Voters will consider nearly $1.2 billion in property tax increases in the November election, thanks to school district referenda. Ola Lisowski details some of the largest ones on the ballot. Read More $1.2 Billion in Property Tax Increases Up for Vote in November School Referenda
Willingness by politicians to play loose and fast with the facts is especially dangerous if there is no one to fact check their bluster and, when necessary, alert the public to their underhanded deception. That is where your good friends at the MacIver Institute come in. With the hope that these lies might finally be put to rest in 2016, here are the MacIver Institute’s Top Ten Lies of 2015. Read More Top Ten Lies of 2015
With 2015 coming to a close, it’s time for our annual roundup. This year, we start our series of Top Ten lists by presenting you with the Top Ten Underreported Stories of 2015. We start at number ten and conclude with the most underreported story of the year. Read More The Top Ten Underreported Stories of 2015
It claims Janesville is committed to “Reduce CO2 emissions from the community by 75% by 2050 based on 2005 levels.”
“Here in the city, itself, we have not made this commitment,” Maggie Hrdlicka, City Spokesperson, told the MacIver News Service. Read More UN Says Janesville Promised Major CO2 Reduction, City Denies Claim
MacIver News Service – Newly elected Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) held a conference call for Wisconsin media on Friday morning in an effort to assure those back home that he will not lose sight of his Wisconsin roots and values. Read More Paul Ryan Discusses His Goals as Speaker