By M.D. Kittle – Conservative speech is under assault again on a Wisconsin college campus, where the First Amendment has taken a beating in recent months. Read More Conservative Speech Under Assault Again At UW-Stevens Point
By Chris Rochester – Tax reform laid the groundwork for long-term, sustained economic growth. Now it’s time to make sure America has the workforce to fill the new jobs that will be created as a result, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Friday. Read More Ryan Turns Attention to Welfare Reform After Tax Overhaul Success
It’s Tax Day, the time when taxpayers settle up with Uncle Sam and throw more of their hard earned cash into the federal dumpster fire. Team MacIver offers solemn reflections on voracious politicians (and big-money road builders) who think they’re entitled to more of your money. And of course, the big story of the past week: the retirement of House Speaker Paul Ryan. Read More The MacIver Report: Wisconsin This Week – Tax Day, Transpo, and Paul Ryan
If Wisconsin were to get 2 percent of the $20 billion available, that would come out to $400 million a year. Of course, remember there’s a cost sharing requirement of 20/80. So in order to get that $400 million, Wisconsin would have to increase annual transportation funding by $1.6 billion. Read More Gas Tax Debate: Round 2
By M.D. Kittle – Amid the din of D.C. intrigue, President Donald Trump this week issued an executive order aimed at fighting poverty while protecting taxpayers. And the initiative appears to bode well for Wisconsin’s latest welfare reform package. Read More Trump’s Welfare Reform Initiative Bodes Well For Wisconsin Plan
By Ola Lisowski – Performance in math and reading has stayed flat for most American students, according to a new national data release from the Department of Education. Students in Wisconsin scored above the national average in both subjects, with fourth-grade reading scores falling by one point and scores for both tested grades staying flat in math. Read More Nation’s Report Card: Student Scores Mostly Stagnate, But Achievement Gaps Widen
By M.D. Kittle – Eric Holder, the former attorney general who took his brand of political activism law enforcement to the post, was no hero to the constitution, which he routinely twisted and tortured in the name of left-wing politics. Read More Eric Holder, Who Abused Justice, To Stump For Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate
The Department of Public Instruction recently released a slew of data. Check out our deeper dive into the numbers and learn about achievement gaps and the performance of notable districts around Wisconsin. Read More K-12 Performance in Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay: A Deeper Dive
By Ola Lisowski – More Wisconsin high schoolers are graduating in four years and the number of students who drop out is staying steady, according to an extensive new dataset released Thursday by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The data also show that the average ACT composite score and participation rate remains generally unchanged compared to last year, but more high school students are opting out of attending college. Read More Education Data Release: More Wisconsin High School Students Graduating in Four Years, but Proficiency Rates Down Slightly
By M.D. Kittle – Three former agents in Wisconsin’s infamous “John Doe II” investigation now have attorneys representing them – at state taxpayer expense. Read More John Doe Agents Get Legal Counsel – At Taxpayer Expense