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Politics should not play a part in determining who gets federal disaster relief. “When it comes to getting things done, I don’t care what party somebody’s in.” Chris Christie, former Republican governor of New Jersey, made this comment in 2012, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and faced criticism over meeting with Pres. Barack Obama, to secure federal help, to recover from the disast...

Wisconsin should modify when new tax assessments start to limit the impact of revaluations, and limit the percentage increase in any given year. Wisconsin should modify the assessment process, to cushion taxpayers from assessment swings. A good first step would be to set a hard limit of July 1, for any assessment changes over 10 percent, with the full amount of the changeover of that amount not...