Critics: Wisconsin mileage plan is dangerous to Democracy, taxpayer pocketbooks
JFC members gave themselves the power to decide if a per-mile fee is needed, what those fees would cost, and whether those fees need to increase at any time.
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Eric Bott
Wisconsin voters approved three-quarters of a billion dollars in local tax hikes
The state’s Department of Public Instruction says that 75 percent of school districts in Wisconsin that asked voters for more money got what they wanted.
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Conservative Grassroots Shock And ‘WOW’ In Delivering Hagedorn Supreme Court Victory
Hagedorn’s victory seemed nearly as stunning to conservatives as it did to Neubauer and her liberal allies. There were lots of pleasantly surprised Republicans who, throughout the race, heard predictions of a looming Neubauer blowout.
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The Scott Walker Legacy: An Unprecedented Time of Reform and Taxpayer Victories
Walker’s signature success, Act 10, is, for many, the defining win of his two terms. But it was just the beginning of a long list of limited-government reforms the likes of which Wisconsin had never seen.
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Municipalities Lobbying Group Fighting For Higher Taxes With Taxpayer Money
The League of Wisconsin Municipalities is asking its members for more taxpayer money to fight for higher taxes on businesses, and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) is crying foul.
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A Look at the Joint Finance Committee’s Last Week of Work on the 2017-19 Budget
After being stalled for more than two months, the committee wrapped up its work, with the JFC voting this week on the final big budget items
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Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin Opposes Foxconn Tax Credits
“However, as much as we believe in Governor Walker’s agenda that has turned this state around, as free market activists who staunchly oppose government tax incentives, we cannot support the expensive refundable tax credits in this package, which are not available to every other business in our state,” Bott wrote.
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