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Fact-Checking the Feud

Wed, 05/03/2023 - 07:09
NPR and PBS vs Twitter  Read More Fact-Checking the Feud

Budget Blog: In a Big Start JFC Reduces Spending $4.7 Billion

Tue, 05/02/2023 - 13:29
Welcome to another edition of the MacIver Budget Blog  Read More Budget Blog: In a Big Start JFC Reduces Spending $4.7 Billion

Quietly, Gently, the Media Pushes Red Flag Laws Again

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 11:54
Perspective by Richard Moore - Suddenly, someone is beating the drum for red flag laws again, trying to resurrect mostly failed efforts in the various states to get them enacted.  Read More Quietly, Gently, the Media Pushes Red Flag Laws Again

MacIver News Minute: Road to a Flat Tax

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 09:38
LISTEN - The very first two bills introduced in the Wisconsin State Legislature this session would replace our antiquated progressive income tax with a 3.25% flat tax.  Read More MacIver News Minute: Road to a Flat Tax

Wauwatosa Schools Hired Notorious Activist to Teach Juvenile Delinquents with Predictable Results

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 07:14
The Wauwatosa School District’s approach to rehabilitating juvenile delinquents includes exposing them to radical BLM ideologies and activists, setting graduates up for failure when they return to society, open records acquired by the MacIver News Service reveal.  Read More Wauwatosa Schools Hired Notorious Activist to Teach Juvenile Delinquents with Predictable Results

Community Corrections Audit: DOC Falling Short But Offenders Feel Valued

Mon, 04/17/2023 - 12:36
Audit of Evers Corrections agency shows comprehensive problems  Read More Community Corrections Audit: DOC Falling Short But Offenders Feel Valued

Meet The Experts Defining Official Disinformation & Official Truths

Mon, 04/17/2023 - 07:49
Scary stuff - If there is "Official Disinformation" that means there must be "Official Truths." If there are "Official Truths" there must be an agency or agencies in charge of producing, promulgating, and policing those Official Truths  Read More Meet The Experts Defining Official Disinformation & Official Truths

MacIver News Minute: TIF Districts Raise Your Taxes

Thu, 04/13/2023 - 08:43
LISTEN - The MacIver Institute has been warning you about this scam for years – but now Wisconsin’s legislative council has released a memo providing independent, non-partisan confirmation of this reality  Read More MacIver News Minute: TIF Districts Raise Your Taxes

Elections Have Consequences: Supreme Court Edition

Tue, 04/11/2023 - 07:17
When Justice-elect Protasiewcz is sworn in this August, which laws/reforms are most likely to be struck down in short order? Top Issues to Watch Abortion – What will the availability of abortion be when the State Supreme Court is through? Redistricting – Will the new maps be redrawn in time for the 2024 elections? Voter …

Your Property Tax Bill Is Higher Because of TIF Districts, Legislative Council Confirms

Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:23
The non-partisan Wisconsin Legislative Council confirmed something about tax increment financing (TIF) that the MacIver Institute has been warning taxpayers about for years: TIF directly results in higher property tax bills, contrary to what government officials and lobbyists claim. Find out what it's doing to your bill.  Read More Your Property Tax Bill Is Higher Because of TIF Districts, Legislative Council Confirms

Why Conservatives Keep Losing…And How They Can Win Again

Wed, 04/05/2023 - 18:20
A deep dive on the Supreme Court debacle, what keeps going wrong in Wisconsin, and how the Right can right its sinking ship  Read More Why Conservatives Keep Losing…And How They Can Win Again

Fact Check Update: Any Way You Slice It, Genrich Cut Green Bay Police

Thu, 03/30/2023 - 16:40
Fact Check: Genrich Claims Still False  Read More Fact Check Update: Any Way You Slice It, Genrich Cut Green Bay Police

Is Teaching English An Act Of Curriculum Violence?

Wed, 03/29/2023 - 01:37
Curriculum Violence i.e. Teaching English  Read More Is Teaching English An Act Of Curriculum Violence?

Violence in Madison Schools Largely Ignored by Safety Committee

Mon, 03/27/2023 - 09:18
A district wide survey revealed a terrifying situation throughout Madison’s school district brought on by an overly permissive environment. Students complained of “too many fights,” and feeling “unsafe in hallways, common areas, bathrooms and buses.” Bullying has become a major problem, and students recognize it’s because there are “no consequences.”  Read More Violence in Madison Schools Largely Ignored by Safety Committee

MacIver News Minute: One Night in Madison

Wed, 03/22/2023 - 11:11
LISTEN - While destroying a Madison squad car and stealing its guns in 2020, rioters recorded everything on their phones. Naturally, police detectives scooped up those videos, and MacIver got the videos from them through an open records request. Here's what we found.  Read More MacIver News Minute: One Night in Madison

It’s the Lack of Hope that Kills You

Wed, 03/22/2023 - 08:47
Dan O’Donnell has obtained new polling data that shows conservative Dan Kelly is very much alive in the Supreme Court race and, with a little help in the final stretch, can absolutely pull off a win.  Read More It’s the Lack of Hope that Kills You

A Tribute To John MacIver

Wed, 03/22/2023 - 01:00
Judge Jim Troupis pays homage to our namesake, John MacIver.  Read More A Tribute To John MacIver

One Night in Madison (Film)

Tue, 03/21/2023 - 05:06
WATCH - MacIver Exclusive: Police videos of Rioters Caught in the Act, Stealing Police Weapons and Destroying a Squad Car in Madison in 2020.  Read More One Night in Madison (Film)

Bonds, State Bonds

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 15:15
Taxpayers Shaken and Stirred Over Spending, What About Bonds?  Read More Bonds, State Bonds

“Excess” Deaths, Vaccines, Latrogenic & Other Causes Of Death

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 00:30
What do excess deaths show us?  Read More “Excess” Deaths, Vaccines, Latrogenic & Other Causes Of Death

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