As SJR 3 and AB 1 move through the legislative process, we explain how the two proposals have changed and why. Read More MI Analysis: The Latest On The Move To Overturn Governor Evers’ Emergency Declaration And COVID-19 Powers
Dan O’Donnell charts the path forward for the conservative movement as President Trump leaves office. Read More Conservatism In A Post-Trump World
Many stories dominated the news cycle in the state of Wisconsin this year. We have compiled our Top Ten MacIver News Stories of 2020 to remind you of some of the highlights. Read More Top Ten MacIver News Stories
At MacIver, we strive to provide readers with information the mainstream media chooses not to cover. In 2020 with the ever-changing developments with Coronavirus and the monumental presidential election, far too many important stories were swept under the rug by media outlets. Read More Top 10 Underreported Stories Of 2020
Voters will consider nearly $1.2 billion in property tax increases in the November election, thanks to school district referenda. Ola Lisowski details some of the largest ones on the ballot. Read More $1.2 Billion in Property Tax Increases Up for Vote in November School Referenda
Ola Lisowski analyzes some of the latest education data in Wisconsin, while reviewing past data that will not be updated this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a State of Education unlike any other. Read More The MacIver Institute’s State of K-12 Education: 2020 Edition
Before the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change formally hands their recommendations to Evers on October 31, the public should know about what they are proposing and how much some of it might cost you in high taxes and restricted personal freedoms. Read for an analysis of some of the biggest ticket items. Read More Governor Evers’ Task Force On Climate Change Proposes “Trillions” Worth Of Taxes And Spending
Dane County issued Emergency Order #9 recently, prohibiting almost all in-person, on-site learning for elementary and high school age children. Does the science and data support the push to close the schools this fall? MacIver investigates… Read More MI Analysis Of Dane County Emergency Order #9 Closing Down Schools
With many Wisconsin school districts moving to virtual education this fall, will taxpayers receive the savings or will the education establishment keep the excess funding? Sen. Stroebel take a look ahead to the next state budget. Read More Wisconsin Should Analyze Its School Funding Model In A World Of Online Education
A budget audit by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau found $1.33 billion in “slush fund” balances for the University of Wisconsin System. Read More UW System Audit: Program Reserves Top $1.3 Billion