MacIver News Minute: Was Cedarburg’s School Referendum Campaign Rigged?

By Chris Rochester - October 23, 2018

Bill Foster, Cedarburg, David Krier, K-12 Funding, MacIver News Minute, Referendum, Relentless Referendums, School District Referenda, School Perceptions, Todd Bugnacki

With a $60 million referendum on the line, is the Cedarburg School District pro-referendum crowd stacking the deck? Documents obtained by MacIver News suggest the answer is yes. While a community survey showed 60 percent support for the spending spree, the survey appears to have been rigged to boost responses from district staff and parents, who got an email link to the survey while everyone else only got a paper version. Read More MacIver News Minute: Was Cedarburg’s School Referendum Campaign Rigged?

News And Views: Evers’ PFA Investments, Plagiarism, And Rigged Cedarburg Referendum

By Chris Rochester - October 22, 2018

Cedarburg, Oliver Burrows, PFA, Plagiarism, School Referendum, Tony Evers, WXCO

MacIver investigative reporter Matt Kittle joins Oliver Burrows on WXCO in Wausau to discuss the news of the week. Tony Evers has investments in the shadowy, quasi-public bond agency called the Public Finance Authority; Evers is buffeted by a plagiarism scandal; and a community “survey” done by pro-referendum pushers in Cedarburg appears to have been rigged from the get-go. Read More News And Views: Evers’ PFA Investments, Plagiarism, And Rigged Cedarburg Referendum

Referendum Rush Raises Concerns About Cozy Contractor, School Relationships

By Matt Kittle - October 22, 2018

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By M.D. Kittle – State Sen. Duey Stroebel, a vocal critic of the rising tide of school referenda and what he asserts are the cozy relationships they have created between districts and builders, recently took aim at the Association of General Contractors’ claims to the contrary. Read More Referendum Rush Raises Concerns About Cozy Contractor, School Relationships

Mark Belling Discusses MacIver’s Investigation Into Cedarburg’s Controversial Referendum

By Chris Rochester - October 18, 2018

Bill Foster, Cedarburg, David Krier, K-12 Funding, Mark Belling, Referendum, Relentless Referendums, School District Referenda, School Perceptions, Todd Bugnacki, WISN

News/Talk 1130 WISN’s Mark Belling discusses MacIver’s investigation into Cedarburg’s $60 million referendum, focusing on evidence contained in reams of emails that a “community survey” likely was a rigged propaganda tool from the very start. Read More Mark Belling Discusses MacIver’s Investigation Into Cedarburg’s Controversial Referendum

Emails Suggest Fix Is In For Cedarburg Referendum Campaign

By Chris Rochester - October 18, 2018

Bill Foster, Cedarburg, David Krier, K-12 Funding, Referendum, Relentless Referendums, School District Referenda, School Perceptions, Todd Bugnacki

By Chris Rochester – Documents obtained by MacIver News Service through an open records request suggest that district officials were more concerned with tilting the results of a community survey than gauging public sentiment on the spending measure. Read More Emails Suggest Fix Is In For Cedarburg Referendum Campaign