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Fuller Endorses Common Core
Former MPS superintendent says the educational standards are good for students and teachers.
Oct 1st, 2014 by Matthew Wisla
Why UWM Matters
It could be the key to transforming Wisconsin’s economy, but state leaders don’t seem to realize it.
Apr 1st, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Legislature is One Big High School
Once you understand that, you realize why Republicans tolerated Assembly Majority Leader Bill Kramer.
Mar 24th, 2014 by Steven Walters
State Hires Company That Screwed-Up Voter Registration System
Walker administration gives $59 million IT contract to Accenture, which won headlines for its poor work under Doyle.
Feb 5th, 2014 by Bill Lueders
State Spending Now an Open Book
Web site tracking state spending is a font of information, not all of it useful.
Jan 14th, 2014 by Bill Lueders
How to End the Income Tax
Tax pros offer suggestions to Gov. Walker.
Jan 6th, 2014 by Steven Walters
Fun With Budget Numbers
An insider's take on the state budget and how it was put together.
Jul 3rd, 2013 by Bill Lueders
Legislators Blast UW Yet Again
Legislators accuse officials of "flagrant violations" for continuing to use Internet service provider WiscNet.
Jun 19th, 2013 by Bill Lueders
Rep. Taylor Condemns Attack on Students’ Rights
Last week, the Joint Committee on Finance voted in favor of motion #434, which eliminated the funding mechanism for the United Council of UW Students.
May 28th, 2013 by Chris Taylor
Hey Ho, Palermo’s Gotta Go
Protestors pressure UW to end relationship with Palermo's Pizza in Milwaukee, citing its labor violations.
May 8th, 2013 by Bill Lueders
Republican Finance Committee chairs rush to pump taxpayer money into broken jobs agency
Democratic call for full public and expert scrutiny of WEDC ignored by GOP leaders
May 6th, 2013 by Jon Richards
Crime Alerts Don’t Reach Most at State Campuses
Most UW System students and staff -- including 72% of those at UWM -- choose not to get emergency alerts.
May 2nd, 2013 by Rory Linnane
Why We Need the Liberal Arts
Gov. Walker’s plan pushing colleges to prepare students for the current job market will actually hurt our economy.
Mar 4th, 2013 by Benjamin Rifkin
A Wiser Prison Policy
Alternatives to prison cost less and are more effective, as a new group lobbying the legislature contends.
Feb 27th, 2013 by Bill Lueders
The Secret Lobbyists
Lobbyists must register to lobby the legislature but can work in secret to get the big money from government contracts. Why?
Jan 24th, 2013 by Bill Lueders
Doyle, Gard in University Club Sandwich
Rivals Host Simultaneous Fundraisers in Swanky Downtown Club
May 26th, 2006 by Michael Horne
How Democrats Are Growing the Economy
The recent state budget debate provided insights and displayed the dramatic differences between the parties as to how we answer questions about our state's economic future and how we compete for the high-paying jobs of the 21st Century.
Aug 15th, 2001 by Chuck Chvala
