February 22, 2019 | In case you missed it, here are five important stories fiscal conservatives may have missed this week. Read More In Case You Missed It: Medicaid Expansion, DOT Projects, and Wisconsin’s Tax Ranking
Summer is here, and that means America is hitting the roads for family road-trips, driving into town for big concerts or just letting the top down for a joy ride. Meanwhile, Congress and state legislatures across the nation can’t figure out how to sustainably fund their transportation budgets to keep those roads serviceable. Read More Advice to Taxpayers: Find Out Where Your Transportation Dollars are Going
MacIver News Service – With transportation funding becoming the hot topic in Wisconsin state politics, it is useful to know what is happening with the issue on the national level. Federal dollars make up a huge portion of Wisconsin’s transportation budget. The state received over $850 million in federal transportation aid in fiscal year 2014 alone. That is nearly a third of the entire Department of Transportation budget. Read More Washington Still Short on Transportation Funding Solutions
[Wausau, Wisc…] A plan to improve Wausau’s west-side entrance includes $48,000 worth of 18 metal bird sculptures, all at taxpayer expense. The total for the Highway 52 improvement project rang in at $112,000, meaning that the birds accounted for about 43% of the overall cost. Other enhancements included landscaping and lighting. So what do the taxpayers of Wausau think of these new bird sculptures? Read More Taxpayers Win as Wausau Kills Bird Sculpture Project