Wisconsin is split.

A county-by-county analysis shows that while some residents are seeing real growth in their wages — 12% in Lafayette County, for instance, between 2019 and 2023 — others are falling behind the rise in prices.

For an increasing number of families in places such as Waukesha County — where inflation-adjusted wages are down almost 2.6% over the same period of time — that means there is no longer enough to put food on the table.

Wisconsin is hardly a taxpayer’s paradise, unless you look to its neighboring states to the south and the west.

People are leaving Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa and, according to a new study by the Tax Foundation, the loss of state revenue and the population migration are closely tied to punitive tax structures in those states.

The three states ranked in the lowest third of states nationally in a ranking of states determined by a combined loss of residents, income tax filers and a loss of adjusted gross income based on that migration, between 2021 and 2022, according to the study.

As progressives begin to launch election-season attacks on the Electoral College, Michael Maibach is coming to Mequon to remind Wisconsinites why it’s worth fighting for.

The Badger Institute and Concordia University have invited the distinguished fellow for Save Our States to speak  next Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the campus.

Maibach, in a conversation with Badger Institute Policy Director Patrick McIlheran, gave us a small preview of his presentation.

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Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief of National Review, will deliver the keynote address at Badger Institute’s Annual Dinner on October 1. And, yes, he’s bringing the facts and opinions you won’t get from the mainstream media.

The biggest night on Badger Institute’s calendar is now less than one month away. So secure your tickets today for a night of great food, extraordinary company and Lowry’s comments on what’s at stake this November — and for America’s future.

Event details:

Learn why the Founding Fathers created the Electoral College, its protections against a national popular vote as well as how our presidential system compares to other republics around the world. With the November election just months away, you won’t want to miss this timely and insightful look into how the Electoral College affects our democracy.

Keynote delivered by Michael Maibach, a Distinguished Fellow at Save Our States, giving talks across the country in defense of the Founders’ Federalism and the Electoral College design.

Date: Tuesday, September 10 at 6:30pm

Location: Concordia University

RSVP: Submit form on event page

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