In Business Madison

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Legislature passes unemployment reforms

The Wisconsin Legislature has passed three bills to reform the state’s unemployment...

Why Congress is a national joke

Congressional approval ratings are about as low as they can get, about...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Nonprofit health insurer secures federal loan

Common Ground, a coalition of religious groups and other organizations, has been...

Assembly passes wetlands bill; Walker to sign measure

One week after passage in the State Senate, the Republican-controlled State Assembly...

Eau Claire Leader Telegram: Compromise mine bill faces hurdles

MADISON (AP) – Two Wisconsin state senators on Tuesday proposed a new...

Blackhawk Bancorp quarterly profit down 18%

Citing weak loan demand and a decline in interest income, Blackhawk Bancorp...

2012 Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award Nominations Open

The ninth annual Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award is accepting...

Wausau Daily Herald: Jobs numbers have wide margin of error

The Department of Workforce Development will release job numbers next month that...

Our education “investment”

Nearly every politician or candidate speaks of education spending as an “investment.”...

A few things that are bothering me this week

Let’s begin with needless to say. If we say needless to say,...