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State Foresees Massive Financial Troubles

[Madison, Wisc...] The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau reported today that a potential $2.5 billion structural deficit could be in place by the time next legislature convenes in January. In a memo to members of the...

MPS: Compensation Soars as Performance Sputters

MacIver News Service [Milwaukee, Wisc…]  Since the federal government began monitoring school performance under the No Child Left Behind Act, the average Milwaukee public school teacher’s total compensation has increased by...

MacIver Institute Posts Legislators’ Financial Disclosures Online

First in a Series of Transparency Projects for Free Market Think Tank [Madison, Wisc...] Individuals who want to examine the financial relationships of members of the legislature can now do so anonymously and without having to...

FCC Plans New Taxes To Give Away Free Broadband To Low-Income Homes

Feds give away thousands of free computers with stimulus funds MacIver News Service [Milwaukee, Wisc...] The FCC wants to establish new tax funds to ensure every single person in the country has a home computer and internet...

MPS Shows its Math
How the district will save $48 million, 480 teacher positions if the union agrees to concessions

MacIver News Service [Milwaukee, Wisc...] Milwaukee Public Schools has released its math showing how many teaching jobs could be saved if teachers agreed to a less expensive health care plan, after the teacher’s union accused...

Feds and Locals Disagree on FoodShare Fraud in Wisconsin

The same week Wisconsin Lawmakers expressed concern over fraud in the state’s FoodShare Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wisconsin’s program is one of the most accurate in the country and will be rewarded...

More Interesting Spending at MPS Revealed

Click in bottom right hand corner to scroll through the April Check Register MacIver News Service -[Milwaukee, Wisc...] As the fallout from the passage of its annual budget continues to be felt, Milwaukee Public School’s...

More Election Fraud Charges Emerge in Milwaukee
AG Van Hollen Vows Continued Crackdown

MacIver News Service  [Milwaukee, Wisc...] Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the Election Fraud Task Force  has brought two additional election fraud cases in Milwaukee. The Wisconsin Department...

State Cherry Picks Unemployment Numbers

MacIver News Service [Madison, Wisc...] The numbers don’t lie when it comes to Wisconsin’s unemployment situation, but they tell different stories depending on who is reporting the news. Last  week the Wisconsin Department...

Nass Says UW Hire Was Political Favor

MacIver News Service [Madison, Wisc...] The ranking Republican member of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee is calling the recent hiring of a top Doyle aide by the University of Wisconsin System...

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