Progressively Regressive Child Care in Dane County
The Capital Times published an article on the shortage of child day care in Dane County. It’s not until the 11th paragraph that they finally reveal that the state government is to blame.
The primary reason it’s so hard to find care for infants is because of a state mandated caregiver-child ratio that requires …
GM Plant Closes: Who's to Blame?
This morning, General Motors announced that it would be closing four plants — including the Janesville, Wisconsin plant. Everyone was talking about the news today. Most of the talk centered around who to blame. The most popular candidates were President Bush; the evil, greedy managers of GM; and even President Reagan (!).
Governor Doyle’s opinion:
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No Budget? Shut 'Er Down
Governor Jim Doyle is once again threatening to shut down the Wisconsin government. He’s so desperate to pass a budget, he’s trying to scare us with stories of shut down prisons and canceled university classes.
”In order to fund essential services that are needed to protect the health and safety of Wisconsin residents, a …
How Governor Doyle is Like Professor Harold Hill
In ”The Music Man”, con-man ”Professor” Harold Hill was nearly run out of town on a rail for trying to sell the town members on a non-existent boys band. He was saved by a good singing voice, the love of a librarian, and the unexpected appearance of a real boys band — put together by …
More on 'Convoluted Tax Schemes'
Three months ago, I reported that Jim Doyle wanted to hike the hospital tax in order to give hospitals more money. Well, he still wants to. Only now we know that the amounts the hospitals will supposedly receive, is less than Diamond Jim hoped for:
UW Hospital had been projected to gain $23.3 million …
Convoluted Tax Schemes
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has a plan to give more money to hospitals. It’s very simple — in order to pay them more, he first has to tax them more. The Wisconsin State Journal gave a breakdown of the plan:
It works like this: The state imposes the tax on hospitals, leading to an …
Shakeup in the Wisconsin Governor's Race
On Friday night, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker dropped out of the Republican primary race against Representative Mark Green. You can read the Wisconsin State Journal story on the event.
Owen Robinson, of Boots & Sabers, was at the 5th Congressional District Republican Caucus where Walker announced his decision. He uploaded a copy of Walker’s speech. …
Heating Assistance
It must be an election year. Wisconsin Republicans indicated that they would work with Governor Doyle on a heating bill. Quick recap: Republicans hold a majority in both the state Assembly and the state Senate. Governor Doyle peremptorily summoned the legislature into session after the Republicans had previously refused to increase state heating aid. I …