MacIver News Minute – Streetcar Trouble

By MacIverNews - October 19, 2020

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LISTEN – It is likely general tax dollars, not a user fee as it should be, will fill the streetcar’s budget hole. Read More MacIver News Minute – Streetcar Trouble

A Hilarious Look at the Problems with Publicly Funding Sports Arenas

By MacIver Institute - July 14, 2015

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On Sunday, John Oliver took nearly 20 minutes of his half-hour HBO television show to discuss the problems with publicly funding arenas and stadiums for privately owned sports teams. Wisconsin’s own Milwaukee Bucks were frequently mentioned by Oliver as the state legislature continues to negotiate a deal to keep the team in the state’s largest city. Read More A Hilarious Look at the Problems with Publicly Funding Sports Arenas

Mayor Tom Barrett Needs to End His Trolley Folly Lawsuit

By MacIver Institute - April 23, 2015

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PRESS RELEASE – As construction on the Milwaukee streetcar is set to start soon, Brett Healy released the following statement calling on Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to drop his lawsuit against the PSC. Read More Mayor Tom Barrett Needs to End His Trolley Folly Lawsuit

UPDATE: Public Works Committee Votes Down Milwaukee Streetcar, Will Still go to Full Common Council

By MacIver Institute - December 10, 2014

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MacIver News Service – A committee of the Milwaukee Common Council voted on Tuesday to move forward with Mayor Tom Barrett’s new plan to create two tax incremental financing districts (TIF) to pay for his proposed downtown streetcar. Read More UPDATE: Public Works Committee Votes Down Milwaukee Streetcar, Will Still go to Full Common Council

Barrett Taking Taxpayers for a Ride with Milwaukee Streetcar Proposal?

By MacIver Institute - November 26, 2014

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MI Perspective by James Wigderson – Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has a new scheme worked out to get his fixed-rail streetcar built. He’s going to increase the project’s size and cost. According to the Milwaukee Business Journal, Barrett’s new streetcar plan would make the track 4.6 miles in length and the project would cost $123.9 million. That’s an increase of $59.3 million, or nearly double what was originally planned. Read More Barrett Taking Taxpayers for a Ride with Milwaukee Streetcar Proposal?