The Train Has Left the Station

By MacIver Staff - May 8, 2023

By Howard Marklein – The Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) took our first votes of the State Budget process on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The train has left the station. Read More The Train Has Left the Station

Spend, Spend, Spend

By MacIver Staff - February 27, 2023

2023-25 Budget, Howard Marklein, Sen. Howard Marklein, State Budget

Howard Marklein – The state budget will spend money. This is a fact. But it is important for the legislature to consider all of the spending as a whole. It is also imperative that we analyze how this spending will impact the future. We do not want to spend, spend, spend ourselves into a future hole. Read More Spend, Spend, Spend

Local Roads And So Much More: Evers Just Might Have Some Money For Tom’s Trolley After All

By Matt Kittle - July 19, 2019

Budget, Craig Thompson, DOT, Howard Marklein, Mark Born, Milwaukee, Road Builders, Roads, Scott Walker, Streetcar, Tom Barrett, Tony Evers

By M.D. Kittle — It looks like Gov. Tony Evers will have to change his feisty slogan from “Fix the Damn Roads” to “Fix the Damn Roads … and Spend More Money On Transit …and Harbors … and Maybe Even Milwaukee’s Boondoggle Streetcar.” Read More Local Roads And So Much More: Evers Just Might Have Some Money For Tom’s Trolley After All

Republican Budget Writers Blast Evers’ Prison Guard Pay Raise Plan As ‘Bad Human Resource Practice’

By Matt Kittle - May 10, 2019

Chris Taylor, Compensation, Correctional Officers, Department of Corrections, Howard Marklein, Mark Born, Mike Rohrkaste, Prison, Republicans, Robin Vos, Tony Evers

By M.D. Kittle – Republicans on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee want to correct an Evers’ administration Corrections compensation plan that provides temporary $5-per-hour raises at some but not all state prisons. Read More Republican Budget Writers Blast Evers’ Prison Guard Pay Raise Plan As ‘Bad Human Resource Practice’

DOT Secretary-Designee Thompson Weighs Signing Costly I-39/90 Contract

By Matt Kittle - February 21, 2019

Audit, Craig Thompson, Democrats, Department of Transportation, DOT, Howard Marklein, Republicans, Tony Evers, Transportation

By M.D. Kittle – Gov. Tony Evers’ pick for transportation secretary is weighing an expensive decision, one that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars or cause lengthy delays for a major transportation project. Read More DOT Secretary-Designee Thompson Weighs Signing Costly I-39/90 Contract