In 2003, the state created a ‘temporary’ cell phone tax to upgrade 911 response services. When the upgrade was done, a balance of $20 million was left over. This tax was supposed to be temporary and any surplus was...
As reported on the video link to the right, and in this article, a secret deal in the State Budget allows the Oneida Tribe to bypass local liquor licensing processes and negotiate directly with the State.
How did that provision...
As MacIver Institute President Brett Healy noted, taxpayers across Wisconsin should brace themselves for massive property tax hikes over the next two years.
The recently-concluded State Budget process was a secretive,...
Democrats in Madison were in such a rush to pass one secret deal after another during the budget deliberations that they often voted on packages they had not read.
We’ve worked hard to keep you up to speed with what was...
Compared to the last budget, to solve the $6.6 billion dollar deficit, the Governor and the Joint Finance Committee have:
Offered a spending Increase of $3.685 billion. Documented yesterday.
Tax and Fee Increases of $2.113...
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau is now out with its analysis of the Joint Committee on Finance action on the 2009-11 State Budget
Contrary to the talking points they’ve been peddling, the Democrats’ actions made a bad...
According to Governor Doyle and the Democratic co-Chairmen of the Joint Finance Committee, we have money in this budget to place public school education support staff who work 2.5 hrs/day on the state pension plan, money to...
Public Left in the Dark on New Budget
Secret Deals Cut Behind Closed Doors in a Blow to Transparency in Government
The Governor introduced his Old Budget in Madison on February 17th in a televised statewide address before both...
Public Left in the Dark on New Budget
Secret Deals Cut Behind Closed Doors in a Blow to Transparency in Government
The Governor introduced his Old Budget in Madison on February 17th in a televised statewide address before both...
As State Budget Worsens, Governor and Legislature Prepare to Hike Labor Costs Throughout UW System
As you know, the State Budget is in the hole to the tune of perhaps six point five billion dollars.
New revenue estimates will be...
