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Mining expansion (and job creation) could screech to halt in Wood County due to a road user fee

[Marshfield, Wisc…] Frac sand is a round, very hard type of sand used in natural gas and oil drilling.  The sand is pumped into fractures in rock, holding the fractures open while allowing the gas or oil to flow...

Wisconsin Loses Income Due to Interstate Migration

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Despite Soft Standards, Over 10 Percent of Wisconsin Schools Fail to Meet Federal Yearly Progress Measures

By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst The Fordham Institute recently published a study [LINK] that showed that Wisconsin’s schools have some of the easiest regulations to pass federal adequate...

Catch a Replay of Gov. Scott Walker’s Speech at the American Federation for Children’s Event May 9th

Here is Governor Walker’s speech on the state of education and economics in Wisconsin, recorded live May 9 in Washington, DC. In his keynote address at the American Federation for Children’s National Policy Summit,...

Logic Not RENEWable for Environmentalists

By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Rate increases! Well, rate increases and twisted logic from RENEW Wisconsin. Prices at the gas...

Teachers Union Admits Organizing Sick Outs

MacIver News Service | April 15, 2011 [Madison, Wisc...] MTI admits to organizing sick outs, according to the union’s March 4th newsletter. “Tuesday night, MTI Faculty Representative Council met in the largest meeting in...

We Should Not Minimize Public Input on Judicial Selection

By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute After almost every state Supreme Court election we hear the usual complaints about the tone of the campaigns. They’re too nasty. Someone said something...

Live From Waukesha County

Live, streaming video of the review of the Waukesha County Supreme Court race canvass. Video chat rooms at Ustream Note, this is not the offiical canvass (that was completed Thursday), nor a recount. This is a courtesy review...

School Districts Pre-empting Changes in Labor Law (UPDATED 5/23/11)

School Districts Altoona Contract Approved?: Yes Contract Duration: 2011-2012 Date of Approval: 3/7/11 Salary Increases: 0% Health Insurance Contribution: 12% Pension Contribution: 50% (5.8% of total salary) Projected Shortfall:...

Referendum Watch: Local Districts Turn to Voters for Opportunity to Spend on Education

April 5 wasn’t just an important day for the state’s Supreme Court race, but also for local school districts across the state. Several counties went to the polls on Tuesday to vote on referendums for their neighborhood...