Author: Benjamin Yount | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner
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Survey: 70% of Wisconsin businesses affected by higher health care costs
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s largest business group says the overwhelming majority of businesses in the state are suffering because of higher health care costs. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce recently released the results from its latest Employer Survey. “High health care costs are hurting Wisconsin’s business climate and making employers less competitive. According to the…
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Wisconsin lawmaker eyes changing ballot access law after RFK ballot issue
(The Center Square) – A Republican lawmaker in Wisconsin want to avoid another fight to get off the ballot. State Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, who oversees the Assembly’s elections committee said on UpFront over the weekend that he wants to change the state law that keeps people on the ballot, almost no matter what. “We can’t…
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Rep questions number of administrators at UW schools
(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker wants a full accounting of how the University of Wisconsin System has thousands of more administrators now than it did 30 years ago, despite having fewer teachers. State Rep. David Steffen told The Center Square on Wednesday the UW system has hired 6,000 administrators over the past 30 years.…
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Wisconsin DPI changing test standards, scores expected to skyrocket
(The Center Square) – A lot of students in Wisconsin are about to get far better grades on the state’s standardized tests, but advocates say it’s not because they are suddenly better at reading or math. Wisconsin’s State Superintendent of Schools is defending the decision to change the standards for Wisconsin’s Fordward Exam and the ACT.…
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Unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Racine mobile voting van, keep polling places
(The Center Square) – Conservatives on the Wisconsin Supreme Court say the order that bans Racine County’s mobile voting van but keeps the city’s Democrat-heavy other polling locations is nonsensical. The liberal-majority court unanimously ruled that Racine, and other cities in Wisconsin, cannot use vans to collect ballots. A Racine County judge said the same thing…
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Head-to-head tie in presidential sampling: Poll
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied when paired head-to-head in the latest sampling from the Marquette Law School Poll. When the question of choice includes Robert Kennedy Jr., Jill Stein and Cornel West, Trump leads Biden 40%-37%. Kennedy is next at 17%, and Stein and West each…
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Hunters urge Wisconsin DNR to appeal judge’s ruling, reinstate 2021 wolf hunt
Hunters in Wisconsin are pleading with the state’s Department of Natural Resources to save this year’s wolf hunt. A Dane County judge on Friday issued an order that essentially ends this year’s hunt. The judge said Wisconsin’s wolf quota should be zero, not the 130 that DNR regulators approved this fall. “I’m not overruling the…
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Mom: School board recall effort about parents getting involved, not just masks
What started out as frustration over coronavirus rules and face masks has now grown into an effort across Wisconsin to recall dozens of local school board members. Voters in the Mequon-Thiensville school district will decide on Nov 2 if four members of the local school board should keep their seats. Mequon-Thiensville is just the latest…