Patricia Ann Dake

Republicans in the state legislature need to put up or shut up when it comes to school funding. On July 5, 2023, Gov. Tony Evers pulled a political stunt and, with a lineitem veto, gave schools the ability to increase spending to help match increases in cost not just for the 2023-2025 state budget but for 400 years in the future. Evers’ stunt blatantly pandered to teachers and school offic...

The Taylor County Board is right in calling on the state to factor inflation rates into the state’s revenue cap limit rather than just focusing on local tax base growth. Taylor County is among many counties across the state calling on state leaders to revise the revenue cap formula which limits the amount of taxes and fees local governments can set. In an ideal world, local municipal and c...