Wisconsin Businesses Have Mixed Views on Tariffs
June 30, 2025
By Kurt R. Bauer The tariff issue reminds me of an old political joke about a congressman who tries to straddle the line on an
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Wisconsin Cannot Wait to Catch Midwest, Nation in Tax Rate Competitiveness
June 13, 2023
By Evan Umpir Next month marks 112 years since Wisconsin became the first state in the nation to levy an income tax. Since then, 40 other
Evers Risks Manufacturing Jobs with $650 Million Tax Hike on Key Industry
May 1, 2023
By Evan Umpir Proudly displayed on Wisconsin’s state flag is an arm and hammer, representing one of our historical, hallmark industries: manufacturing. Manufacturing contributed more
High Health Care Costs Hurting Wisconsin’s Economic Competitiveness
March 13, 2023
By Willard T. Walker, Jr. Wisconsin health care costs are some of the highest in the nation, placing a growing burden on our local businesses’
Bauer: U.S. Manufacturing is the Best Defense Against China
March 3, 2023
Kurt R. Bauer Updated March 2023 Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher is chairing the U.S. House Select Committee on China. That committee met for the first
Reforms Needed to Bring Down Wisconsin’s 4th Highest Hospital Prices in the Country
June 29, 2022
Wisconsin’s healthcare costs are higher than the national average and a huge driver of those increased costs are higher hospital costs. This puts Wisconsin employers
The Evers Agenda Would Have Wisconsinites Paying Even More
June 2, 2022
By Scott Manley Summer is officially in full swing. Friends and families are gathering for backyard barbeques. And, hopefully, the thermostat doesn’t need to be
IT SEEMS TO ME: Legislation would limit choices, raise costs
February 22, 2022
A January editorial in the Leader-Telegram misses the mark on the issue of white bagging. Additionally, the scenario the paper laid out is contradictory to
It’s Time to Tap Into America’s Manufacturing Advantage
February 5, 2021
China quietly dethroned the U.S. as the world’s top manufacturing nation in 2010. That should make Americans nervous, especially after 2020 when we realized that
State of the State Needs to Focus on Workforce, Health Care Costs
January 20, 2020
Gov. Tony Evers will deliver his second State of the State address this coming Wednesday, and it would be a missed opportunity if he did