KEY POINTS: A Wall Street Journal poll estimated a 63% chance of a recession sometime during 2023. Another recent industry survey revealed that many Wisconsin businesses are concerned that the state is heading toward a recession. 59% of business owners said inflation...
KEY POINTS: Young professionals seek growth opportunities and work that aligns with wants, values, needs, and life expectations. Two of the key elements that attract young professionals are flexibility and stability. Lake Country offers various "young professional...
KEY POINTS: Nationally, around 78.7% of surveyed small businesses reported that the COVID-19 pandemic harmed their business. Constant fearmongering surrounding COVID-19 significantly impacted the success of students and small businesses across Wisconsin. It also took...
KEY POINTS: Devin LeMahieu hopes to use the state's surplus to fund a flat tax system, arguing that it can make Wisconsin more competitive among neighboring states. Individual income taxes range from 3.54% to 7.65% at the moment. With LeMahieu's plan, the rate for...
Key Points: Bail reform in WI targets violent offenders who shouldn’t be out on the streets placing residents in danger. The constitutional amendment would only focus on violent offenders, not misdemeanors, i.e., shoplifting. Let judges know the entire past of...
KEY POINTS After 90 years, two freshman Assembly members have brought socialism back. Reps. Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison made their first order of business clear; revive a socialist caucus. Clancy and Madison expressed it has been challenging to label themselves as...
KEY POINTS: Waukesha JanBoree will take place from January 13 to January 22, 2023. Some (not all) of the hosted events require registration before attending and/or small fees to participate. Hot chocolate, sledding, ice skating, ice sculpting, warming up in the heated...
KEY POINTS: Evers announced his budget plan to hike shared revenue by 4% in each of the following two years. The Gov. met with five democratic mayors from Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Kenosha, and Green Bay. Even though Evers has said that he will work with both...
KEY POINTS The search revealed a 12” pipe broken that restricted water practically the entire day on West Avenue, from Sunset to the train tracks. The crew stated their best estimate of water loss was around 8,300 gallons per minute and that they lost approximately...
KEY POINTS Evers has declared an energy emergency in Wisconsin due to limited fuel deliveries. A winter storm is moving across the midwest and will likely make liquid fuel deliveries more scarce. Wisconsin is bracing for potential power outages. Strong winds, snow,...
KEY POINTS Conservative Russell Jones is running for Washington County Circuit Court Judge. Jones has represented clients in criminal law, civil litigation, family law, estate planning, and probate disputes. Hopes to restore faith in the justice system and ensure...
KEY POINTS Devin LeMahieu stated that he is looking at legislation that would change Wisconsin's military absentee voting laws. Military voters are not required to register to vote in Wisconsin; they only need to provide their name, address, and date of birth to...
KEY POINTS Janel Brandtjen has lost her spot as chair of the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. Rep. Scott Krug will be replacing Brandtjen. Rep. Rob Summerfield stated that caucus members lost trust in Brandtjen and said their decision was due to...
KEY POINTS: Speaker Robin Vos commented about $3.4B in tax cuts being insufficient. Vos called the number “absolutely bare bones bottom… We think it would be significantly higher than that.” Vos commented, “Revenue without reform is DOA. We’re not going to just say...
KEY POINTS: WisPolitics will hold a buffet luncheon at The Madison Club on December 15, 2022 with mayor Cavalier Johnson and David Crowley. Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m. The program will start at 12:00 p.m. and end around 1:00 p.m. Cavalier Johnson was one of the...
KEY POINTS The postal service carrier who was shot and killed was identified as Aundre Cross, 44. Tia R. told the Journal Sentinel she worked with Cross for seven years before she left USPS in 2021. Tia said she had to leave USPS because she felt she was unsafe...