In the wake of changes to government employee unions’ power in Wisconsin and elsewhere, The Communist Party USA is working in conjunction with national labor unions and other left wing political groups to organize protests in Madison, Wisconsin and across
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has filed a motion with the 4th District Court of Appeals, seeking an order staying Judge Maryann Sumi’s temporary restraining order blocking the publication of 2011 Wis. Act 10. “The publication of this Act will
The standoff in Wisconsin continues… Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen wasted no time Friday in announcing the Department of Justice will appeal a judge’s granting of a restraining order that prohibits the publication of the law enacting the Budget
It’s been years since Wisconsin’s welfare reforms under Gov. Tommy Thompson inspired Congress to pass the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. Now, spurred to action by a looming $1 trillion federal budget deficit, a national debt of $14 trillion and
On Wednesday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker explained how the savings gained through the collective bargaining changes recently passed by the legislature will more than offset cuts in state aids to most school districts. That formula is altered, however, if school
Doctors accused of writing fake sick notes to protesters who staged sick outs to attend rallies, have until March 21st to respond to complaints filed with the Department of Regulation and Licensing, MacIver News Service has learned. On Saturday, February
A flash mob of protesters, assembled via social media and word of mouth, tried to block the exits from the Wisconsin Capitol as legislatures and staffers were evacuated after a Senate vote Wednesday night. The Senate passed the Budget Repair
Three weeks after Senate Democrats fled the state, the Wisconsin State Senate passed the bulk of the Budget Repair Bill in a series of swift and deliberate moves Wednesday. Late in the afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and the
While standing outside the Capitol amidst protesters, the MacIver Institute’s Bill Osmulski was singled out, surrounded, and confronted by protesters after the Senate passed a bill on collective bargaining. They broke off after fellow protesters opened the building’s doors from
Despite claims to the contrary from state Democratic officials, the recall efforts against eight Republican Senators could be coordinated by workers from Washington, DC, the MacIver News Service has learned. “These aren’t being run by national operatives,” said Democratic Party
While their leaders openly bemoan pending budget cuts due to an expected decline in state aid, Milwaukee Public Schools’ is spending $24,999 to private investigators to obtain evidence and provide surveillance of their teachers to determine residency. That expenditure was
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and legislative Republicans say Senate Democrats, led by Mark Miller of Monona, are being ridiculous and not honest with them or the public. Walker blames Senator Miller for the stalemate over the budget repair bill and
Dane County Circuit Court Judge John Albert ordered the Wisconsin Capitol cleared Thursday night (and at close of business hours from now on). However, union plaintiffs and those who had occupied the building for more than two weeks believe they
Administration officials estimate that securtiy costs for the first two weeks of the protests could be as high as five milliion dollars. Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch announced that figure when testifying in a court hearing Wednesday. Union leaders have gone
Those who thought Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s agenda would be tempered by two weeks of nonstop protests outside his Captiol office couldn’t have been more wrong. State spending would be reduced, taxes would not increase and the University of Wisconsin’s
Several school districts, including Madison’s, were closed Friday for a teacher professional development in-service day. Madison school officials had reached out to the union to cancel the previously scheduled day off, and instead use it to make up one of