The MacIver Institute takes a look back at the 2021-2023 legislative session and what should have been. Read More MI Research: 2021 – 2023 Legislative Session Roundup
MI Research: 2021 – 2023 Legislative Session Roundup
Government Reform
The Bureaucracy Rules, With Its Rules
By Brett Healy -
2020 Election, Absentee Ballots, Ballot Harvesting, Ballot Integrity, Campaigns and Elections, GAB, Gov. Tony Evers, Government Reform, Legislature, Richard Moore, Tony Evers, WEC, Wisconsin Elections Commission
Did the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) and local officials in Wisconsin break the law? And, if so, did this activity give President Biden an unfair advantage in the 2020 election? Read More The Bureaucracy Rules, With Its Rules
***UPDATED*** Republicans Set To Pass Budget This Week With The Largest Tax Cut In State History – Will Gov. Evers Veto The Entire Budget?
By Brett Healy -
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Budget, Gov. Evers, Gov. Tony Evers, Government Reform, Governor Scott Walker, MacIver Institute, Rep. Mark Born, Sen. Devin LeMahieu, Sen. Howard Marklein, Spending, State Budget, Tax Cut, Tax Reform, Taxes, Taxpayers, Tony Evers, Wisconsin
Assembly and Senate pass budget on a bipartisan vote, sending bill to Gov. Evers. Assembly votes yes 64-34, with every Republican and 4 Democrats in favor. Senate votes yes 23-9, with every Republican and 3 Democrats in favor. Republicans propose over $3 billion in tax relief – a $2.4 billion income tax cut, the largest in state history, $650 million for property tax relief, over $300 million in business tax cuts and more Will Gov. Evers, set to run for re-election next year, cave to pressure from far-left base and veto the tax cut? Would Evers veto the …
Governor Evers Introduces The 2021-2023 State Budget
By MacIver Staff -
Act 10, Budget, Budget Blog, COVID-19, Economy, Education, Education Reform, Evers Budget, Gov. Evers, Gov. Tony Evers, Government Reform, Governor Scott Walker, Health Care, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Labor Unions, Medicaid, MPS, Obamacare, School Choice, Schools, Spending, State Budget, Tax Reform, Taxes, Taxpayers, Tony Evers, Transportation, UW System, Wisconsin
As with his first budget, Gov. Evers’ proposal for 2021-2023 seeks to dramatically increase government spending in Wisconsin, raise taxes on the many to hand out aid to the select few, and create dozens of new initiatives to address social justice, equity, global warming and the public health crisis. Read More Governor Evers Introduces The 2021-2023 State Budget
Free Market Coalition To Gov. Evers: Continue To Cut Red Tape To Fight Pandemic
By MacIver Institute -
Administrative Rules, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Government Reform, Governor Evers, Governor Tony Evers, Hospitals, Licensing, Red Tape, Regulation, Tony Evers
March 31, 2020 After Governor Tony Evers issued an executive order to cut red tape on medical licensing, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), the Badger Institute, The MacIver Institute, and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) urge Governor Tony Evers and the state legislature to continue to cut red tape to fight the coronavirus pandemic in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers took meaningful steps on March 27 by issuing Executive Order #16 to ease critical licensing barriers for medical professionals. EO #16 includes the following measures: Allows any health care provider with a valid and current license issued by another state to practice under …