President Trump is betting tariffs on imported wood and furniture will help Americaβs lumber and cabinet industries. But two Wisconsin producers say the tariffs are eliminating markets, depressing prices and creating chaos for their businesses.
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A new study found that while half of the stateβs school districts tried performance-based pay incentives for teachers, most have since abandoned it.That trend matches whatβs happening in schools around the country.
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A Wisconsin immigration attorney Grant Sovern says the Trump administration's fee for H-1B visas lacks clarity on how to pay and raises legal questions.
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The eastern Wisconsin representative said βa lot of these people are not working very hard at all,β and regardless of the shutdown, the workforce should be reduced.
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Wisconsin was among the bottom 10 states in job and business creation in some 2025 rankings, but higher in others.
For starting a business, National Business Capital, a financier, ranked Wisconsin 42nd, citing high taxes and low available funding. Small-business publication Simplify LLC, whose analysis included new business and job creation rates, ranked Wisconsin 43rd. Wisconsin was ranked 35th by WalletHub and 34th by U.S. News & World Report.
More generally, CNBC ranked Wisconsin 21st for business. Wisconsin scored higher in infrastructure and cost of doing business, lower in quality of life and legal and regulatory burdens. Wisconsin also ranked 21st in a poll of CEOs and business owners on best states for business.
Critics say rankings have limited value or are misleading.
From January 2018 to January 2025, Wisconsin added 63,300 jobs, ranking 40th in job creation, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
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