August 11, 2015 Bloomberg News | by Time Jones and John McCormick Governor Scott Walker’s fiscal conservatism will collide with the reality of sports-team subsidies when he commits Wisconsin taxpayers to pay $400 million for a new basketball arena. At Wednesday’s signing, the Republican presidential candidate’s message of being a tightfisted taxpayer champion will be[…]
July 30, 2015 by Nick Novak This column was originally published by The Washington Times. On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill into law that created the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs. While both started with good intent, the past 50 years have left the American public with two massive entitlements[…]
July 15, 2015 Fox6 News Milwaukee [Madison, Wisc…] The Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday, July 15th passed Senate Bill 209 — a funding plan for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee. The vote was 21-10 to approve $250 million in public funding for the arena. The bipartisan agreement came with some last-minute changes — changes not[…]
July 7, 2015 by Nick Novak Originally published by The Washington Times. Until quite recently, it seemed like a common understanding that the U.S. Supreme Court would strike down one of the most critical portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Liberal groups were employing scare tactics to encourage governors to set up state-based exchanges. Conservative[…]
June 22, 2015 by Nick Novak Originally published by The MacIver Institute. From what we have seen, the proposed plan for a new Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee is anything but a win for taxpayers. Estimates put the total cost to taxpayers at $400 million, and there is very little return for that money. Will[…]
June 17, 2015 by Nick Novak Originally published by the Wausau Daily Herald. A little over four years ago, Wisconsin lawmakers took bold action to protect current and future taxpayers from the high costs associated with restrictive collective bargaining laws. Since then, Act 10 has proved to be a success at every level of government.[…]