By M.D. Kittle MADISON, Wis. – Three former agents in Wisconsin’s infamous “John Doe II” investigation now have attorneys representing them – at state taxpayer expense. Francis Schmitz, who served as special prosecutor in the unconstitutional probe into dozens of conservative groups and Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign, requested and was “appointed special counsel relating to…
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FoxConn Facts
By Keith Best Governor Walker was quoted in a tweet; “once upon a time, Democrats claimed to be for goodpaying, family-supporting jobs. Now they seem to find new ways to attack them”. According to Bloomberg News, seven states were in the final bidding war for the Foxconn plant which has ultimately been awarded to Wisconsin…
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EPA should ignore anti-coal activists at listening sessions
By Dr. Howard Hayden and Tom HarrisThe first of three new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public listening sessions on the proposed repeal of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) will be held this coming Wednesday in Kansas City, Missouri. Later sessions will be held on February 28 in San Francisco and March 27 in Gillette,…
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US Must Stand With Kurds in Syria
By Larry BellAmerica is in a smoldering hotbed between two opposing strategic allies, Syrian Kurds and Turkey. The first has played a valiant and vital role in defeating ISIS. The other, a NATO partner, has concerns that Kurdish separatists will collapse their southern border. Major conflicts with economically-distressed Turkey revolve around control of enormous Kurdish…
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WILL and Voters With Facts Challenge Eau Claire TIF District #12
Eau Claire, WI – On behalf of Voters With Facts, an Eau Claire volunteer organization, and multiple individuals whose taxes will be affected, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a notice of claim with the City of Eau Claire on Friday, challenging the legality of newly-created Tax Incremental District (TID) #12. The challenge…
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Of Chocolates and Climate Change
By Vijay JayarajChocolate lovers across the world had a shocking beginning to their new year when they were informed of the coming chocolate apocalypse. The chief suspect again—climate change. The mainstream media ran news columns that claimed the death of chocolate within 30 years. They blamed climate change as the driving factor of this prophetic…