MacIver News Service – After Maine implemented work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents participating in the FoodShare program, enrollment of those individuals dropped 80 percent, a recent article reports. Read More Maine Increases Work Requirements for FoodShare, Enrollments Drop
Special Guest Perspective by James Wigderson – As we celebrate National School Choice week, Wisconsinites should be celebrating. It’s been over 25 years since former Governor Tommy Thompson signed the law that allowed the first school choice program with private schools participating. While we have much to be thankful for, not all of our children have equal opportunity in their education. Read More As America Celebrates School Choice Week, Wisconsin Has Work To Do
The Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century recently released a report detailing the flaws used to arrive at the states’ emissions standards soon to be required by the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). Read More Report Casts More Doubt on EPA’s Clean Power Plan
The Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century recently released a report detailing the flaws used to arrive at the states’ emissions standards soon to be required by the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP).
Read More Report Casts More Doubt on EPA’s Clean Power Plan
As 2015 comes to a close, we’re taking quick look back. The second in our series of Top Ten of 2015 lists brings you the Top Ten MacIver Stories of 2015, stories that we put a particularly bright light on or that brought attention to an overlooked issue. Read More The MacIver Institute’s Top 10 Stories of 2015
With 2015 coming to a close, it’s time for our annual roundup. This year, we start our series of Top Ten lists by presenting you with the Top Ten Underreported Stories of 2015. We start at number ten and conclude with the most underreported story of the year. Read More The Top Ten Underreported Stories of 2015
MacIver News Service – The average price of healthcare premiums and deductibles in Wisconsin will rise by an average of 8.4 – 9.2 percent in 2016, according to new data released this week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Read More Chart of the Day: New Numbers Show Obamacare Price Spike in Wisconsin
Delegates to the Paris climate talks disagreed on several key issues during a teleconference last week, mirroring the difficulties world leaders face back home – including Pres. Obama, whose Clean Power Plan has struggled to gain support. Read More Divisions Among Wisconsin Delegates to Paris Mirror Climate Strife Back Home
MacIver News Service – The Assembly is taking up four bills that tackle fraud and abuse in entitlements programs. Three bills address the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A fourth bill will work to reform Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance program. Read More Assembly to Tackle Fraud in FoodShare and Unemployment Insurance Programs This Week
MacIver News Service – A coalition of 16 agriculture, manufacturing and financial service organizations, including the Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Badgerland Financial and others claims the current permitting process for new and existing high capacity wells is confusing and is causing a slowdown in Wisconsin’s economic recovery. Read More Coalition Asks Legislators for Clarity on High Capacity Well Permitting Process