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After The Milwaukee Bailout, Regional Transit Authority
LISTEN - Alderman Bob Bauman’s already trying to figure out how to get another 1% to support the trolley and clear the way for even more spending.  Read More After The Milwaukee Bailout, Regional Transit Authority
*UPDATED* A Big Spending, Big Government, Big Bailout Plan Gets Worse?
While legislative leaders desperately scramble for ways to secure Evers’ approval, MacIver continues to seek answers to the basic questions taxpayers have asked.  Read More *UPDATED* A Big Spending, Big Government, Big Bailout Plan Gets Worse?
MacIver News Minute: Questioning the Milwaukee Bailout Plan
LISTEN -James Hohman of the Mackinac center says there’s no reason to think there would be any impact to Wisconsin’s credit rating either if Milwaukee declared bankruptcy.  Read More MacIver News Minute: Questioning the Milwaukee Bailout Plan
Fact Check: Would Milwaukee Bankruptcy Hurt Wisconsin?
LISTEN - Did Detroit's bankruptcy affect Michigan's bond rating? Did Michigan lose population because of Detroit's bankruptcy? Did MIchigan lose industry because of Detroit's bankruptcy? Listen to this edition of the MacIver Newsmakers Podcast to find out!  Read More Fact Check: Would Milwaukee Bankruptcy Hurt Wisconsin?
MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Rep. Tiffany Describes Southern Border Crisis
LISTEN - Rep. Tom Tiffany joins this edition of the MacIver Newsmakers Podcast to detail the implications of the border crisis and what must be done to stop it.  Read More MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Rep. Tiffany Describes Southern Border Crisis
How a Local School Board President Election Illustrates the Fragility of Faith in Democracy
Dan O’Donnell uses a bizarre incident in which a Whitnall School District employee rigged a school board president election to illustrate the importance of election integrity at a statewide and national level. May 10, 2023 Perspective by Dan O’Donnell “I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is …
Evers Gets to Replace Three More Republican District Attorneys
Wisconsin Republicans just handed Gov. Evers three more county district attorney offices for him to fill with Democrat appointees.  Read More Evers Gets to Replace Three More Republican District Attorneys
The Train Has Left the Station
By Howard Marklein - The Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) took our first votes of the State Budget process on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The train has left the station.  Read More The Train Has Left the Station