A Sunk Cost Goes Completely Underwater

By MacIver Institute - June 11, 2021

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The Hop streetcar in Milwaukee was always a massive boondoggle but, as Dan O’Donnell writes, its problems are now worse than ever. Read More A Sunk Cost Goes Completely Underwater

The Greatest Threat To Black Lives In Wisconsin

By MacIver Institute - April 28, 2021

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While Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett tries to solve Milwaukee’s history of gun violence with policing reforms, Dan O’Donnell takes a hard look at the data on homicides and police shootings in Wisconsin. Read More The Greatest Threat To Black Lives In Wisconsin

Milwaukee’s Caporegime

By MacIverNews - October 16, 2019

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By Dan O’Donnell – Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is sounding an awful lot like The Godfather’s Tom Hagen these days as he tries to pressure both the State Legislature and Milwaukee County voters to approve a sales tax increase next spring. Read More Milwaukee’s Caporegime