MacIver Investigations – After a failed legal battle with the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) turned over 1,571 separate emails containing over 2,100 total pages from public employees across the state and country who contacted him about Act 10. Read More Taxpayer Resources Appear to Have Been Widely Used to Lobby Erpenbach on Act 10
Brett Healy, President of the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, released the following statement after the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced its decision to uphold 2011 Act 10 in its entirety: Read More Supreme Court Decision on Act 10 a Major Win for Wisconsin Taxpayers
Jeremy Ryan, better known as Segway Boy, is officially on the ballot for Wisconsin’s first congressional district. Ryan is running as a Republican, even though he has spent years protesting GOP policies and tormenting the party’s elected officials. Here is a look back at some of Ryan’s work. Read More Professional Protester Turned Congressional Candidate – Segway Jeremy Ryan’s Greatest Hits
MacIver News Service – A protester at the solidarity singalong shared her pro-abortion, anti-veteran message in the Capitol rotunda on Veterans Day. Read More An Anti-Veteran Rant in the Capitol on Veterans Day
An in depth analysis by the MacIver Institute of local and state savings brought on by Wisconsin 2011 Act 10 has found that tax payers have saved $2.7 billion since the law was enacted. Act 10 changes for state employees have helped Wisconsin not only balance its budget, but cut income taxes by nearly $650 million and property taxes by $100 million over the next two years. Read More UPDATE: Act 10 Savings up to $2.7 Billion