Data Wonk

• Will Right-to-Work Cause Sickness and Death?

  Mar 6th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  Logic of the law’s supporters suggest this -- and other terrible things -- will happen.

• Milwaukee a Leader in City Center Job Growth

  Mar 2nd, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  So says a recent study. But is the data more than a passing fad?

• Testing Walker’s Jobs Theory

  Feb 24th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  He’s embraced a low-taxes approach used by other states, which has been a failure.

• The Walker Economic Record

  Feb 16th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  Crunching the numbers: How has Wisconsin’s economy fared in his first four years?

• Will Streetcar Help The Inner City?

  Feb 4th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  Opponents say it won’t. Let’s examine the data.

• Millennials And The Streetcar

  Jan 27th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  Will it attract young professionals?

• Does Walker Have Losing Strategy for Global Warming?

  Jan 22nd, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  States that are unfriendly to new technologies confronting the problem could be economic losers.

• The Bogus Claims on Right to Work

  Jan 19th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  Serious researchers on impact offer many caveats, which advocates blithely ignore.

• The Real Impact of the Minimum Wage

  Jan 9th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  A new study by the non­partisan Congressional Budget Office looks at the costs and benefits.

• The Impact of Right to Work Laws

  Jan 7th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

  State Republican leaders want to pass such a law. What will be the impact on jobs and wages?

• Wisconsin Taxes and Inequality

  Dec 19th, 2014 by Bruce Thompson

  Have Walker’s tax changes increased or decreased inequality in the state?

• Wisconsin Is Now a Republican Oligopoly

  Dec 11th, 2014 by Bruce Thompson

  Election results reveal Democrats now start all elections with a ten percent disadvantage.