I was reviewing the biography of Congresswoman Gwen Moore on her official U.S. House of Representatives website and came across the following: Congresswoman Moore is a strong advocate for measures that focus on improving the economic and employment conditions in low-income communities. Rep. Moore has fought to curb predatory lending in minority neighborhoods, supported sound efforts ...
According to supporters of the Milwaukee streetcar system (scroll to the bottom for the updates to the story), this will be a “magnet for young people” and tourists alike. Although the Mayor’s chief of staff, Patrick Curley, admits that: Local funding may be necessary for the streetcar system, which could come from a variety of sources ...
My wife and I are proud members of St. Marcus Lutheran Church in Milwaukee on Palmer and North. In addition to a vibrant congregation, St. Marcus accounts for one of the real ongoing education success stories in Milwaukee. The school includes 330 students and 45 staff, all of whom are committed to excellence. As a recent WPRI article ...
Obama sold his stimulus as a way to inject cash into a faltering economy. While conservatives were very worried about the amount of wasteful and unncessary spending, I don’t think that the package, as originally sold, presented many threats to our freedom. After all, this money was supposed to be being spent on roads and ...
Scott does a great job explaining why he has hesitated to “line up at the federal trough” in a WSJ Opinion piece. In addition, he explains how Gov. Doyle has failed to make tough budgetary decisions and has instead raided the state’s transportation fund. Keep up the great work Scott! ...
Yesterday, Ellen Bravo, the coordinator of the Multi-State Working Families Consortium in Milwaukee, asserted in the JS that the Milwaukee sick leave mandate “makes economic sense” and that we should “ensure that paid sick days work for all us.” She suggests that opponents of this government mandate contradict themselves by arguing that guaranteed paid sick ...
A recent WSJ article outlines some truly astonishing numbers. First, keep in mind those making $200,000 or more annually, or roughly the top 2% wage-earners, accounted for 62% of all federal individual income receipts in 2006. The top 1% accounted for 39.9% of all income tax revenues. As Jason discussed a few days ago, I ...
This report by the American Legislative Exchange Council on the relative economic competitiveness of all 50 states is a few years old but nonetheless very informative given the measures that many states, such as ours, may impose to address their fiscal situations. If you don’t have time to read the full report, I’d recommend at ...
The Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary defines “could” as “suggesting less certainty.” Keep that in mind. U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold issued a press release last Friday which touted their efforts to aid Wisconsinites by expanding a tax credit in the “economic recovery package” for purchasers of new cars and light trucks to also include ...
That was one of the many interesting points made by Reince Priebus, state chairman of the Wisconsin GOP, who was featured today in a great article in the JS about the future of the Republican Party. He talks about the need to reach out to young conservatives, his exciting experience helping electing former Maryland Lt. ...