Transvaginal probes (amended to mandated ultrasounds) and giving regressive tax cuts after slashing K-12 education expenditures probably isn’t going to draw high-technology/knowledge based workers to the state
Category Archives: Wisconsin
From Wisconsin Idea to Wisconsin …Something
Some implications of current legislative actions for the conduct of University of Wisconsin system research
From The Isthmus today:
The two-sentence amendment to the budget was part of an omnibus motion that was introduced by the Republican co-chairs of the state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee and passed just before 6 a.m. It reads:
“Prohibit the Board of Regents from permitting the Center for Investigative Journalism to occupy any facilities owned or leased by the Board of Regents. In addition, prohibit UW employees from doing any work related to the Center for Investigative Journalism as part of their duties as a UW employee.”
Wisconsin Economic Activity: April 2013
The Philadelphia Fed’s coincident indices for April are out (h/t Mike Ivey). Wisconsin economic activity as measured by this index continues to surprise, but not in a good way.
Wisconsin Employment Situation in April
Newly released BLS data indicate an absence of strong employment growth.
Wisconsin: Economic Development
Wisconsin in March: Nonfarm payroll employment declines
Private nonfarm payroll employment growth near zero, and the level is about 70 thousand below the path implied by Governor Walker’s commitment to increase private sector employment by 250 thousand by 2015M01.
Wisconsin, and Her Neighbors: Philadelphia Fed Coincident Indices
From the MacIver Institute, “The Free Market Voice of Wisconsin”:
Wisconsin Employment: Still Lagging despite Upward Revisions
Earlier this week, the BLS released new estimates of state employment, based upon Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data through September 2012. The figures for Wisconsin have been substantially revised upward. As indicated in previous posts [1] [2] , census data had indicated substantially higher nonfarm payroll employment than that derived from surveys.
A Comparison of Selected Economic Indicators for Minnesota vs. Wisconsin
And assessing Walker’s “open for business” program thus far
Dispatches XXIV: Please Proceed Governor (Walker)
There has been something of a dispute between Governor Walker and Governor Dayton of Minnesota. From Minnesota Public Radio, Governor Walker’s tweet, in response to Governor Dayton’s speech: