We are in a process of continual improvements or at least we are trying to continually improve. With that said we are tweaking our Week in Review Episode format.

We have our intro to each episode then go into our Lies Damn Lies and Statistics segment. We then transition into our three stories of the week. We finish up with our Week in the Review Quiz which has been downsized to 3 questions.

The 3 story topics are taxes, resiliency and community service. 3 issues local communities struggle with every day.

Interesting graph on homeownership. Shows what an anomaly the early 2000s really were. Shortage of affordable housing for new homeowners and higher mortgage rates look to be slowing things down.

In Isanti when the recovery began new homes were about $140k. Now for a similar home you are at $200k and more buyers are barely being qualified. It is a national trend. Interesting that car default rates are also at Great Recession level. Local communities better be prepared.

Yes I still keep a watchful eye on long term financial planning for communities. It’s in my DNA

Leah Phifer is a Progressive who ran for the Minnesota 8th Congressional District in 2018.

She has worked at the FBI and in Homeland Security’s ICE as a Spanish speaker to help the immigration process.

Leah’s positive campaign on issues is a model to be studied by other candidates. We discussed her background, employment experience, her campaign and the future.

Wimmer’s Wilderness is an informed look at Politics, Community, Government, Environment and Education from a local perspective.

Our regions, states and countries are simply a collection of local communities working together. If we are able to make a positive change in our local communities then that will lead to better outcomes at the regional, state and national level.

We had a great discussion with Dave Fleegel the Medford Wisconsin School Board Chair. The Medford School District has over 2,000 students and their very own charter school that supports homeschooling and an online academy with over 700 students. Our conversation covered all these topics and the importance of a school board that is forward thinking in finding solutions to the myriad of challenges and opportunities education faces today. We also discussed being in local government and how that truly makes an impact in our communities.

Wimmer’s Wilderness is an informed look at Politics, Community, Government, Environment and Education from a local Our regions, states and countries are simply a collection of local communities working together. If we are able to make a positive change in our local communities then that will lead to better outcomes at the regional, state and national level.

Our April 12^th week in review episode covers 5 stories that affect local communities. Our format has us  dive a little deeper into the 5^th story each week. In the first 4 stories we cover Teacher Licensing, Veterans seeking elective office, BlackRock – the worlds largest asset manager and a state government shifting school cost to local governments. The big story this week covers invasive species.

Play our Quiz to win a Wimmer’s Wilderness mason jar glass and a Wimmer’s Wilderness cardboard pen.