by M. D. Kittle | Jun 23, 2019 | Features
MacIver News Service By M.D. Kittle MADISON, Wis. — In a ruling solidifying the authority of the First Branch, the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday vacated a liberal lower court’s decision declaring unconstitutional the Republican-controlled Legislature’s...
by M. D. Kittle | Jun 19, 2019 | Features
MacIver News Service By M.D. Kittle MADISON, Wis. — Some liberal lawmakers still can’t seem to accept Wisconsin’s worker freedom laws. And plenty of unions refuse to. Madison City Council members recently had to be reminded — again — that, no matter how...
by M. D. Kittle | Jun 12, 2019 | Features
MacIver News Service | June, 12 2019 By M.D. Kittle MADISON, Wis. — After the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee passed a transportation budget heavy on spending and light on agency accountability, some fiscal hawks felt a lot like Clara Peller. ...
by M. D. Kittle | Jun 9, 2019 | Features
MacIver News Service By M.D. Kittle MADISON, Wis. — After some itching and scratching, some arm-twisting and plenty of deal-making, budget committee Republicans delivered a $484 million transportation package that its defenders say will do what voters have demanded:...
by M. D. Kittle | Jun 5, 2019 | Features
MacIver News Service By M.D. Kittle MADISON, Wis. — Republicans on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee upped the ante Tuesday on health and welfare spending, proposing huge increases in a litany of government programs and initiatives. It wasn’t nearly enough...