Kathleen Gallagher: $300 jobless benefit isn't the problem — Wisconsin needs to focus on building a higher-tech, higher-wage economy
Kathleen Gallagher: $300 jobless benefit isn't the problem — Wisconsin needs to focus on building a higher-tech, higher-wage economy By Kathleen Gallagher © Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Kathleen Gallagher, executive director of 5 Lakes Institute, is a former reporter who was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. She is writing a column for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Twenty-five states including Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Ohio — all led by Republican governors — will end the extra $300 federal unemployment payment in coming weeks. Business group...