Budget Blog – The Mysteriously Missing Road Funding Debate

By MacIver Staff - June 13, 2023

2023-25 Budget, Budget Blog, Gas Tax, Road Funding, Transportation Funding

The gas tax debate didn’t exactly end. It just evolved. Read More Budget Blog – The Mysteriously Missing Road Funding Debate

Brian Riedl: The Case Against The Senate Infrastructure Agreement

By MacIver Institute - August 9, 2021

Biden Infrastructure Bill, Brian Riedl, Federal Infrastructure, Federal Spending, Road Funding, Wasteful Spending

Congress is expected to pass a $550 billion infrastructure package, one of the largest non-emergency spending bills in the past 50 years. Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute gives three reasons why the bill is wasteful and ineffective. Read More Brian Riedl: The Case Against The Senate Infrastructure Agreement

MacIver News Minute: DOT Returns to Wasting Money Under Lobbyist-Turned-Bureaucrat

By Chris Rochester - August 15, 2019

Craig Thompson, DOT, MacIver News Minute, Road Funding

In his first eight months running the DOT, Thompson has approved $320 million in single-bid contracts. That’s just $12 million less than his predecessor under Governor Walker approved in two years. Read More MacIver News Minute: DOT Returns to Wasting Money Under Lobbyist-Turned-Bureaucrat

MacIver News Minute: DOT Secretary Says Gas Tax Hike Still On The Table

By Chris Rochester - July 30, 2019

Craig Thompson, Department of Transportation, Gas Tax, MacIver News Minute, Road Funding, Transportation Funding

Ronald Reagan famously compared government to a big baby: an insatiable appetite at one end, and no sense of responsibility at the other. The ink is barely dry on the latest state budget, and DOT secretary Craig Thompson is already hungry for more. Raising the gas tax remains very much on the table, he recently said, despite an influx of new money into his bloated agency. It’s a reminder to taxpayers that government’s hunger for your money never ends. Read More MacIver News Minute: DOT Secretary Says Gas Tax Hike Still On The Table

The Road Less Traveled By

By MacIver Institute - July 24, 2019

Democratic National Convention, Gov. Tony Evers, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Streetcar, Road Funding, Streetcar, Tom Barrett, Trolly

Governor Evers has used his line-item veto to nix millions in road funding for the Milwaukee streetcar. Dan O’Donnell argues that Democrats and Republicans must unite to override this ridiculous waste of money. Read More The Road Less Traveled By