DOT Pushes Gas Tax Propaganda On Twitter, Conservatives Say

By Matt Kittle - June 7, 2019

Americans for Prosperity, Department of Transportation, DOT, Eric Bott, Gas Tax, Indexing, Republicans, Tony Evers

By M.D. Kittle – Is the Wisconsin Department of Transportation getting into the “propaganda” business? Some conservatives think so. Read More DOT Pushes Gas Tax Propaganda On Twitter, Conservatives Say

MacIver News Minute: Indexing Is Taxation Without Representation

By Chris Rochester - June 4, 2019

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British colonists started a revolution and founded a nation in large part based on a basic, rhyming principle: No taxation without representation. Two and a half centuries later, some in government still haven’t learned. Case-in-point: Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, which includes annual increases in the gas tax tied to the rate of inflation to help pay for Wisconsin’s road projects – and let future Legislatures off the hook when it comes to raising taxes. Read More MacIver News Minute: Indexing Is Taxation Without Representation

‘So, We Started With, Obviously, A Gas Tax Increase’

By Matt Kittle - February 18, 2019

Craig Thompson, Department of Transportation, Gas Tax, Indexing, Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Tiffany, Tony Evers, Transportation Stakeholders Task Force

By M.D. Kittle – After two meetings and tax-and-spend recommendations from his “hand-picked” transportation task force, Gov. Tony Evers last week “signaled” gas tax hikes could be in his budget proposal. Surprised? Fiscal hawks in the Legislature certainly aren’t. Read More ‘So, We Started With, Obviously, A Gas Tax Increase’