Building projects in metro Milwaukee are approved more quickly in cities that allow development to move through a streamlined review process so long as it meets appropriate standards for its proposed location.
State and local taxes paid in Wisconsin in fiscal year 2023 declined to just under 9.8% of all Wisconsin residents’ personal incomes, dipping just below the prior year’s low.
As the availability and affordability of child care has become an increasingly pressing issue, most potential options in Wisconsin to generate new child care revenue are available at the state — rather than the local – level.
State policymakers provided the largest funding increase on record in 2025 for a program that reimburses municipalities to provide services to state facilities such as colleges, universities, or prisons.
Wisconsin’s tax burden remained at an all-time low in 2025, as its residents’ combined incomes grew at the same rate as state and local tax collections.
Massive data centers being proposed and built in Wisconsin would significantly increase demand for water and electricity.
Even with participation in registered apprenticeships at record levels, opportunities remain to further expand these programs in specific regions and occupations of the state.
Gross K-12 school property taxes in Wisconsin are rising 7.8% on December bills, the largest increase in more than three decades. As a result of these and tax levies imposed by other units of local government, total tax levies are expected to see their biggest jump since at least 2018.
Venture capital investment in metro Milwaukee rose to record levels in 2024, marking progress in an area that has been a long-term weakness of its innovation economy.
By the end of 2025, nearly half of all Wisconsinites will be required to pay a fee to their municipality or county to register their vehicle.