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.

Friday, July 31, 2026

A few primary thoughts from Up North

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Made my annual trip to Vilas County on Wednesday to hang with family through Saturday. Good to check in with everyone and catch up. ...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Dem guv candidates have different specifics on budget surplus, while Tiffany has nothing

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Ahead of tonight's debate, I wanted to draw your attention to a goosd rundown from the Wisconsin State Journal on what the various ...
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...
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