MADISON, Wis. – Republicans are working on a $200 million tax cut plan – the same income-tax relief package scrapped from Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal last year. The plan, proposed by state Rep. Dale Kooyenga (RBrookfield) would be mostly paid for by a “buffet approach” to conforming with the federal tax reform law approved…
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WILL’s Rick Esenberg Submits Testimony on Bill to Reform Judicial Deference
SB 745 would restore legislative power, curtail the administrative state, and preserve separation of powersMilwaukee, WI – Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg submitted written testimony Tuesday to the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform regarding SB 745 – a bill to clarify and reform judicial deference…
Gary Wickert
The Criminalization of Courtship
Our society is undergoing a seismic shift in society’s definition of behavior which is tolerated between a man and a woman in public and in the workplace. The past twelve months have witnessed a parade of public accusations of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment against the who’s who of Hollywood’s elite, athletes, and television…
Gary Wickert
Is the Trump Travel Ban Constitutional? Part 2
The Third Executive Order (EO-3) On September 24, 2017, President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation No. 9645 (EO- 3), hours before the 90-day ban approved in June was set to expire. There is no substantive difference between Executive Orders and Proclamations. The proclamation permanently restricted entry into the U.S. from eight nations, including Iran, Libya, Somalia,…
Paul Driessen
Those fraudulent climate litigation shakedowns
Which aspects are most fraudulent? The cities’ lawsuits, junk science or bond offerings?The ultra liberal enclaves of New York City and San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Marin, and Imperial Beach, California all claim to be deeply worried about manmade climate cataclysms. They detest petroleum, oppose pipelines, fracking and onshore and offshore drilling, and…
Viv Forbes
Planned Power Chaos
Seven Australian governments have made a mis-planned mess of Australia’s electricity industry. The federal government now plans to add more toxins to the mess – “fiveyear targets to cut emissions.” There was one big lesson from the 20th Century – coercive central planning always fails – it constantly destroys economic assets and human freedom. Just…