August 29, 2016 by Nick Novak This column was originally published by The Daily Reporter. As summer draws to a close, the November elections will become the center of attention for many people in our state and country. They are sure to be a hot topic at Labor Day weekend celebrations. And, no disagreement here, the direction of[…]
July 25, 2016 by Nick Novak This column was originally published by The Daily Reporter. Imagine purchasing a new lawn tractor as a homeowner. Upon buying it, you’d expect to pay the state sales tax according to the price — or value — of that purchase. Now imagine that you had to pay an additional[…]
June 6, 2016 by Nick Novak This column was originally published by The Daily Reporter. When will enough be enough for the Obama administration? It seems as if every time a business owner turns around these days, there is another federal rule change that is going to be detrimental to their bottom line. From unruly[…]
May 2, 2016 by Nick Novak This column was originally published by The Daily Reporter. It was Vince Lombardi that once said, “You don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time.” Whether it is playing football or installing sheetrock 20 feet in the air, the Packer legend was[…]
April 8, 2016 CBS58 Milwaukee [Milwaukee, Wisc…] A judge in Dane County has struck down Wisconsin’s right-to-work law that prohibits unions from forcing workers to pay union dues. In his ruling, Judge Faust said because unions provide services for all workers, they should be able to collect dues. “What the judge says here in this[…]
April 8, 2016 NBC15 Madison [Madison, Wisc…] A Wisconsin court has struck down the state’s right-to-work law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, calling it unconstitutional. A Dane County Circuit Court judge issued the ruling Friday in a lawsuit filed by local unions. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel promised to appeal the order, saying: “We[…]