Data Wonk

• How Will Trumpcare Affect Wisconsin?

  Jul 5th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  The bottom line: worse health and 1,000 additional deaths per year.

• Will Supremes Rule on State Redistricting?

  Jun 28th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  Past cases show Supreme Court is reluctant to overrule district courts.

• Is Manufacturing in Decline?

  Jun 21st, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  Recent trends are down in Wisconsin, but hardly a cause for panic.

• Who is Leaving Wisconsin?

  Jun 15th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  And why?

• You Dare Not Question Scott Walker

  Jun 7th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  A Federalist column attacks my conclusion that governors have little impact on the economy.

• US Supreme Court Wrong on Redistricting?

  May 31st, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  By focusing only on racial gerrymandering justices miss the bigger picture.

• Why GOP Backs Gerrymander

  May 24th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  Once leaders both parties' leaders opposed it. Why did Republicans change?

• State’s Political Map At Issue

  May 18th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  Does geography or gerrymandering give a GOP edge? U.S. Supreme Court could decide.

• Does Tax Credit Make State a Winner?

  May 10th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  An Econ professor and Walker fan uses shaky research to say yes.

• Can Governors Do Much About Economy?

  May 3rd, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  Less than people think. But more, perhaps, than Walker is doing.

• ALEC and Wisconsin’s Economy

  Apr 26th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  ALEC ranks state high for its policies, but they haven’t improved economy.

• WMC Manufactures Bogus Data

  Apr 19th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  Does it show Manufacturing & Agriculture tax credit creates jobs? Nope.