Wisconsin Trends TAXES

Sales Tax Wisconsin Tax Rankings 2015–2018 Corporate Income Tax Nationwide ranking, 1 = Best 50 = Worst Property Tax Individual Income Tax #1 7 7 7 7

26 30 30 30 29 U.S. RANK 31 32 34

43 43 43 43 #50 2015 2016 2017 2018 FEDERALISM

Growth of Grants-in-aid in U.S.

Today $703 BILLION (17.6% of all federal spending and 31% 1970 $24.1 BILLION of all state budgets)

1960 $7 BILLION (7.5% of federal spending)

Federalization of Federal Funding of DPI 1995–2015 Wisconsin State Government Department of Public Instruction State workers* paid by feds: Federal revenue as a % of state spending: FTE employees 4,987 $3.7 5 billion paid by federal government 19.7% 4 1995 185 4,382 (28%) 302 3 (47%) $18.7 billion 2 $10.8 billion 1 29% 1995 2015 2018 1995 2015

*Measured as Full-Time Equivalents $37.4 billion

GRANT$TANDING WORKFORCE

Workforce Squeeze 5 Wisconsin statewide working age (15 to 69) 4,102,199 -176,909 3,925,290 Wisconsin statewide 4 non-farm employment projections

3,104,406 Southeastern Wisconsin 2,941,502 7-county region working 3 age (15 to 69) +162,904 Southeastern Wisconsin 7-county region non-farm 2 employment projections In millions of workers 1,450,087 -66,185 1,383,902

1 Statewide gap: 1,040,729 +39,245 1,079,974 339,813

Southeastern Wisconsin gap: 2017 2027 105,430

Source: Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, EMSI, BLS and U.S. Census LICENSURE

Wisconsin Licensure 20-Year Growth Wisconsin Occupational Licensing License holders BY THE NUMBERS In thousands 370,000 350 Number of 18.4% 300 Wisconsin workers license types 166 who need licenses 250 275,000 Source: Occupational Licensing: 150 A Framework for Policymakers, July 2015 200 150 66 100 100 Licensing boards 90 50 and councils in Wisconsin

Source: DSPS 1996 2016 1996 2016

Source: Department of Safety and Professional Services PRISONS

Wisconsin Prisoners

Of adults were sent back for violating their entering state 43% extended supervision or parole – prison in 2014... not for any new crime.

Of all state will be released inmates... 37% in less than two years

Of all state will be released inmates... % in less than 65 five years.

Source: Unlocking Potential PRISONS

1990–2015 Wisconsin Prisoners 24,000 25000

22,573 20000 Wisconsin Crime 1990–2015

15000 All crimes 215,000 During this period, Wisconsin Violent crimes saw a slow but steady population 10000 growth, from 4.9 million in 1990

to 5.7 million in 2015. PROJECTED 7,332 150000 5000

131,571 ‘90 ‘15 ‘19 100000 Source: Wisconsin DOC

50000 Wisconsin Corrections Expenditures 1998–2017 12,948 17,647 $1.2 In $ MILLIONS $1.138 billion $1200 billion ‘90 ‘15 $1.075 billion Source: FBI, U.S. Department of Justice 1000

800 $853 million

600 $557 million 400

200

‘98 ‘03 ‘08 ‘13 ‘17

Source: FBI, U.S. Department of Justice TRANSPORTATION

According to Wisconsin Transportation and Finance Policy Commission in 2013...

Without additional highway funding, the percentage of the state highway system in poor or worse condition will increase from 2 0 % in 2014 to 4 2 % in 2023 TRANSPORTATION

Debt Service Payments Transportation Revenue Projection Supported by Wisconsin’s transportation fund Traditional transportation revenues are projected to grow by 3.8%. $350 $340.8 Fiscal Motor Fuel Gross Vehicle Other Total Gross In $ millions 314.4 Year Excise Tax Registration Revenues Revenue $300 294.2 Fees 259.5 $250 240.7 In $ billions $2.0 197.2 $200 187.5 191 184.8 166.2 165.3 $150 148.2 $1.5 119.7 105.8 $100 $93.3 $1.0 $50

$.50 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 ’16 Fiscal Year Source: Wisconsin Transportation and Finance Policy Commission ’18 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’23 ’24 ’25 ’26 ’27

Source: Transportation Fund Solvency Report MEDIA

PEAK 1963 (Journal only) 600,000 375,000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Print Circulation 1995–2018 600 Sunday Daily 550 MJS debut April 2 466,000 328,000 500

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In THOUSANDS 250 Feb. 2018 200 134,000 82,000 From 1995 150 -75% -71% 100

From 1963 (peak) 50 -77.7% -78.1% 1963 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018**

Sources: GCI, JMG, JRN annual reports, Milwaukee Business Journal, Audit Bureau of Circulations, American Journalism Review, JS insiders * Gannett annual report fgure **Newsroom source, Feb. 2018

CEO Mark Thompson on how long The New York Times’ print version will survive: believe at least 10 years is what we can see in the U.S. for our print products. … "I We'll decide that simply on the economics. There may come a point when the economics of (the print paper) no longer make sense for us." MEDIA

Gannett Wisconsin Print Circulation (Excluding the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

In THOUSANDS Sunday Daily 200 190.3 2015-2017 171.0 -21% 150 150.5 -14% 144.0 141.2 123.6 Wisconsin’s 10 other Gannett newspapers: 100 • Appleton Post-Crescent • Fond du Lac Reporter • Green Bay Press-Gazette • Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Digital-only Subscriptions 2017– 2018 50 • Marshfield News-Herald • Oshkosh Northwestern New York Times 2.5 million • Sheboygan Press • Stevens Point Journal Wall Street Journal 1.27 million • Wausau Daily Herald 2015 2016 2017 • Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Washington Post 1 million

Source: GCI annual reports Los Angeles Times 105,000 Boston Globe 100,000 Chicago Tribune 50,000 Minneapolis Star Tribune 50,000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 23,000 (MJS ran a recent promotion for a one-year digital subscription for $9.99 per year — 92% off the regular price.) MEDIA

How Americans Get Their News Today

50% from TV

iNEWS 43% from online

25% from radio

18% from print newspapers

often get news on 45 % their mobile devices

over age 50 get news 55 % on social media

under age 50 get news 78 % on social media

Source: Pew Research Center 2017 study SOCIALISM

Socialism Poll 2014 Attitudes among younger generations in the United States.

Would you say your opinion of Socialism is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable or very unfavorable? Favorable responses

58% 43% 41%

18-24 25-34 35-44

Source: Reason-Rupe, Aug. 2014 SOCIALISM

Youth Voting 2016 Voters Under 30, Presidential Primaries and Caucuses (estimated figures) 2,052,081 2,000,000 KEY

Indiana Pennsylvania Maryland Wisconsin 1,500,000 Ohio N. Carolina Missouri Illinois Florida Mississippi 1,000,000 Michigan 828,675 Virginia 766,425 Texas Tennessee Georgia Arkansas 500,000 Alabama S. Carolina Nevada New Hampshire Iowa

Clinton Trump Sanders

Source: Estimates are based on CIRCLE analysis of vote tallies by state and Edison Research state exit/entrance polls. Only states with vote choice data for contests in both parties included.