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Tag: spending

Posted inNews

Half a billion on Halloween pet costumes is latest sign of America’s out-of-control consumerism

by Shereen SiewertOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019

Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University Halloween spending is out of control. Americans are expected to spend US$8.8 billion on candy, costumes and decorations this year – or $86 for every person who plans to celebrate. That includes a half a billion dollars on costumes that Americans are buying for their pets, which is double the […]

Posted inNews

Memo: General fund $651m short heading into next budget

by Shereen SiewertJuly 12, 2019July 12, 2019
Posted inNews

What to watch as GOP’s revised budget moves ahead

by Shereen SiewertJune 16, 2019June 16, 2019
Posted inCommunity

Chamber sets new organizational record, selling more than $700,000 in gift certificates

by Shereen SiewertDecember 28, 2018December 27, 2018
Posted inSchools

Report: School referendums approved break records in 2018

by Shereen SiewertNovember 20, 2018November 20, 2018
Posted inOpinion

Guest Column: Wausau’s debt, from a historical perspective

by Shereen SiewertAugust 14, 2018
Posted inInvestigations

Taxpayers paid $98,000 for state lawmaker travel since 2015

by Shereen SiewertJune 8, 2018June 8, 2018
Posted inOpinion

Guest column: Addicted to TIF?

by Shereen SiewertMarch 14, 2018March 14, 2018
Posted inOpinion

Guest coumn: Where did the money go? (part 2)

by Shereen SiewertFebruary 26, 2018February 26, 2018
Posted inOpinion

Guest column: Payback is a naughty word

by Shereen SiewertFebruary 16, 2018
Posted inNews

Unnecessary medical care is more common than you think

by Shereen SiewertFebruary 2, 2018
Posted inNews

D.C. Everest school board mulls funding packages

by Shereen SiewertDecember 1, 2017
Posted inNews

Public hearing set for D.C. Everest proposal

by Shereen SiewertNovember 1, 2017
Posted inNews

Council given first look at 2018 city budget figures

by Shereen SiewertOctober 3, 2017October 3, 2017
Posted inNews

Details of Walker’s 99 partial state budget vetoes

by Shereen SiewertSeptember 21, 2017
Posted inNews

Highlights of $76 billion Wisconsin budget proposal

by Shereen SiewertSeptember 7, 2017

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