Playing Up Unemployment Numbers in Wisconsin

Over the weekend the Wisconsin State Journal’s Matthew DeFour asked for my thoughts on how Wisconsin’s declining unemployment numbers might impact upcoming elections. Republican strategist Brian Fraley said for many voters trying to gauge how the broader economy is doing, the unemployment rate provides an easily understood statistic similar to the Dow Jones industrial average:…

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The 9er – Episode 46 – 06.25.18

The Monday morning, fairly pointless podcast, created by Edge Messaging.  Today, we discuss why nobody is going to see comedy movies.  We discuss the World Cup with some expert-level knowledge and chat about the Supreme Court ruining your online purchasing experience.  Check out this episode!

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Missing the point, again.

Stories like this bug me to no end. Over a five-year period that included the near-elimination of collective bargaining in Wisconsin’s public schools, the teacher workforce in metro Milwaukee is smaller, less experienced and still largely white, according to a new report. The metro region also lost 700 teachers during that time, but that trend…

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