It doesn’t look good unless we do something about it.  From the John Torinus & Tom Hefty article: 

For better or for worse, Gov. Doyle has been at the helm during this slide. An increase in education spending and added incentives for venture capital and entrepreneurship aren’t sufficient by themselves for the state to enjoy economic success. Success requires a plan. It requires leadership in the governor’s office and in the cabinet offices. It starts with a positive attitude toward business, and it thrives with enthusiastic salesmanship.

But it also requires that a cold, hard reality be faced: Wisconsin is falling behind. Our economy is suffering, and so are our citizens. We need to build a more competitive economy or reconcile ourselves to becoming the Alabama of the north.

It’s pretty chilling.  It’s not the reason I chose to come back to Wisconsin after school.