AFP-Wisconsin, The Badger Institute, WILL, and The MacIver Institute join forces again in this open letter to the legislature. The Coalition urges legislators to deliver relief to workers and businesses, remove more red tape, and empower parents and educators with legislative action. Read More Letter To The Wisconsin Legislature From The Free Market Coalition
April 8, 2020 In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic turned life in Wisconsin upside down. Schools are closed. Sporting events and concerts are cancelled. And, huge segments of the economy are shuttered. State and federal officials are still in the early stages of a policy response to the coronavirus pandemic. Their efforts have largely centered on slowing the spread of the virus and containing the economic fallout from massive shutdown orders and gathering bans. The CARES Act, passed by Congress in late March, will dispense $2 trillion in relief to workers, businesses, and states to weather what is …
March 31, 2020 After Governor Tony Evers issued an executive order to cut red tape on medical licensing, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), the Badger Institute, The MacIver Institute, and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) urge Governor Tony Evers and the state legislature to continue to cut red tape to fight the coronavirus pandemic in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers took meaningful steps on March 27 by issuing Executive Order #16 to ease critical licensing barriers for medical professionals. EO #16 includes the following measures: Allows any health care provider with a valid and current license issued by another state to practice under …
MacIver News Service – Sen. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa) has decided it is time to eliminate the minimum markup law and has circulated a bill for co-sponsorship that would repeal it. Recently, Vukmir sat down with the MacIver Institute to explain why she feels her bill is necessary. Read More Sen. Leah Vukmir Introduces Bill to Repeal Minimum Markup Law
MacIver Perspective by Nick Novak – Hailing a cab in Washington, D.C. is nearly impossible and calling one to pick you up doesn’t guarantee it will actually happen, either. On a trip to D.C. about a year ago, I tried to take a cab to a meeting. After an eternal wait and no cab, one of my colleagues suggested Uber. Read More The Free Market Works, Just Ask Uber & Lyft