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Fuszard Upsets Teal, Incumbents Dominate Election
City of Middleton voters in Common Council District 5 overwhelmingly turned out for Luke Fuszard. Fuszard beat incumbent Howard Teal, who held the seat for more than 20 years, 74.6 percent to 24.6 percent. Read more at the Middleton Times.
read moreScott Walker and the politics of decency
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Gov. Scott Walker lost the race for governor to Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers. But it took eight days for Walker to publicly acknowledge his defeat. The reason for the prolonged silence? “Decency … the decent thing to do is to let...
read moreLuke Fuszard: Scott Walker is failing to attract millennials
Wisconsin may be open for business, but young people are taking theirs elsewhere. The Badger State is among the top 10 for people moving out, according to the annual survey from United Van Lines. Many of those leaving are recent college graduates seeking economic...
read moreLuke Fuszard: The crisis in American civics isn’t only in classrooms
“Excuse me, can you please take our picture?” the stranger humbly asked. “Sure,” I replied, and prepared to snap a photo of the four family members posing in front of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. As I raised the smartphone to eye level, I noticed each was...
read moreRamp up commitment to civic education
“What year was the United States Constitution written,” I asked. “Was it 1902, 1787, 1802, or 1998?” Mike, the student to whom I posed this question, rolled his eyes at my query as if to say: “You’re kidding, right?” This was, I knew, one of the questions posed on the...
read more40 Under 40: The 2014 Class
Holding dual master’s degrees from Harvard, Luke Fuszard is a board member of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Alumni Association. He’s also a member of the Internal Economic Development Council and Middleton’s Community Development Authority, and is the...
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