Saturday, July 25, 2026

Gas prices back up as July ends. And lower supplies will keep them high

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As the US and Iran cranked up its military bombings in the Middle East this week, it drove up oil prices further, ending the week up more t...

Pt. 2 - Primary mess shows Wisconsin needs election reforms

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To follow up on my thoughts about the state of the Dem Governor's primary, the way it has developed leads me to think there are 2 cl...
Thursday, July 23, 2026

A few thoughts on the Dem Guv primary race

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2 weeks ago, the Democratic primary in the Governor’s race seemed to have come into focus. State Rep. Francesca Hong had a solid group of ...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Odd and huge differences between household and payrolls surveys in Midwest over last year

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Following up from last week's state jobs report, I noticed that Wisconsin has a disparity between their payrolls survey (which account...
Monday, July 20, 2026

June gains wrap up a good first half for jobs in 2026 for Wisconsin

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After a tough 2025, Wisconsin has had a good recovery in the jobs market. That was retierated in the recent report for June from the Wisc...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

"Good" June retail sales were only in a few places, and outlook for July getting worse

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Saw this headline relating to an economic report from last Friday, and I thought it summed up a lot. Retail sales increased 0.2...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

Trump/Tiffany FEMA help falls short, and state/locals pick up the difference

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You may recall this from a couple of weeks ago. When severe weather hit Wisconsin, I called the White House to help secure the federal sup...
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