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January 2008 Issue

Top Stories

• 2008 Wisconsin Economic Prediction
  What does the future hold for Wisconsin’s economy? How has subprime lending affected the outlook for Wisconsin? And will theU.S. economy beat the forecasts? Find out here with our annualeconomic forecast.

• Interest Rate Freeze
  President Bush’s interest rate freeze on subprime mortgages may help considerably fewer people than the estimated 1.2 million facing loan refinancing or modifications.

• Mortgage Cancellation Relief – Is It Law?
  Legislation was recently signed into law that will relieve borrowers from having to treat forgiven mortgage debt as income and paying taxes on that “phantom” income.

• Picking the Best
  Want to know how the WRA decides which statewide candidates to support? Here’s an outline of the process, which was established last year by the WRA’s Political Strategy Group.