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MI Analysis: Evers’ Climate Change Report Is Steeped In Racial Equity And Social Justice Rhetoric, With An Invisible Price Tag That No One Dares Discuss

By Lexi Dittrich -

The Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change released their final report this December. Their recommendations promise higher electricity and heating bills, more job-killing regulations, more government control, less freedom of choice, and greater costs to build anything. We analyzed the document and explained the most questionable, expensive, and radical proposals. Since the Task Force refused to name the price of their policies, we also revealed how much their recommendations will cost you.   Read More MI Analysis: Evers’ Climate Change Report Is Steeped In Racial Equity And Social Justice Rhetoric, With An Invisible Price Tag That No One Dares Discuss

New Analysis Shows Federal Tax Reform Could Add Over 65,000 Jobs to Wisconsin’s Economy and Boost Wages by Nearly $2.5 Billion

By Chris Rochester -

Wisconsin’s economy could see a big boost if Congress completes its work to overhaul the tax code for the first time in 30 years, according to a new analysis released today by the MacIver Institute.  Read More New Analysis Shows Federal Tax Reform Could Add Over 65,000 Jobs to Wisconsin’s Economy and Boost Wages by Nearly $2.5 Billion

The MacIver Report: Wisconsin This Week – Tax Reform, Trolls, Hemp, and Born-Again Deficit Hawks

By Chris Rochester -

While Mike Flynn and the FBI trumped all in the past week’s media coverage, the once-in-a-generation tax overhaul effort continued to crawl toward the finish line when it passed the Senate early Saturday. Team MacIver talks about that, tort reform, winners and losers of the week, the latest Detroit football failure, and unhinged Twitter trolls (and much more) in this week’s MacIver Report.  Read More The MacIver Report: Wisconsin This Week – Tax Reform, Trolls, Hemp, and Born-Again Deficit Hawks

Oshkosh Teacher Handbook Allows District to Use Performance and Not Just Tenure for Layoffs

By Policy Staff -

The school board will vote tonight to approve a handbook that allows administrators to take employee performance into account rather than just experience when layoffs are necessary. This means that tenure will no longer be the defining influence when it comes to cutting staff. As a result, strong, young teachers will have more job security than ever before in Oshkosh’s public schools.  Read More Oshkosh Teacher Handbook Allows District to Use Performance and Not Just Tenure for Layoffs