Fiscal Facts

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The uneven rise of remote work

Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, remote and hybrid work arrangements remain widespread in Wisconsin and nationally.

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A look at chronic absenteeism

As COVID-19 upended the lives of students around the state, schools across Wisconsin saw a troubling increase in chronic absences.

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Cigarette sales go up in smoke

Legal sales of cigarettes have plummeted in recent years, meaning Wisconsin state government is receiving much less in revenue from cigarette taxes.

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