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Sizable Increases for Property Values

Gross property tax levies across Wisconsin, increased 4.2 percent in 2024, the second largest increase since 2009. In the last 15 years, this increase in levies by all local governments, was second on...
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Court ruling is an attack on basic liberties

Voting is a fundamental right of citizenship. It is the ability to vote and, through that vote, impact the direction of our communities, state and nation that makes us citizens rather than subjects. That right is under attack. It is under attack by people like Waukesha County circuit court judge Michael Maxwell. On Oct. 3, Judge Maxwell issued a ruling that people registering to vote must sh...

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Local newspapers keep communities strong

Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection—residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection in ways no other source can. In today’s fractured media environment, trust is the rarest commodity. Confidence in “the media” is low. Only 18%...

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International agreements show common responsibility

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Next governor needs to be able to seek bipartisan solutions

With the entry of Rep. Tom Tiffany and former Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation chairman Missy Hughes in the past week, the ranks of those seeking to succeed Gov. Tony Evers continues to expand. As of press time, on the Republican side it is Tiffany and Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann after Milwaukeearea manufacturer Bill Berrien dropped out of the race for not remembering t...

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Support efforts to develop biofuel industry in Wisconsin

Wood-powered jet airplanes may seem like something out of science fiction, but that is the goal of a company wanting to turn wood products into aviation fuel. A group of state legislators, including Rep. Rob Summerfield of Bloomer, are calling for the state to approve the Forestry Revitalization Act. The bill would provide $210 million in state assistance to help attract a $1.5 billion plant in...

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Callie the cat

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