Here’s a quick look into the three former Fannie Mae executives who brought down Wall Street. Franklin Raines – was a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Fannie Mae. Raines was forced to retire from his position with Fannie Mae when auditing discovered severe irregularities in Fannie Mae’s accounting activities. Raines left with a “golden…
Kevin Cronin
Wisconsin Democrats diss Black candidates again
By Kevin Cronin In 2010 there was one Black state-wide candidate in Wisconsin. That was Apostle David King the GOP endorsed candidate for Secretary of State. The Democrats did have two Black candidates running in a statewide race, Henry Sanders and Spencer Coggs both ran for the office of Lieutenant Governor, but liberals all over…
Dan Knodl, Government Circus
Putting “Integrity” back in Program Integrity
Knodl introduces bi-partisan bill focusing on W-2 fraud By Dan Knodl In 1994, Governor Tommy Thompson unveiled Wisconsin Works (W-2), a bipartisan plan that would dramatically reform welfare by ending cash handouts and placing a greater emphasis on work. W-2 programs subsidize employment, help parents find childcare, and even provide transportation assistance to adults who…
Kevin Petersen
Poverty is Color Blind
By Kevin Petersen College financial aid is available in a variety of options including scholarships, loans, grants, and work study programs. Aid is offered at the local, state, and federal level. Wisconsin’s Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) is the state agency which manages and oversees the state’s student financial aid system. One grant Wisconsin offers…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
The Week That Was February 11, 2012
Quote of the Week “…it is an established rule of the Society, to which they will always adhere, never to give their opinion as a Body upon any subject either of Nature or Art, that comes before them. The ‘advertisement’ to The Philosophical Transactions, 1753 – on establishing the Royal Society [H/t Andrew Montford]…
Heartland Institute
Independent Panel Sees ‘Immense Risk’ in California High-Speed Rail
Transportation experts and taxpayer advocates are hailing an independent review panel’s recommendation against borrowing to build a high-speed rail line in California, but the state’s rail authority indicates it plans to keep rolling with its plans. The California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group created by the Legislature to analyze the feasibility of the proposed high-speed…