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After years of marriage, I’ve learned one thing: binary choices are almost always better. For example, the question “Do you want pizza, Thai, BBQ or Mexican?” will result in the reply “I don’t care,” when we all know that is not true. Conversely, the question “Do you want Mexican or BBQ?” will reveal the dinner my wife truly desires.

The state Legislature passed a bill this session to eliminate the personal property tax affecting businesses and provided funding in the 2021-23 state budget to give municipalities money to make up for it.

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What used to be forgotten, unused space is now becoming one of the most innovative areas in real estate development.

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When the board of Gundersen Health System made the far-sighted decision 13 years ago to begin investing in greener energy and operations, it was a bet on the future of our three-state region.

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Forget about “infrastructure week” – it’s infrastructure summer. Or that seems to be the ambition of President Joe Biden as he barnstorms the country in hopes of selling the $579 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal he has signed on to. He’s ...

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American investment in infrastructure is often taken for granted, but having lived and traveled in lesser developed nations with poor roads, airports and sometimes completely dysfunctional food systems, I can say we have it good.

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In early 2020, in this space, we posed a question regarding perfluorinated chemicals or PFAS, known as “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down in the environment: How much of those chemicals would you like in your glass of water?

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It’s no secret that the Chippewa Valley needs more housing. The market right now is blisteringly hot. We’ve heard of homes in the area selling in hours, not days. So developments like The Current are good news. But when the ...

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It’s no secret that in recent years, the political divide between the left and the right has been growing. In today’s highly politicized environment, legislation and policy is often bogged down by political theater or diluted (or inflated) to get just enough votes for approval. The result can make for bad policy in some cases, and no policy in others.

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As the Biden administration and Republicans negotiate a possible infrastructure spending package, how to pay for it has been a sticking point.

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