Apparently privatizing government functions is no longer the way to go. Apparently government employees can do the work cheaper than private firms. Wow, who knew?
The governor also wants to replace private contractors by hiring 41 less expensive state workers to help provide long-term care services for the elderly and disabled, saving $3.6 million […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #7
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
7.Food stamp work requirement: Walker is recommending a pilot program that […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #6
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
6. Highway funding: Walker’s budget does not raise either the 30.9-cent […]
Scott Walker Is A Pre-existing Condition
And a member of a high risk pool that we can’t afford. Ok, let’s put the puns aside for a minute, but since the passage of the House version of the American Health Care Act…another reason that Governor Scott Walker should not be re-elected has been exposed.
After passage of the bill, Governor Walker’s gut […]
What Does The GOP in Madison Have Against Milwaukee County
As we discussed earlier this week, the GOP legislators in Madison are tinkering with the wheel tax…the one mechanism that local governments still have access to raise funds for infrastructure repairs and maintenance. Well the latest from under the dome says that existing wheel taxes are ok and can continue EXCEPT the one […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #5
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
5.End property tax levy for forestry: The governor wants state government […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #4
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
4.Self-insure for health care: Beginning Jan. 1, should state government self-insure […]
Wisconsin Legislature Takes Another Swipe At Local Control
After capping what municipalities, counties, and school districts can levy for local property taxes…the state legislature has been working to limit the referendums that local government can run to get voter permission to exceed those caps. And that has essentially left one avenue of additional revenues left to local governments to finance infrastructure projects. That […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #3
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
3.UW tuition cut: Should resident undergraduate tuition on UW campuses be […]
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walters posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
2.UW tuition freeze: Should a four-year freeze on resident undergraduate tuition […]
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