Dems Twist Meaning of Judicial Reform in Hearings
By: Brian Sikma Last Wednesday and Thursday, two legislative committees heard testimony about a proposed judicial reform bill designed to show deference to higher court judges and bring more certainty...
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Jailor Classification: Counties Look to Abide by Law, Sheriffs Fight Back
By: Brian Sikma A fight is underway between counties looking to be fiscally prudent and abide by the law, and a confusing status quo that has led some county sheriffs, and the unions representing...
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Arbitrary PolitiFact Opinion Defends DPI, Liberal Bias
By: Brian Sikma After nationally syndicated columnist George Will wrote a column highlighting the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s promotion of anti-white privilege initiatives, PolitiFact...
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ANALYSIS: Walker Sets Example for Republican Governors Tackling Medicaid
By: Brian Sikma Governor Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin) has possibly secured for himself a unique front-runner spot among his fellow Republican governors and rumored 2016 presidential contenders on the...
View ArticleLiberals Attack Fact-Finding by Election Committee
By: Ethan Hollenberger On March 12th, the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections chaired by Rep. Kathy Bernier (R) held an informational public hearing on GAB regulations regarding the training...
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Gwen Moore: Fiscal and Budget Expert?
By: Brian Sikma According to Rep. Gwen Moore (D), the budget proposal introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R) is “neither fair nor balanced” and will turn “the current wealth gap into a gaping chasm.” Moore...
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Dem Plan Could Backfire on Fallone, Act 10 Battle
Credit: Gannett News By: Brian Sikma If successful, a Democratic legislative proposal to regulate the Wisconsin Supreme Court could backfire on liberal hopes to destroy Act 10 through legal battles....
View ArticleWalker’s Medicaid Reform Exposes ObamaCare Weaknesses
By: Brian Sikma Since the passage of ObamaCare in 2009, states have been faced with the problem of how to pay for the unfunded mandates forced onto them by the legislation. Governor Scott Walker’s...
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Justice Bradley’s Antics Fodder for Political Theater
By: Brian Sikma Last week, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley of the state Supreme Court released a memo that purported to divulge more details about the Court’s alleged dysfunctionality. Bradley, part of the...
View ArticleMedicaid Patients Get Terrible Care, Democrats Overlook Facts
By: Brian Sikma Avik Roy, a leading healthcare expert who has done extensive work showing that expanding Medicaid is not a good fiscal deal for states, has also concluded that the program results in...
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Eliminating Marriage Tax Penalty Would be Bold, Notable Tax Cut
By: Brian Sikma Governor Scott Walker this week signed a proclamation declaring it “Marriage Week” in Wisconsin. Nationally, social conservative groups have set aside this week as an opportunity to...
View ArticleOff-Color Jokester Lawyer Runs Court Race With Personal Cash and Publicity
By Paul Thurman Incumbent Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack has raised more than $38,000 in contributions from individuals and committees in the latest campaign finance reports that became...
View ArticleMayor Tom Barrett Misleads on Key Facts During Gun Control Debate
By Paul Thurman On Tuesday night, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett misled viewers with outdated statistics and factually dishonest claims about furloughed police officers in an interview with CNN host...
View ArticleWill Rep. Gwen Moore Cover For The ATF? Or Actually Demand Accountability?
By Collin Roth In the wake of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s blockbuster investigation into the mistakes and failures of a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) sting operation...
View ArticleState Journal Cherry Picks Facts About School District Budgets
By: Paul Thurman School districts cited by the Wisconsin State Journal as evidence of alleged fiscal devastation caused by Governor Scott Walker’s first budget and early policy reforms did in fact use...
View ArticleCapTimes, Liberal Business Association Join Forces Against Mining Jobs
By: Brian Sikma Last Thursday, the Madison CapTimes published an editorial highly critical of legislation designed to streamline Wisconsin’s mining regulations and revitalize the state’s long dormant...
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Capitol Bomb Threat Suspect’s Online Popularity Soars In Wake of Arrest
By Collin Roth On Tuesday afternoon, 20 year-old Kvon R. Smith travelled from his home in Milwaukee to the Capitol in Madison on the day Governor Scott Walker gave his State of the State address. Hours...
View ArticleBill to Cut County Board Gaining Traction
By Paul Thurman Cutting the outrageous size of the Milwaukee County Board might soon be a reality. A state bill, obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel would require a referendum to be held this...
View ArticleWEDC Troubles Show Folly of Taxpayer Funded Business Loans
By Collin Roth On Tuesday, a long-awaited audit of the troubled Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) was released revealing $19 million in taxpayer funded loans that are at risk of not...
View ArticlePoll: Americans Favor Cuts To Gov’t Spending, Media Spins Support For Tax Hikes
By Paul Thurman A new Politico/GWU/Battleground poll finds that 76 percent of Americans favor “Cutting government spending across the board” to avert the fiscal cliff but local and national media...
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