Sen. Chris Kapenga was the first Republican senator to publicly announce he won’t support a proposed “pay to stay” bailout package for struggling paper manufacturer Kimberly-Clark. Kapenga discusses that and a proposed special session to take up the bill, and delves into the Kavanaugh nomination and what it says about our politics on this week’s MacIver Newsmakers podcast. Read More MacIver Newsmakers: Sen. Kapenga on Kimberly-Clark Bailout and Kavanaugh Confirmation
MacIver investigative reporter Matt Kittle joins Oliver Burrows on WXCO in Wausau for their weekly roundup of the week’s news. Up this week is the proposed Kimberly-Clark bailout that some company employees oppose and New London’s wheel tax that isn’t being used to fund road work. Read More News And Views: Kimberly-Clark Bailout and New London’s Wheel Tax Windfall
MacIver Institute President Brett Healy joins Matt Kittle on the Dan Conry Show on News/Talk 1310 WIBA to discuss a possible plan to bail out paper manufacturer Kimberly Clark. Instead of picking winners and losers, why not give all Wisconsin individuals and businesses the “Foxconn treatment,” Healy asks. Brett and Matt also talk about problems with the latest polling in the race for governor. Read More Healy Discusses the Kimberly Clark Bailout, New Polling in Governor’s Race on the Dan Conry Show
Last week, a proposal to give paper manufacturer Kimberly-Clark the same tax credit package as was given to Foxconn died in the state Senate. The death of this “pay-to-stay” proposal is a victory for free market principles, and we applaud senators who stood up and refused to support it. Read More Wisconsin Free Market Groups: Senate Was Right to Reject Kimberly-Clark Bailout
Although it is well-intentioned, the Republican bill to give paper company Kimberly-Clark the same tax credit package as offered to electronics manufacturer Foxconn is simply bad economics and sets a troubling, if not unsustainable, precedent for economic development. Read More The Kimberly-Clark Bailout is a Bad Idea