MacIver News Service | October 24, 2014
[Madison, Wisc…] U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison) spoke at a rally last week urging people to support Democratic candidate for governor Mary Burke and an increase in the minimum wage. During his speech, he made multiple claims about the minimum wage. As a public service, the MacIver Institute has fact checked his statements and found many of them to be false.Proposals to Block Illegal Aliens from Voting Advance, Despite the Left’s Objections
Congress will vote on a resolution to require proof of citizenship to vote. Wisconsin voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution on Nov. 5th to permanently ban non-citizens from voting in Wisconsin elections. Read More Proposals to Block Illegal Aliens from Voting Advance, Despite the Left’s Objections
When Liberals’ Worst Fears Came True
Dan O’Donnell wonders whether the left has forgotten the time, long before Monday’s Supreme Court ruling, a president actually did use the power of his office to kill American citizens. Read More When Liberals’ Worst Fears Came True
On The Ballot: Amending Wisconsin’s Constitution
Once the constitution is amended to include a new policy, for good or ill, it is nearly impossible to ever remove. That being said, Wisconsin voters have some big decisions coming up in this year’s elections and beyond. Read More On The Ballot: Amending Wisconsin’s Constitution
The Real Wisconsin Economy
Evers’s Department of Workforce Development likes to boast about low unemployment rates and high labor force participation, but how is Wisconsin’s economy really doing?
A Deep Dive into Trump’s Trumped-Up Charges
Michael Lucas–It has been widely reported that Trump’s conviction of 34 felonies was—well, iffy. But why? Here’s what happened and why the case should have been tossed.