Unfortunately Governor Tony Evers doubled down on his big government vision for Wisconsin, vetoing bipartisan legislation that would have provided $250 million in income tax relief for Wisconsin workers. This veto comes on the heels of proposing over $1.2 billion in tax increases in his first budget and vetoing another middle class tax cut in one of his first acts as governor. Taxpayers need protection from this big government agenda. The Legislature has extraordinary powers to take bold action to protect taxpayers through their ability to propose constitutional amendments. The Legislature should use this power to create a bulwark between…

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Contrary to DPI, not every Educational Approach has to cost Millions of Dollars K-12 education in Wisconsin is at a critical point. Less than half of Wisconsin students are proficient in math and reading, and state test scores have significantly declined over time. Most disturbing, Wisconsin’s racial achievement gap is the worst in the nation and has been that way for a long time. It’s not a funding issue. We’re spending increasing billions on education. In recent years, as education funding has risen, results have not. Many parents have bemoaned to me that they do not see their taxpayer investment directly related to their children’s classrooms. Funding…

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As far as the government unions were concerned, the budget repair bill was the end of the world – and they acted like it. For a month, they coordinated the occupation of the hallowed halls of the Wisconsin State Capitol by juggling clowns, college potheads, exploited children, out-of-state communists, card-carrying socialist state employees, malingering public school teachers, derelict doctors, and thousands of other protesters. Anyway, they lost. Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 10 into law on March 11, 2011.f Andalusia and Cordoba during the Inquisition. The fight was so epic and the consequences so far reaching, we’re still celebrating this…

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