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Milwaukee County Budget not unique in calling for union concessions
Critics of Scott Walker have been claiming the Milwaukee County Budget that passed was unbalanced – even illegal – because it called for concessions from county employees. This week at the MacIver Institute, I point out that Milwaukee County is hardly the only government entity to budget that way. Yes, the budget was passed with the assumption that there would be reduced labor costs from... [Read more]
Ryan Rising
Publication: Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date: Mar 4, 2010; Section: Opinion; Page: 8A Ryan rising Health ideas, fiscal plan put Wisconsin congressman in national spotlight (James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.) Is this the Ryan moment, the defining moment of his political career? Congressman Paul Ryan... [Read more]
Tea party cup running over
Publication: Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date: Mar 11, 2010; Section: Opinion; Page: 8A Tea party cup running over Large turnout expected as Bill Kramer receives award (James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.) How big is the tea party movement? It wasn’t that long ago when a conservative gathering would... [Read more]
Is Dr. Kagen about to kill Obamacare?
Congressman Steve Kagen (D) told WLUK-TV he might not vote for the Senate health care bill when it comes to the House of Representatives, the first step in the reconciliation process. “I have made the case to the speaker and also to the White House that we should take small pieces, small bites,” Kagen said. “In the practice of medicine, I can’t give a child a big pill. What... [Read more]
Jeff Wood, practically a saint
State Representative Jeff Wood countered the efforts to oust him from the state assembly with an amendment to the expulsion resolution that listed the arrests of every state legislator since the birth of the republic, pointing out none of them were expelled. Wood actually drafted a wildly entertaining 12-page amendment to Nass’ resolution, in which he basically states his case to stay in the Assembly.... [Read more]
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