By Representative Dan Knodl For all of the hand-waving and drum beating and recalling we have seen at the Capitol (and unfortunately the deadenders seem unfazed by the results of June 5th) you would have thought Act 10 tossed public employees and their mothers out on the streets. After all, it was a little over…
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An Open Letter to Tom Barrett
Tom, I just finished watching the debate between you and Governor Walker on Friday evening. Just so there isn’t any confusion on where I am coming from, I am a supporter of Governor Walker. While I thought he did a fine job staying on message by answering the questions that were put forth by the…
Government Circus
What The Budget Repair Bill Actually does -Letter to the Editor
I did an unscientific survey visiting JS Online Data on Demand for the 2010 school year, http://www.jsonline.com/ watchdog/dataondemand/33534649.html. I pulled out the salaries of 39 employees at Northland Pines School District, people unknown to me. Teachers sign contracts with the school district to educate and motivate their students. The total salary for 39 employees was…
MacDonald-Laurier Institute
No Dutch Treat: Oil and Gas Wealth Benefits All Parts of Canada
Macdonald-Laurier Institute OTTAWA, May 30, 2012 – Ontario, Quebec and other provinces will enjoy benefits from oil- and gas-rich western provinces that far outweigh any ill effects from a higher Canadian dollar, argues a paper released today by the Macdonald- Laurier Institute. In No Dutch Treat: Oil and Gas Wealth Benefits All of Canada, authors…
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Liberal Campaign Machine in Overdrive in Wisconsin Recall
This should put an end to any stories that Big Labor, the Democratic Party and other left wing organizations aren’t going all out to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, the organization that for months has been tracking the financial contributions of these groups through their Big Labor…