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Category Archives: Wisconsin
Keine Roten Kartoffeln für Sie!
Auch keine Garnelen, in Wisconsin.* (Seriously! See page 3, line 9, and lines 14-15, in the bill) From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Under [the] bill, food stamp recipients could not use the program to buy crab, lobster, shrimp or other shellfish. Additionally, they would have to use two-thirds of their benefits on beef, pork, chicken, produce or foods that qualify for the federal Women, Infants and Children nutrition program. The remainder could be used on foods already allowed under the food stamps program, other than shellfish.
A Parsimonious Error Correction Model of Wisconsin Economic Activity
With implications for assessing Wisconsin post-January 2011.
Is Wisconsin Outpacing Other States?
How well has Wisconsin economically performed, as compared to its neighbor Minnesota, and to the US overall: here are six pictures of economic activity, employment, unemployment, real personal income, gross state product, and median household income, with which to make an assessment.
When Will the Governor’s Promise of 250,000 New Private Sector Jobs Be Achieved?
Not within the next couple of years, according the Walker Administration’s Wisconsin Economic Outlook, released today.
Newly Revamped Coincident Indices Indicate … Wisconsin Still Lags
and is forecasted to continue to lag.
Trends in Poverty in Wisconsin
Poverty, estimated using the official criteria and poverty threshold, or including taxes and non-cash benefits, rises in Wisconsin (while the officially reported Census measure declines in the US). [minor edits to clarify MDC 4/23]
Three Four Five Graphs Regarding Wisconsin Economic Policy
Wisconsin employment falls in March; continues to lag the Nation.
Springtime for Walker and Wisconsin
Winter for …
From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will eliminate about 400 positions, most of them vacant, and will close or restructure several academic programs across campus over the next two years in response to state budget cuts, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced on her blog Friday.
Orwell on Webster Street*
In Madison, WI, that is.
In response to my post on the effort to eliminate the Bureau of Science Services in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, reader Ed Hanson rises to the defense of the effort.