The City Plan Commission of the Appleton Common Council will hold several public hearings this week, with several related action items planned for discussion. The agenda includes a hearing asking for public input on a proposed temporary (12-month) development moratorium in the city for "hyperscale data centers." 

Understanding where we are today with Social Security is important when it comes to creating a solution that most people will understand. It is also important to know the elements that need to be considered in any solution including the full retirement age that benefits can start, the amount of benefits, and for how long benefits will need to be provided.

Why in the world would candidates like Tom Tiffany and all of the other real Republicans not be pounding the education issue? Take Milwaukee, Dane and Brown counties. Take a hard look at the failure of their public schools. Take a hard look at the crime and poverty linked directly to those school systems.

At ACT, we will continue to look at these TIF districts and question why we are developing with a TIF, when doing so only really benefits the developer. You, the taxpayer, are basically putting in infrastructure that developers should be doing in parks.

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 Governor-elect David Crowley has an abysmal record as the Milwaukee County Executive. Last Thursday his Administration announced a “computer error” caused a $4.56 million budget shortfall in his proposed 2027 budget (conveniently withheld until after the election).

“School choice has never been in higher demand, just as particular state leaders are crowing about taking it away,” said Quinton Klabon, Senior Research Director at the Institute for Reforming Government. “Instead of sabotaging some of Wisconsin’s highest performers and ripping options away from parents, Wisconsin should ensure every city has an ecosystem of diverse, excellent schools.”