Aug 25, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
1. If you were King or Queen for a day and could wave a magic wand, what policy change in Wisconsin would you enact? Ensure every kid has supportive parents at home and the ability to read. Do that and I think we’d be amazed at the number of other problems that...
Aug 25, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “The ‘Wisconsin Tuition Promise’ program will be open to full-time, in-state students whose family income is below $62,000… Officials said they will go forward with it whether or not they get state money specifically for it...
Aug 20, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From the Wall Street Journal: “The labor force is about 600,000 smaller than in early 2020, when Covid-19 triggered a deep but short recession. It is several million smaller if you adjust for the increase in population. After approaching pre pandemic levels earlier...
Aug 19, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From Time: “’For seven years in a row, Oakland was the fastest-gaining urban district in California for reading [because of phonics],’ recalls Weaver. ‘And we hated it.’ The teachers felt like curriculum robots—and pushed back. ‘This seems dehumanizing, this is...
Aug 19, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
1. If you were King or Queen for a day and could wave a magic wand, what policy change in Wisconsin would you enact? To be clear, if I were “King for a day” I would immediately abdicate and call for a democratic election, separation of powers, and a written...
Aug 12, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
1. If you were King or Queen for a day and could wave a magic wand, what policy change in Wisconsin would you enact? I would eliminate the income tax and make Wisconsin a top state to start and grow a business. 2. Favorite Wisconsin beer? Urban Harvest Brewing...