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 ...
Wow. In contrast to many people, I actually think that most reports of media bias are bunk. But I have seen a shift in the traditional media–they really have given up on trying to be fair to both sides of a debate. The abomination that is reporting on Sarah Palin (like her or hate her, ...
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/47966021.html In the secret budget negotiations (the Assembly Democrats have closed their caucus) where the state budget is being hashed out, the Democrats have decided that they’ve had enough of the school choice program. They originally wanted to cut the number to 20,500, but they “compromised” at 21,500. First, this is policy and does not ...
Coincidence? I think not. Behold the power of CYP! On Friday, June 12, 2009, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Thomas Cooper struck down the City of Milwaukee’s paid sick leave mandate, stating that the mandate was, “invalidly enacted and unconstitutional.” MMAC President Tim Sheehy called the ruling, “A victory for the City of Milwaukee’s economic competitiveness ...
Thanks to everyone who attended our CYP event last night. It’s great to meet new people who are interested in the cause. And it was great to meet Tim Sheehy of the MMAC (www.MMAC.org)–we were proud to host him. Tim, in his remarks, explained his way of viewing public policy in Milwaukee. Milwaukee and Wisconsin ...
If you’ve been paying attention to the budget, you’ve seen the Democrats in the state legislature do some terribly mind-numbingly dumb things. Things such as pass a gas tax that they now acknowledge is unconstitutional. I can tell you, the tax policy in the budget is truly heineous. The budget contains discounts on higher education for illegal immigrants and ...
Apparently, drug dealers are wising up to the outrageous spending the U.S. has been engaged in. They are worried that with the Obama Administration spending like druken sailors, the ensuing inflation (and weakening of the dollar) will erode their profits. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/citydiary/5423734/Dealing-gold-in-the-Dominican-Republic.html In a report entitled US Gold, Going, or Completely Gone? Rob Kirby, forensic analyst at ...
I’m sorry that I didn’t have a chance to post on D-Day yesterday. On June 6th, 1944, a group of men braved the Atlantic seawall to ensure that freedom could prevail. Many did not return. For their bravery, their progeny were given freedom and an opportunity to dream of a more perfect world. It is ...
As a person who knows what joint and several liability will do to the cost of insurance in this state, this is a great exchange among members of the Democratic assembly caucus: Currently, there’s a lively debate on joint and several liability language, which some are having trouble comprehending. “Can you put it in layman’s ...