The same aldermen in this city who would not support true action through a renewal of the truancy ordinance are now all about "support" of political warfare over the state's school voucher system and taxpayer funding of a student's education not following the student wherever their parents choose to have them educated.

The first discussion of a potential Wheel Tax came at a Special Town Board meeting held on June 23, 2026, at 9:00 AM. Only two residents, myself and one other, were in attendance at the special meeting. That means, with only one discussion, and without seeking any resident input, the Board, in a vacuum, created a new Town tax in just a two-week period. This special Town Board meeting raised several issues.

Sixty-eight of 72 Wisconsin counties lost public-school enrollment last year. This might be the first year in Wisconsin history in which public-school enrollment in EVERY county declines. Wisconsin will educate roughly 100,000 fewer students in 2036, the fewest since the 1950s.

I have questions about the Wilden Portfolio Park development (at Thrivent) and the proposal that Appleton create a 14th Tax Incremental District (TID) to help incentivize this development. The Appleton City Council should consider both sides of this pancake. The colorful sprinkles presented by Thrivent’s request to create a Tax ID are all obtainable without a TID.

According to the 2020 Census, nearly SIX TIMES as many people in Outagamie County are Catholic: 62,763 Catholics versus an estimated 10,725 LGBTQIA+. Add in the numbers who belong to other Christian faiths, and you can see how many more people in Outagamie County are Christian than LGBTQIA+. So why is the Pride Flag being flown at the County Courthouse, but the Christian flag cannot be?

Wisconsin Congressman Tony Wied visited with members of Wisconsin Sea Grant, The Nature Conservancy, and NEW Water, who are all part of the East River Collaborative to discuss several environmental programs and resiliency efforts that are taking place in Green Bay and communities throughout Northeast Wisconsin.

More than $600 million in opioid settlement funds is flowing to Wisconsin counties and municipalities, but no state agency is responsible for making sure the money is spent appropriately. The Institute for Reforming Government is calling on state lawmakers to strengthen oversight before hundreds of millions more dollars are distributed.