Chris Rochester

Act 10 at 8: It’s Still Working

by Chris Rochester | Feb 17, 2019 | Features

Act 10 is still working. Hopefully, the new governor will consider its myriad positive impacts before he acts to diminish it.

An Inauspicious Start: Tony Evers Changes His Position on Key Issues Days Before Taking Office

by Chris Rochester | Jan 8, 2019 | Features

Evers has changed his tune on key policy issues like school choice, Foxconn, abolishing the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC), the minimum wage, and Act 10.

The Top Ten Lies of 2018

by Chris Rochester | Dec 17, 2018 | Features

Liberals swept to power on November 6, seizing control of all the offices up for a statewide vote – governor, attorney general, treasurer, U.S. Senate. In an especially difficult upset for conservatives, Gov. Scott Walker went down in a narrow defeat to state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers. As they always are, this election year was packed with half-truths and outright lies, again proving the adage that a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes. We thought 2017 had more whoppers than the front counter at a movie theater. But...

Summary of Bills Passed in Extraordinary Session

by Chris Rochester | Dec 7, 2018 | Features

Effectively eliminates the Office of the Solicitor General in the state Department of Justice, which has represented the state in certain appeals cases in state and federal courts.

Wisconsin Braces for Another Black Friday Crime Wave

by Chris Rochester | Nov 21, 2018 | Features

Black Friday is almost upon us again, and in Wisconsin that means only one thing: an epic crime wave is about to consume the state.

Back-to-School Items Are More Expensive in Wisconsin Due to Minimum Markup

by Chris Rochester | Aug 31, 2018 | Features

Families in Milwaukee buying basic items like notebooks, markers, and crayons can expect to pay anywhere from 14 to 146 percent more than Walmart shoppers in Dubuque, Iowa, and Kalamazoo, Mich.

Wisconsin Teachers’ Union Leads Nation Again in Membership Losses

by Chris Rochester | Aug 24, 2018 | Features

Wisconsin’s largest teachers’ union again is a national leader in membership losses.

Trump Administration Approves Walker Reinsurance Waiver Request

by Chris Rochester | Jul 31, 2018 | Features

The Trump administration on Sunday approved a plan by Gov. Scott Walker to stabilize Wisconsin’s individual health insurance market by implementing a reinsurance plan for health insurers offering plans in the state.

Will Bad Politics Kill a Great Free Market Healthcare Reform?

by Chris Rochester | Jul 25, 2018 | Features

Direct primary care opens the door to potentially enormous cost savings to patients, employers, and taxpayers by introducing a seemingly quaint notion back into health care — free market economics.

Elections Data Reveals What Wisconsin Voters Should Be Concerned About, and It’s Not Voter ID

by Chris Rochester | Jul 16, 2018 | Features

As we head into another election season, there’s no doubt that we’re going to hear more over-the-top claims by the left about the supposed evils of voter ID. While those attacks rely on deeply flawed extrapolations and conjecture, hard data points us to a real concern.