The state budget was bad. And that is the Democrats’ problem. There is no doubt that our side needs to be yelling about how bad the budget really is, especially for business (as we today see that Briggs and Stratton is moving jobs away from Wisconsin and to states with more friendly business climates). I ...
The Sheperd Express apparently was slated to have a little hand out from the state government–a provision in the state budget was going to allow it to print legal notices (although no one was really thinking through why a legal notices should be printed at all instead of being put on Craig’s List, but whatever). ...
Dale Kooyenga, who regularly attends our events, had this to say: From the transformation of General Motors into “Government Motors” to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the last six months have seen government involvement in the private sector rise to historic new levels. The question now ...
Thanks to everyone who attended the tailgate, and especially to Josh Hoisington who put it all together. The weather was awesome and the game went well. ...
Yesterday, I had to explain to someone what a “green shoot” refers to: it’s the first sign that a plant has begun to grow–a seedling. Originally, people started using it in reference to the economy, referring to a recovery that frankly, cannot get here soon enough. But more recently, I’ve started hearing “green shoots” in ...
Happy fathers’ day, especially for our newest father in CYP: Jake Curtis. And here’s a good article by John Tornius about the effect of the budget on business in Wisconsin: http://www.jsonline.com/business/48642002.html Rep. Scott Newcomer will have more to say at our July 15th happy hour. See upcoming events for more details. ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrpFSfpXD50&feature=player_embedded So Barbara Boxer was having a bad day and decided to take it out on a Brig. General. “Call me “Senator” not “ma’am” because I’ve earned it.” Did she copy that right out of “A Few Good Men”? Wow, I’m impressed, very clever. I repeat movie quotes when I’m at bars with my friends. I understand “ma’am” ...
The Senate Democrats now propose that capital gain will now be taxed at 100% in Wisconsin, instead of excluding 60% of capital gain from state income taxes. http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/48253947.html The Legislative Fiscal Bureau is saying it will raise a something like $315 million, but I don’t know anyone with any capital gains, so we’ll see. It ...
Want to know the good, the bad and the ugly about the new state budget? Come to CYP Happy Hour to find out from our Special Guest Rep. Scott Newcomer (33rd District) Wed., July 15, 5:30-8:00 Place: “Zen on 7″ on the 7th floor rooftop bar at Hotel Metro. Meet up at one of Milwaukee’s ...
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/48072932.html The state budget has a tax on oil companies. As proposed, the law prohibits oil companies from passing on the tax to consumers at the gas pump. The problem is, and the Assembly rightly realized, is that such a law is unconstitutional. They took out the part that prohibited the oil company from passing ...