Happy Easter Weekend! It’s been a busy week in Wisconsin with Governor Evers wanting to revise the Foxconn deal, and the release of the Mueller Report. Here are some important stories for the fiscal conservative, in case you missed it. Read More In Case You Missed It: UW Still Doing Well Despite Cries of Poverty, Entitlements Could Slow Down Economic Growth, and Supreme Court Tariff Fight
For National School Choice Week, the American Federation for Children released a new video entitled “Every Child Matters,” which is receiving a lot of attention on social media. Take a look at the celebrities who appear in the video who support the idea of school choice for every child. Read More National School Choice Week: New Video Creating Buzz
MacIver Perspective by Ola Lisowski – In the few years since Gov. Scott Walker was first elected Governor, progressives in Wisconsin have had a tough run. In a J.K. Rowling-inspired move, some of them have begun to avoid his name all together. Read More He Who Must Not Be Named: Voldemort? No, it’s Scott Walker
MacIver Institute Budget Blog – On Tuesday, the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) made several important education decisions in a 29-page omnibus package. After a full 11-hour day, the package was passed along party lines on a 12-4 vote at 1:27 a.m. and was chock full of both fiscal items and policy changes to the state’s K-12 system. Read More Budget Blog – School Choice Expanded Again, Education Funding Increased and Drug Testing For Government Assistance
MacIver News Service – The legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance approved a 29-page omnibus education package shortly before 2 a.m. on Wednesday that would increase funding for K-12 schools, expand the statewide school choice program and create a special needs scholarship for students with disabilities to attend the school or their choice. Read More Legislators React to Major Education Policy Changes in Budget