recently released a full program audit of the new Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The results were embarrassing.
Here’s why you need to take that vacation
By STEPHANIE KLETT - Monday, May 6, 2013
I spend lots of time talking about economic benefits around this time of year when the Department of Tourism releases its annual economic impact study. This year, however, I’m adding another travel benefit. This one hits even closer to home because it’s about our relationships, our health and our overall well-being.
Law enforcement is wrong to shield data on drivers
By DEE J. HALL - Saturday, May 4, 2013
Police in Wisconsin have begun withholding the names of drivers in police reports in response to a 2012 case involving the village of Palatine, Ill.
Improving transportation network can bridge state’s partisan divide
By DAN CUNNINGHAM - Friday, May 3, 2013
Businesses that the I-39/90 NOW Coalition represents wholeheartedly disagree with limiting transportation improvements to the greater Milwaukee area.
State lawmakers should delay moving poor to health exchanges
By DR. TIMOTHY MCAVOY - Tuesday, April 30, 2013
We’re concerned that the current Medicaid proposal will shock the system, increase the number of uninsured Wisconsinites and destabilize our health care delivery system.
High school students can get head starts through dual credits
By GABRIELLE BANICK - Saturday, April 27, 2013
Dual credit programs allow high school juniors and seniors to simultaneously earn high school and college credit. At most schools, these classes are free, resulting in significant cost savings for families of college-bound students.
State lawmakers must get to work on creating jobs
By REP. DEBRA KOLSTE - Wednesday, April 24, 2013
How does spending time intruding in local governance and diminishing a county board address Wisconsin’s many serious problems? Your Legislature, with a biennial budget of about $75 million, has yet to take up a real jobs bill.
Budget solution for U.S. is hiding in Cayman Islands
By JOE RASMUSSEN - Tuesday, April 23, 2013
By using complicated accounting tricks to exploit loopholes in the tax code, corporations and wealthy individuals move U.S. income to shell companies in overseas tax havens such as the Cayman Islands. They pay little or no taxes on those profits, leaving the rest of us to pick up the tab.
State income tax is a mess ripe for spring cleaning
By TODD A. BERRY - Monday, April 22, 2013
MADISON --
No one benefits from complex tax laws that burden individuals, small businesses and tax collectors alike.
New election bills would politicize rather than protect
By ANDREA KAMINSKI - Friday, April 19, 2013
Election officials have been barraged with new requirements in the past two years. Let’s not burden them again with more new requirements and procedures.
Wisconsin can compete in any marketplace
By REBECCA KLEEFISCH - Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The world is discovering something we in Wisconsin have long known: Our state is a leader in the production of high-quality manufactured and agricultural exports.
Healthy banks, credit unions can lift state's economy
By PETER BILSTEN - Wednesday, April 10, 2013
During the past two years, the performance of banks and credit unions in Wisconsin has continued to improve. This is good news.
Now is time to share your concerns about state budget
By REP. ANDY JORGENSEN - Saturday, April 6, 2013
As I listened to feedback from my friends and neighbors, I heard time and again their concern over the governor’s plan to freeze spending for public schools but increase state spending on private voucher schools.
North Korea’s leader substitutes tantrums for policy
By ARTHUR I. CYR - Friday, April 5, 2013
Current developments may presage war, yet there is still no concrete evidence that North Korea is mobilizing to invade South Korea. Moreover, Pyongyang’s nuclear military capabilities remain extremely rudimentary.
Rock River Trail will benefit local economy
By SEN. TIM CULLEN - Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Ultimately, the Rock River Trail Initiative will make our river a destination for local residents and tourists alike. It will increase recreational opportunities and improve the quality of life in the 37 cities and villages along its route.
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