by M. D. Kittle | Mar 7, 2019 | Features
MacIver News Service By M.D. Kittle MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers likes to call his $83.5 billion, two-year spending plan the “people’s budget.” It looks more like the Big Labor budget, with lots of political payback for big-spending unions that helped get the...
by Duey Stroebel | Mar 5, 2019 | Features
I am a little baffled at the February 26th column by Cory Fish on “Dark Stores” as I respect both him and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), and he usually makes better arguments. First of all, the Dark Store legislation has support from a variety of...
by jameswigderson | Mar 1, 2019 | Features
We asked a number of prominent Republican legislators to give their reaction to Governor Tony Evers’ state budget address Thursday night on the RightWisconsin Hotline. Below is the audio for each of the legislators’ responses and excerpts from each of...
by jameswigderson | Feb 20, 2019 | Features
A new study, The Impact of Medicaid Expansion, released Tuesday shows that, contrary to what Wisconsin Democrats have been saying, accepting the federal funding to expand Medicaid would actually cost the state and Wisconsin families more in the long run. The study,...
by M. D. Kittle | Jan 29, 2019 | Features
MacIver News Service By M.D. Kittle MADISON — State Senate fiscal hawks show no sign of retreating on their reform-first position on transportation. They want to continue on the path of reforming the waste-plagued Wisconsin Department of Transportation, maintain the...