MacIver Perspective by Nick Novak – The time for big and bold reforms is not over, though. Wisconsin is still harmed by outdated policies that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. One such policy is prevailing wage. While it may sound good on the surface, prevailing wage artificially increases the costs of public projects by double digits. Read More Taxpayers Need Another Bold Stroke From Lawmakers on Prevailing Wage
Brett Healy, president of The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, joined Vicki McKenna on May 28th to discuss the possibility of repealing Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law. The original interview aired on 1310AM WIBA in Madison, 880 AM WMEQ in Eau Claire, and 1490AM WLFN in La Crosse. Read More ICYMI: MacIver President Joins Vicki McKenna to Talk about Repeal of Prevailing Wage
MacIver News Service – Rep. Cory Mason (D-Racine) argued last week during a hearing on prevailing wage that lowering wages to the market rate, as opposed to artificially inflated prevailing wage, would actually cost taxpayers more. Without any evidence to back this claim up, he continued to say that projects are cheaper because of prevailing wage. Read More Rep. Cory Mason’s Madison Math
Republican legislators received a letter on Tuesday opposing the repeal of prevailing wage that made some pretty outlandish claims. While the over-the-top rhetoric in the letter may not have been surprising to those that have lived in Wisconsin the last five years, the author of the letter who made the claims may turn more than a few heads. Read More Former Republican Senate Candidate Makes Outlandish Claims About Prevailing Wage
MacIver News Service – The Assembly Committee on Labor approved a bill on Wednesday that would fully repeal Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law on a 5-4 vote. However, shortly after the vote, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) told reporters the bill would not make it to the floor and likely would not be included in the budget.
Read More Assembly Committee Approves Prevailing Wage Repeal, But Future Uncertain