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Karen Hurd: Reflecting on 13 years of tax reforms
Since the beginning of the Governor Walker era, Wisconsin Republicans have prioritized cutting taxes, fiscal responsibility, and growing our economy. Since 2011, over $31 billion in tax cuts have been returned to Wisconsinites.
Dale Knapp: Municipal revaluations may not mean higher property taxes
Wisconsin’s property tax system is complex with many moving parts. Our report sheds some light on two of the most misunderstood parts of the system: How and why property taxes are affected by revaluation and how they are affected by shifts in property values in surrounding communities.
Bruce Murphy: Eric Hovde has another bad week
Even the good news was an issue for Republican candidate for U.S. Senate.
Steven Walters: Voters worried about PFAS in water
69% are worried, poll shows. But Evers and Legislature can’t agree on how to address problem.
Bill Berry: At long last, a ‘moonshot’ to tackle long COVID
Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, will introduce a bill calling for $10B in mandatory funding — $1B/yr — to establish a long COVID research program at NIH.
David Siemers: UW is running campuses like corporations. Wisconsin colleges are suffering.
Chancellors are now allowed to override shared governance under the guise of running schools more efficiently, like corporations. And we are all paying the price.
Owen Robinson: WIAA considers implementing NIL
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, the voluntary governing body for high school sports in the state, will take up the question of whether high school athletes should be allowed to profit from their name, image, and likeness NIL as in college sports. I strongly urge the WIAA to reject this proposal.
Dave Zweifel: Threats to election workers a stain on America
That our historically safe and accurate election system has come under attack by irresponsible and self-serving politicians impugns the integrity of all those who give of themselves to make it work.
Stephanie Soucek: As threat to remove Speaker Johnson looms, cooler heads should prevail
Whether it’s trying to remove Speaker Johnson, running primary opponents against every Republican who isn’t a perfect conservative, or constantly attacking one another within the party, we need to understand that doing those things undermines our ability to unite and win.
Amy Barrilleaux: Wisconsin on Earth Day: The good, the bad, and the unexpected
It can feel like political battle lines run so deep in Wisconsin they are impossible to cross — still, environmental victories are happening.
Dave Cieslewicz: Save the planet, support Line 5
Replacing 12 miles of pipeline with 41 miles of pipeline is three and a half times riskier. The new, longer route will cross no less than 186 streams and water bodies. It will displace wetlands. From an environmental perspective, it’s obvious that the pipeline should remain right where it is.
Scott Niederjohn: Five surprising facts about the Wisconsin economy
Experiencing the benefits of free market reforms
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss Wisconsin’s role as a presidential election battleground
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, explain the importance of Wisconsin to both presidential candidates in a tightly contested election year. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 19
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit over legislative authority, a GOP lawsuit challenging an Evers veto related to funding literacy programs, results of the Marquette University Law School poll and more.