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The Future of Milwaukee’s Transportation Fund

The durability of changes to travel patterns during and after the COVID-19 pandemic have left the city of Milwaukee’s transportation fund at a crossroads, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds.

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Changing Communications Landscape Raises Taxing Questions

Revenue from the state tax on telephone company property sank last year to its lowest level since the 1970s, a reflection of tax changes and a shifting telecommunications landscape. A newly adopted state law will nearly eliminate the tax, which is collected in lieu of local property taxes on telephone companies.

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FAFSA Delays hit Vulnerable students hardest

Amid a troubled overhaul of the federal process for applying for student financial aid, the share of Wisconsin high school seniors completing the application so far this year has plummeted

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A High Water Mark for State Budget?

Four years after the arrival of COVID-19, Wisconsin’s state finances are the strongest on record, with ample reserves and comparatively low debt levels.

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Assessing the Quality of Wisconsin’s Local Roads

The overall quality of Wisconsin’s paved local roads has deteriorated modestly since 2010, with Milwaukee having especially poor local road conditions relative to most of the state’s large cities.

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