Cory Liebmann, now widely recognized as liberal Wisconsin’s number one fisherman, is at it again. Fresh off his quest for dirt on State Representative Leah Vukmir, this ‘researcher’ has his eyes now set on…the Mayor of Tomah? Perhaps it makes… Read More More Fishing, Now in Tomah
This week’s installment of “That’s Debatable,” is a debate over the recent study by the University of Minnesota’s John Robert Warren, PhD., which found that had MPS graduation rates equaled those for MPCP students in the classes of 2003 through… Read More Debating the School Choice Study
The Wisconsin Open Records Law and the Federal Freedom of Information Act are powerful tools for reporters and the general public who believe the government that serves them should be more transparent. Just this month, journalists’ open records requests have… Read More Liberals Fishing for Dirt on Vukmir
Each week, the website WisOpinion.com asks two veterans of Wisconsin policy and politics, Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now and our own Brian Fraley (a Director at the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy) to engage in exchanges… Read More Debating the State of the State
MacIver News Service [Madison, Wisc…] Governor Jim Doyle did his best to stay optimistic during his eighth and final state of the state address, despite the dismal economic situation facing Wisconsin. Over the last year Wisconsin has lost 163,000… Read More Legislators React to State of the State
Each week, the website WisOpinion.com asks two veterans of Wisconsin policy and politics, Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now and our own Brian Fraley (a Director at the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy) to engage in exchanges… Read More Public Officials’ Access to the Public
With less than one year until we elect his successor, Governor Jim Doyle wants to complete his reputation as a tax-and-spend governor. Doyle announced right before Christmas that he would consider lifting the property tax caps on some school districts…. Read More Doyle Use of One-Time Money Would Create Full-Time Tax Burden
MacIver News Service [Madison, Wisc…] State Democratic legislative leaders decided on Tuesday not to take up the MPS takeover bill during this week’s special session, preferring to wait until public hearings on the bill are held. For Representative Pedro Colon,… Read More Rep. Colon Says Mayoral Control Bill Alive, Despite Delay
The second year reports of the legislatively mandated longitudinal study of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) are out. Despite what the headline writers at the Journal Sentinel say, there is more to this than just Choice students and… Read More A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats…