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Amid a recent sea change in the legality of sports betting, Wisconsin has chosen a middle path between states where it remains illegal, and those that permit online gaming.
In the wake of a 2018 …
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2/12/25
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State and local taxes fell once again as a share of Wisconsinites’ incomes in 2024, pushing this ratio—known as the state and local tax burden—to its lowest level since at least …
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1/29/25
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The state’s latest population projection presents a troubling outlook for Wisconsin over the next 25 years with a drop in youth numbers.
A new report from Forward Analytics explains the …
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By WisPolitics.com
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1/29/25
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As consumers turn more heavily to online purchases, cardboard recycling has more than doubled in Wisconsin since 2013, while other paper recycling has dropped by 36%.
During the same period, the …
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1/22/25
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After the deluge of ads and campaigning surrounding the presidential race in swing state Wisconsin, you may not be ready for this.
But the big-money race for ideological control of the state …
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By WisPolitics.com
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1/22/25
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Wisconsin policymakers are nearing a crossroads on how to fund the state’s transportation system, as transportation revenues lag, project costs sharply increase, and a growing reliance on the …
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1/14/25
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By WisPolitics.com
Another two-year session of the Wisconsin Legislature has begun—this time with 37 new legislators.
Not a recent record—38 newbies started the 2011-12 …
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The Capitol Report
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1/14/25
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Shereen Siewert, publisher of the Wausau Pilot and Review, has been breathing easier these days. In September, a Wisconsin appeals court upheld a lower court’s dismissal of state Sen. Cory …
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By Jim Malewitz,
Wisconsin Watch
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1/7/25
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Encouraged by teachers and administrators across the state, who are calling for new leadership at the Department of Public Instruction, Jeff Wright, a lifelong educator and advocate for public …
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12/3/24
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In 2024, eight people donated $1 million or more to a political party in Wisconsin. And some of them gave much more .
Before 2015, the most a person could give in annual political …
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By Peter Cameron
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12/3/24
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The ratio of state and local taxes that Wisconsinites paid as a share of their personal income fell to the lowest levels on record in 2022. The same was true of our state's national rank for this …
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12/3/24
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A former conservative justice of the state Supreme Court could be sanctioned by the high court after a complaint was filed.
The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation is accusing Michael Gableman …
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By WisPolitics
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11/26/24
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A record number of school district referenda went before voters across Wisconsin in 2024, who responded by approving them in record numbers. These ballot questions essentially ask voters to raise …
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11/26/24
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Tammy Baldwin squeaked out a victory to keep her U.S. Senate seat.
But political insiders say another real bright spot for Dems in Wisconsin—and maybe nationally—is what state Senate …
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By WisPolitics
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11/19/24
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Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 on his way to beating Hillary Clinton.
Then he lost Wisconsin in 2020 as Joe Biden won back the “Blue Wall.”
And now in 2024 Trump won back …
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By WisPolitics
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11/12/24
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The number of annual union petitions in the state has more than doubled in recent years, suggesting interest in unionization is on the rise even as the share of Wisconsin workers in unions has fallen …
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By WisPolitics
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11/5/24
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Despite a decline from the previous year, rates of chronic absenteeism for Wisconsin’s students in 2023 remained at historically high levels for children of every race, grade level, and …
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10/29/24
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New school test results have fueled an ongoing debate about methodology and persistent racial achievement gaps. The debate hints at partisan state budget rhetoric to come in 2025 when a new …
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By WisPolitics
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10/22/24
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As extreme rain events have become more frequent in the 21st century, Wisconsin ranks second nationally in the number of documented dam failures since 2000, with most of them occurring in just the …
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10/15/24
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