The City of Appleton failed to complete and submit a financial audit for last year to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue before the prescribed deadline.  As a result, the City is set to incur a financial penalty in the form of a reduction in the amount of funds received from the state -- to the tune of over $300k! 

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.

Wisconsin taxpayers saved 18% on school benefits the year Act 10 passed. If Wisconsin added 18% to current school benefits expenses, it would cost taxpayers ~$550,000,000 today for the same schools. Because of Act 10, Wisconsin is 1 of just 5 states with fully funded pensions, protecting workers and preparing Wisconsin for any economic calamity ahead.

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 taxpayers saved 18% on school benefits the year Act 10 passed. If Wisconsin added 18% to current school benefits expenses, it would cost taxpayers ~$550,000,000 today for the same schools. Because of Act 10, Wisconsin is 1 of just 5 states with fully funded pensions, protecting workers and preparing Wisconsin for any economic calamity ahead.

The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) is calling for a complete audit of UW–Madison’s BadgersVote Coalition and legislative oversight of its finances and operations following a new report from IRG’s Center for Investigative Oversight. The new report also raises constitutional questions regarding the program in light of a recently passed Constitutional Amendment by Wisconsin voters.