Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse

Ventings from a guy with an unhealthy interest in budgets, policy, the dismal science, life in the Upper Midwest, and brilliant beverages.

Saturday, August 5, 2023

July jobs - More jobs, more people want to work, and more money being made by workers.

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Another month, another decent US jobs report. Key takeaways from July job report: 1) The economy is humming 2) Job growth is slowing, but ...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

First order of business for new Wis Supreme Court - new maps. And I'm here to help!

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Wanted to follow up from the big court filing of this week. Well, the OTHER big court filing of the week. A lawsuit filed today asks W...
Monday, July 31, 2023

GDP bumping along, boosted by Biden/Dem incentives for construction

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Also wanted to discuss the other big new report from late last week, which also showed how the US economy continued to grow through the Sp...
Saturday, July 29, 2023

Incomes up, spending up, and inflation flattening. Keep this ROLLIN'!

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Lots of good economic news all around this week, punctuated by what was in the income and spending report that was released on Friday. Jo...
Sunday, July 23, 2023

Wis Policy Forum reminds us that there are big tax cuts in Wis budget, and more funds to play with

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Republicans have spent the last 3 weeks complaining about vetoes by Governor Evers that they claimed would ultimately raise taxes. Which i...
Saturday, July 22, 2023

How Dane County and other educated areas are the Death Star against Wisconsin going MAGA

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I saw this article on social media, and it immediately piqued my attention. Then I noticed the in-depth article begins DATELINE MA...
Friday, July 21, 2023

Wisconsin returns to record-high job levels in June

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After a down report in May, Wisconsin’s job market bounced back in June, and hit a new record high. The Department of Workforce Developme...
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