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Loan repayments and their effect on farmers

There are two things every farmer I know appreciates – harvesting a good crop and making a profit while doing it. While we are at the whims of nature for the quality and quantit...

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Raise road weight limit for maple sap haulers

From the moment the maple sap leaves the tree, the clock is ticking. Depending on air temperature and local conditions, maple syrup producers have as little as a few hours to get fresh sap from collection points to where it is processed. Unfortunately, for maple syrup producers, state road weight limit laws hobble them in their race against time and in the process put Wisconsin manufacturers...

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Local control of rail cooridor is needed

Local ownership and control of the Spencer to Medford rail line is an essential step for any sort of economic redevelopment to take place along the corridor. For years, the rail line between Spencer and Medford has sat unused. The 27 miles of steel rails and wooden ties was once an important economic artery, moving freight and people. It connected the seven communities along its tracks with ...

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Offers information for anti-coagulation clinic patients

Preparing and taking my mother to her anti-coagulation clinic appointments was among our most frustrating and stressful events during the 8 years that I provided care for her. She lost her unstable walk completely midway through that time, which made preparations and transport especially difficult. Preparation took at least an hour with the actual appointment taking another half hour. There was at...

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War powers belong to Congress, not the president

The Constitution is clear: power to take our nation to war belongs to Congress, not a single president. Yet our representatives—Senator Ron Johnson and Representative Derrick Van Orden—recently voted against legislation intended to reaffirm that basic constitutional principle. Instead of reinforcing Congress’s authority, they opposed a measure designed to clarify that the decision to begi...

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Fiscal Facts: Wisconsin’s tax burden ranks 34th in nation

State and local taxes paid in Wisconsin in fiscal year 2023 declined to just under 9.8% of all Wisconsin residents’ personal incomes, dipping just below the prior year’s low. This decline in what is often called the state’s tax burden put Wisconsin’s ranking at 34th among the 50 states for tax burdens in 2023. This was a one slot above Wisconsin’s prior year rank of 35th among the sta...

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Aspirus Health urges lawmakers to pass “Next of Kin” legislation to relieve capacity concerns and support all patients

Aspirus Health urges lawmakers to pass “Next of Kin” legislation to relieve capacity concerns and support all patients Aspirus Health and other health systems throughout the state are urging the State Senate to pass legislation aimed at relieving hospital capacity concerns before the quickly approaching end of this legislative session. According to data from the Wisconsin Hospital Associati...

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