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January 2026 Monthly Economic Report
Data and analysis from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue
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Speaker Vos Tackles Demographic Reality
A Dairyland Sentinel Perspectives Column by George Mitchell In a late December interview. Speaker Robin Vos identified for Wheeler Report readers a defining…
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Home Sales Drop for Third Straight Month
Home sales in Wisconsin fell for the third consecutive month in May 2025, though the rate of decline slowed compared to recent months, according to a report…
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Wisconsin DPI Moves to “Update” School Report Card Ratings Amid Ongoing Transparency Concerns
Delafield, WI – May 27, 2025 – The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), led by State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly, announced today, that it…
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Handrick: Don’t Blame the Map—Blame the Candidates
By Joe Handrick for Dairyland Sentinel On Wednesday, I wrote in here about the political contortions Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is being asked to perform to…
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More Bad News: Wisconsin Projects $331m Budget Problem as Revenue Projections Decline
May 15, 2025 – The Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) has alerted the Joint Finance Committee to a $331 million reduction in projected general fund…
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Unemployment Up: Wisconsin Employment Data for April 2025 Released
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released April 2025 preliminary employment estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,…
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Wisconsin Crop Progress and Condition Report for April 13, 2025
Wisconsin Farmers Begin Spring Planting Amid Mixed Soil Conditions
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Milwaukee’s Streetcar a Bust
MILWAUKEE — Ridership on Milwaukee’s streetcar, The Hop, remains lackluster despite the addition of a second line in April 2024, with annual figures lagging…
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Handrick’s Word of Caution: How to account for late tabulations of early votes in Wisconsin tonight
April 1, 2025 NOTE: We asked elections data guru Joe Handrick to provide us what political scientists refer to as “some quick back-of-the-napkin” analysis of…
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Evers Vetoes Bill to Reverse Underly’s Testing Changes, Sparks Debate
Published March 28, 2025 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 1 on Friday, a Republican-backed measure aimed at undoing State Superintendent…
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WRA: February Sales and Median Prices Increase as Inventory Tightens Slightly in Wisconsin
According to the Monthly Housing Report issued by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, Wisconsin existing home sales rebounded in February after modest…
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State’s Rural-Urban Balance Explored in New Report
State’s Rural-Urban Balance Explored in New Report
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Is Evers Helping Lay Groundwork for New Supreme Court Gerrymander of Congressional Maps for 2026?
A Dairyland Sentinel Perspectives Column by Brian Fraley Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has intensified his criticism of President Donald Trump this month,…
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Kinser Edges Underly in DPI Race as School Choice Resonates, Poll Finds
Challenger Brittany Kinser holds a slight lead over incumbent Jill Underly in the race for Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction superintendent, with…
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Up for Grabs: Wisconsin Voters Show Limited Familiarity with Spring Election Candidates, Marquette Poll Finds
Less than a month before the April 1 election, most Wisconsin voters don’t know enough about the candidates for state Supreme Court or state superintendent…
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Probe DPI Over School Report Cards, Testing Standards
March 5, 2025 State legislators kicked off an audit Tuesday targeting the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s school report cards and testing…
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Small Business plays huge role in Wisconsin economy
November 30, 2024 is small business Saturday. Let’s take a moment to recognize the significant impact our small businesses have on the economy here. These…
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Joe Handrick analyzes early vote data
Former Republican lawmaker Joe Handrick, an elections data guru and Minocqua native, has taken a look at the early vote numbers from across the state. “I try…
