MacIver News Minute: To Government Officials Everywhere: Let The Sunshine In

By Chris Rochester - March 12, 2019

Accountability, Freedom of Information, Gov Scott Walker, Gov. Tony Evers, Government Transparency, MacIver News Minute, Open Records, Sunshine Week

“Let the Sunshine In.” That’s the message we at the MacIver Institute send to all government officials this Sunshine Week. Sunshine Week is an annual nationwide celebration of access to public information. News organizations shine the spotlight on the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to open government – or lack thereof. It’s a bipartisan issue — that is Democrats and Republicans have often failed. Read More MacIver News Minute: To Government Officials Everywhere: Let The Sunshine In

Racine Officials Showed Bad Judgement on Records

By MacIver Institute - February 8, 2019

Accountability, Bill Lueders, City of Racine, Cory Mason, Freedom of Information, Open Records, Open Records Law, Open Records Requests, Racine, Racine Journal-Times, Taxpayers, Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council

Special guest perspective by Bill Lueders – The more we know about the efforts by officials in Racine to shield public records from public view, the more outrageous it seems. Read More Racine Officials Showed Bad Judgement on Records

Study Shows Link Between School Choice Attendance and Lower Crime Rates

By MacIver Institute - March 9, 2016

Accountability, Achievement Gap, Criminal Justice Reform, Education, Education Reform, Get Out of Jail Card, K-12, Research, School Choice

MacIver News Service – Persistent attendance in a private school through Milwaukee’s Parental Choice Program (MPCP) can decrease the likeliness of subsequent criminal activity, a University of Arkansas study has found. Read More Study Shows Link Between School Choice Attendance and Lower Crime Rates

Gov. Walker Signs Zero-Based Budgeting Into Law

By MacIver Institute - March 2, 2016

Accountability, Accounting, Controlling Spending, Efficiency, Hutton, Kapenga, Small Government, Spending, Zero-Based Budgeting

MacIver News Service – Gov. Scott Walker has signed Senate Bill 407 into law, making it 2015 Wisconsin Act 201. Read More Gov. Walker Signs Zero-Based Budgeting Into Law

Assembly Session Education Roundup

By MacIver Institute - February 23, 2016

Accountability, Education, Gov. Walker, Higher-Ed, K-12, Property Taxes, School Choice, Scott Walker, Special Education, Special Needs Scholarships

By Ola Lisowski, MacIver Institute Research Associate – In their last week of legislative session, the Assembly and Senate passed dozens of bills. One particular issue – education – deserves extra attention because of the crucial role it plays. In this roundup, we focus on just that – education. Read More Assembly Session Education Roundup