Recession Outlook: Is this Year THE Year

By MacIverNews - February 5, 2024

ANALYSIS – Many economists predicted a deep recession in 2020… and they turned out to be correct—but in the wrong way. Now, at the beginning of the new year, an economic slowdown seems inevitable. Read More Recession Outlook: Is this Year THE Year

Top 10 MacIver Research & Analysis

By MacIver Staff - December 20, 2023

Analysis, Research, Top 10 2023

MacIver delivers in-depth analysis that you can’t find anywhere else. Here’s what was tops in 2023. Read More Top 10 MacIver Research & Analysis

Analysis: Governor Evers’ Public Health Emergency Bill

By MacIver Institute - March 30, 2020

Analysis, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Crisis, DHS, Emergency Order, Governor Evers, Governor Tony Evers, public health emergency, Spending, State Aid, State Spending, Tony Evers, w-2, Wisconsin Works

Late on March 28, Governor Evers leaked a 65-page bill that he had presented to Republicans. We’ve looked through his bill and laid out our analysis of what it would do if it were to pass through the legislature as presented. Read More Analysis: Governor Evers’ Public Health Emergency Bill

As K12 Education Funding Jumps Dramatically, Still Just 54% of Funding Spent On Instruction

By MacIver Institute - March 5, 2020

Analysis, Education, Education spending, Milwaukee Public Schools, School Spending, Schools, Spending

Ola Lisowski returns to analyze school spending in Wisconsin: although school spending keeps going up, the 2017-18 data show money towards the classroom is going down. Read More As K12 Education Funding Jumps Dramatically, Still Just 54% of Funding Spent On Instruction

MI Analysis: Gov. Evers’ Missed Opportunities In His State Of The State Address

By MacIverNews - January 24, 2020

Analysis, Criminal Justice Reform, Dairy Crisis, Education spending, Evers, Evers Taxes, Farmers, Gov. Evers, Gov. Tony Evers, Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit, Marijuana, Redistricting, SOS, State of the State, Student Achievement, Student Debt, Tony Evers, Tuition, Tuition Freeze, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Educational Crisis, Wisconsin State Budget

Gov. Evers’ had a golden opportunity to rise above partisan politics and to lay out his vision for Wisconsin. Our full analysis of the speech reveals how he let that slip away by what he chose to say, and almost more importantly, what he left out. Read More MI Analysis: Gov. Evers’ Missed Opportunities In His State Of The State Address