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Registration for Wisconsin's premier business gathering is now OPEN! Secure your seat today at a discounted rate: wmc.org/businessday! 🗓️ Tuesday, October 27 📍Madison | Monona Terrace 🤝 Wisconsin business leaders

If your company took on a significant improvement or project in sustainability, environmental stewardship, or environmental innovation last year, share it with us! The Business Friend of the Environment awards, sponsored by WM, celebrate companies that go above and beyond to lead in sound environmental practices. Apply today at wmc.org/bfoe

🚨BREAKING: WMC wins appeal in Kaul’s 18-Month open records delay. “The court made clear that government agencies cannot avoid transparency by dragging their feet after receiving a request for public records.” wmc.org/press-releases…

TUNE IN: @ManleyWMC is joining @VickiMcKenna this morning to discuss the costs of regulation🎙️ wiba.iheart.com

🌱In celebration of Earth Day today, nominations are now OPEN for WMC’s 36th Annual Business Friend of the Environment Awards! Know a Wisconsin business making a real impact through sustainability and innovation? Nominate them today! 🔗wmc.org/bfoe/

"Wisconsin’s workforce crisis is real, measurable, and solvable — but only if policymakers choose incentives that reward work and skill building. If we want to remain competitive, we must stop normalizing policies that sideline workers." gmtoday.com/daily_news/com…

"Tax Day, for many, is often synonymous with wondering how much we owe or get back. The real question Wisconsin families and businesses should be asking first is 'Why are we paying so much?'" jsonline.com/story/opinion/…

WMC Warns of “Alarming” Healthcare Costs maciverinstitute.com/news/wmc-warns…

One of Wisconsin's biggest economic disadvantages is our egregiously high health care costs. The data is alarming: 🚨 Wisconsin has the second‑highest health care costs in the nation 🚨 Health care consumes 34% more of per‑capita income than elsewhere 🚨 Since 2000, hospital prices have increased 260%, nearly three times faster than household incomes 🚨 There are rampant price disparities between Wisconsin hospitals for the same services and procedures Wisconsin’s health care costs are putting families and employers at risk. Nearly seven in ten Wisconsin employers say rising health care costs have forced them to cut hiring, reduce investment, lower compensation, or raise prices. Read more from the two new reports from @CROWE_UW and @healthcostinst: wmc.org/press-releases…

“The business community can expect and needs to brace for judicial rulings based on leftwing political dogma rather than legal facts and arguments." - @Kurt_R_Bauer ibmadison.com/industries/bus…

"We are funding [K-12] students at a level twice as much as we were in 2000 – about $18,592 per student each year. That’s more than fifty percent higher than the tuition to attend UW-Madison this year. If we can give a world-class college education to UW students for $12,186, how is $18,592 not enough for K-12 students?" heartlandpost.com/scott-manley-p…

"Although enrollment declines have resulted in 7% fewer students over the last twenty years, school districts chose to increase their district administrator staff by 40%, and non-teaching staff by 28% — even as they cut teacher positions by 2%. They have made a conscious effort to prioritize their hiring to grow a bloated back-office bureaucracy instead of adding teachers to classrooms." heartlandpost.com/scott-manley-p…

We’ve been on the move all week, connecting with members and partners across Wisconsin. Want updates on the issues, events, and opportunities shaping our state’s business climate? 
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Across America, people are moving from high‑tax states to those with lower tax burdens. If Wisconsin wants to attract and retain families, we need to roll out the red carpet — not layer on more red tape. Tune in to @ManleyWMC with @VickiMcKenna: youtube.com/watch?v=whaTp1…

We’re kicking things off at our Women in Business Forum with @RobynGruner leading a panel featuring @chonesaguam (@Bucks), Alison Prange (Michael Best Strategies), Ann Thornton (Brady Corporation), @MartiWronski (@Brewers).

"As we bring this tour to Wisconsin, our message is clear: Manufacturing made America strong. Wisconsin helped build that strength. And with the right policies, our state can lead the next chapter." Read @JayTimmonsNAM and @WisconsinMC's @Kurt_R_Bauer in @DailyNewsWashi1 on the #StateofMFG. gmtoday.com/daily_news/com…

“Wisconsin has remained below replacement-level fertility since 1974, which means our state desperately needs more people. In response, we should...use our tax rates as a way to lure people in, not to chase them away.” wmc.org/op-eds/wiscons…

Thank you, @RepTiffany, for honoring Jack Link and celebrating his induction into the Wisconsin Manufacturing Hall of Fame! @JackLinks youtube.com/watch?v=AAnI2w…

“Uncertainty is one of the greatest threats to business, creating additional obstacles that hinder productivity and efficiency. Today’s decision adds to an already confusing tariff landscape. Businesses will be left to wonder how this decision will impact their customers and vendors. Sadly there are more questions than answers at this point.” - @Kurt_R_Bauer

CONGRATULATIONS to the 37th Annual Manufacturer of the Year Award Recipients! What an incredible honor to celebrate these teams, whose excellence propels our state's top industry forward. wmc.org/press-releases…