After The Milwaukee Bailout, Regional Transit Authority

By MacIverNews - May 23, 2023

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LISTEN – Alderman Bob Bauman’s already trying to figure out how to get another 1% to support the trolley and clear the way for even more spending. Read More After The Milwaukee Bailout, Regional Transit Authority

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

The Road Less Traveled By

By MacIver Institute - July 24, 2019

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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

MacIver News Minute: Gov. Evers’ Local Roads Bait-and-Switch

By Chris Rochester - July 23, 2019

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During budget deliberations, Gov. Tony Evers urged Republicans in the Legislature to “fix the damn roads,” as the governor’s salty slogan went. The GOP obliged, adding tens of millions in assistance for local road repair projects. But last week, DOT Secretary Craig Thompson said the funding would go toward a competitive grant program, which could go toward Milwaukee’s boondoggle trolley. Read More MacIver News Minute: Gov. Evers’ Local Roads Bait-and-Switch

“Fix The Damn Roads” After Evers’ Other Priorities

By MacIverNews - July 20, 2019

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Special funding the legislature set aside to “fix the damn roads,” could now go to bike paths, buses, and the Milwaukee streetcar thanks to Gov. Evers’ veto pen and shifting priorities. Lobbyists from the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Wisconsin Towns Association gave their seal of approval on Thursday. Read More “Fix The Damn Roads” After Evers’ Other Priorities