Wisconsin Right Now

In California, the average price of a gallon of gasoline is $5.98, the highest in the U.S. Gasoline prices hit a new high in the U.S. on Monday, with the average cost of a gallon of regular gas at $4.48. That's an increase of 15 cents a gallon in the past week and 40 cents over this time last month. A year ago, gas prices on average were $3.04 a gallon, $1.44 cheaper. The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel is at $5.57 a gallon, also a record high. Diesel fuel is used by truckers who transport goods across the country, contributing to 40-year-high inflation that's sending the prices of groceries and other commodities significantly higher. In California, the average price of a gallon of gasoline is $5.98, the highest in the U.S. President Joe Biden has attempted to blame the rising cost of gasoline on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but prices began elevating shortly after he took office, when he canceled new oil and gas leases on federal lands and placed new

Many schools in Wisconsin already teach personal finance. Rep. Alex Dallman wants to make it a required class worth one class credit. The plan to require high school students in Wisconsin to learn about money and how to manage it in order to graduate from high school is running into opposition from the state’s education leaders. The Department of Public Instruction is in opposition to AB 899 , which would require all high schools in the state to teach financial literacy. “We need to find a way to bring our education into the 21st Century, and teach our students stuff they need to learn to be successful in our economy,” Rep. Alex Dallman, R-Green Lake, explained to The Center Square on Tuesday. DPI is open to teaching financial literacy but has concerns about making it a graduation requirement. Rep. Alex Dallman said he is not really surprised that DPI and other education bureaucrats are opposed to his plan. “School districts often complain about the money they don’t have,