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If Sen. Dora Drake (D-Milwaukee), has her way, Big Brother will watch Wisconsin’s roads, to crack down on speeders and other traffic offenders. Drake is the author of Senate Bill 375, which, if passed, will allow for up to 75 traffic cameras to be placed at intersections, in the City of Milwaukee. The cameras would monitor traffic, and snap photos of vehicles that run red lights or speed, and...

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 only to the 4.6 percent annual increase in 2023. It is from factors including significant numbers of school districts passing referenda to increase their tax levies, as well as an increase to school ...