Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board boasted their petition review process was superior to the Verify the Recall effort undertaken by volunteers affiliated with True the Vote and two Wisconsin-based Tea Party Groups. But it's a process that took public pressure and... Read More »
This is a dramatic change in the state's fiscal outlook from when Walker took office at the beginning of 2011. At the time the state was facing a structural deficit of $3.6 billion for the next biennium. The state was operating under a budget that had a deficit of $137 million. Neither figure included the $200 million owed the medical malpractice compensation fund and the $58 million owed to Minnesota under the tax reciprocity agreement at the time. The state budget did include $2 billion in one-time federal stimulus money for existing programs, a hole needing to be fixed in the next biennium. Read More »
John Koskinen, Chief Economist, Wisconsin Department of Revenue says that the most comprehensive data analysis shows Wisconsin has added tens of thousands of jobs in the last year. Read More »
By Joseph W. Handrick Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute Walker May Fall in Dane County (But It Won't Hurt Too Bad) Bob Dole once proclaimed, "There's going to be an election tomorrow -- Someone's going to win, someone's... Read More »
Wisconsin's Department of Administration revenue projections show the state is expected to finish the two-year budget cycle in the black and for the first time in a decade, and the state will have enough of a surplus to transfer money into the rainy day fund in consecutive years. Read More »
