The following statement from The Heartland Institute – a free-market think tank – was released on February 15 and may be used for attribution. For more information, contact Communications Director Jim Lakely at jlakely@heartland.org and 312/377-4000. Yesterday afternoon, two advocacy groups posted online several documents they claimed were The Heartland Institute’s 2012 budget, fundraising,…
Gary Wickert
Why Private Sector Union Employees Should Vote Republican
By Gary L. Wickert Gary Wickert is an author, trial lawyer and town of Cedarburg Supervisor, who lives in Cedarburg with his wife, Lisa and two sons. He can be reached at garywickert@ameritech.net. It’s no longer a secret that the Republican Party is the party of working and union families in Wisconsin. Last week Democrats…
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A Sad Day in Wisconsin – Mining Bill Buried
By Dan Knodl The mining bill was killed last week by all Democrat and a lone Republican Senator. After an amazingly productive 14 months where we have transformed Wisconsin’s governance, our “Wisconsin is Open for Business” environment has now been jeopardized. Let me be clear; every Democrat in the Assembly and the Senate voted against…
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Democrat’s “Destroy America” Playbook on Full Display Last week the single most important piece of legislation regarding economic freedom, property rights and business development ever introduced in Wisconsin died in a 17-16 Senate vote. The Mining Bill, an effort to streamline a costly and never-ending permitting process with specific action time frames and decision milestones,…
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Why Must the Northwoods Die?
By Kim Simac I attended the Mining hearing in the town of Mellen on Feb. 25th. I live in a neighboring county and was hopeful that opportunity and possible prosperity may be on the horizon for areas of the Northwoods. I have lived in the northern region of this great state for thirty years come…
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DeWeese lays out the dangers of Agenda 21
By Ken Van Doren “Property, liberty, and the rule of law make up the foundation of our country” said American Policy Center President Tom DeWeese at a meeting featuring him in Fond du Lac on March 8, 2012. “Agenda 21 is an absolute threat to all that we as Americans hold dear,” he continued. In…