UW to End Diversity Statements
Sierra JohnNews outlets report that University of Wisconsin System president Jay Rothman last week in his testimony before a state legislative committee announced he’s ending the use of diversity statements in…
Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee Okays $125 Million PFAS Trust Fund
The Center Squareby Benjamin Yount Wisconsin is looking to set aside $125 million for PFAS (Polyfluorinated Substances) contamination abatement across the state. The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee (JFC) on Thursday agreed…
Special Instrests Lobby for More Tax Money
OwenIt’s shameful how many teachers can’t do math. Teachers from around Wisconsin gathered at the state Capitol Saturday to ask for more education funding. They described their large class sizes,…
Target Satanic Controversy: Designer Abprallen Wrote, ‘Satan Loves You’
Jim Piwowarczyk“Abprallen,” a designer whose works are being sold by the Target retail chain, has created Satanic influenced designs, writing of one, “Satan loves you,” and marketing a “trans witches for…
Robin Vos on Milwaukee: ‘They Might Have to Go Bankrupt,’ But It’s Last Resort
Jessica McBride 38 Jim PiwowarczykMilwaukee “might have to go bankrupt” due to its financial mismanagement, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said this week on the Wisconsin Right Now Uncensored podcast. Vos stressed that a Milwaukee…
Budget Reformers Push Tax Cuts Despite Dip in Wisconsin Tax Revenue
by Benjamin Yount The threat Wisconsin may see less money over the next two years is not deterring one budget reform group from pushing for “historic” tax reform. The…
Gorsuch Decries Assault on Civil Liberties During Pandemic
Yes. And. Yes. ‘Governors and local leaders imposed lockdown orders forcing people to remain in their homes. They shuttered businesses and schools, public and private,’ he wrote. ‘They closed churches…
Top Wisconsin Senate Republican Unhappy with ‘Line in the Sand’ over Shared Revenue Specifics
by Benjamin Yount The prospects for Wisconsin’s shared revenue plan got a bit dimmer Thursday after the top Republican in the State Senate said his half of the legislature…
Leftist criminal justice policies are killing us
Here is my full column that ran in the Washington County Daily News earlier this week. Sorry about the lack of posting this week. It’s been a busy time. Eight…
WMC’s Scott Manley Discusses School Choice & Education Reform
Nick NovakWMC’s Executive Vice President of Government Relations joined Vicki McKenna to discuss the findings of WMC Foundation’s education reform poll. The poll found bipartisan support for school choice in Wisconsin.As…