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MacIver News Minute: DOT Secretary Says Gas Tax Hike Still On The Table

By Chris Rochester -

Ronald Reagan famously compared government to a big baby: an insatiable appetite at one end, and no sense of responsibility at the other. The ink is barely dry on the latest state budget, and DOT secretary Craig Thompson is already hungry for more. Raising the gas tax remains very much on the table, he recently said, despite an influx of new money into his bloated agency. It’s a reminder to taxpayers that government’s hunger for your money never ends.  Read More MacIver News Minute: DOT Secretary Says Gas Tax Hike Still On The Table

MacIver News Minute: Gov. Evers’ Local Roads Bait-and-Switch

By Chris Rochester -

During budget deliberations, Gov. Tony Evers urged Republicans in the Legislature to “fix the damn roads,” as the governor’s salty slogan went. The GOP obliged, adding tens of millions in assistance for local road repair projects. But last week, DOT Secretary Craig Thompson said the funding would go toward a competitive grant program, which could go toward Milwaukee’s boondoggle trolley.  Read More MacIver News Minute: Gov. Evers’ Local Roads Bait-and-Switch

Evers Trades In Campaign Promises For A Big-Spending Budget With 78 Vetoes

By Matt Kittle -

By Matt Kittle – At a press event surrounded by cabinet secretaries, Dem lawmakers, and, of course, children, Evers not-so-begrudgingly signed into law an $81.4 billion biennial budget crafted by the Republican-controlled Legislature. The governor made the document a bit more to his liking with 78 line-item vetoes, cutting some GOP initiatives while bolstering k-12 funding by $63 in per-pupil over the life of the budget.   Read More Evers Trades In Campaign Promises For A Big-Spending Budget With 78 Vetoes