‘Wisconsin Economy’ Archives
Offical Agenda of 3rd Annual Defending the American »
3rd Annual WI Defending the American Dream Summit Midwest RightOnline Conference Hosted by Americans for Prosperity Foundation Wisconsin Chapter Co- Sponsored by the Wisconsin Prosperity Network Friday, March 12, 2010 - Saturday, March 13, 2010 Chula Vista Resort, 2501 River Road, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 Hotel Reservations for [...]
What are the five best talking points against commuter »
What are the five best talking points against commuter rail? Randall O’Toole. 1. Commuter rail is extremely expensive. The Parsons-Brinckerhoff Transport 2020 study of commuter rail found that it would cost three times as much as improvements in bus service throughout the Madison area. 2. Only a few people will have the opportunity to [...]
Tea party movement will be a force in 2010 elections »
Tea party movement will be a force in 2010 elections It’s been a year since Rick Santelli’s epic rant on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. Who could have guessed that his call for a 4th of July “tea party” on Chicago’s lakefront would be the catalyst for birthing a national movement? When a string of nationwide tea parties [...]
Agenda Announced For Defending the American Dream »
3rd Annual Wisconsin Defending THE AMERICAN DREAM Summit Friday & Saturday - March 12 & 13 Chula Vista Resort 2501 River Road Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 Hotel Reservations: 800-388-4782 SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS Official Opening Ceremony With the FREEDOM TEAM Saturday Morning at 8:00 am Defender of the American [...]
Tea party to be held here »
Tea party to be held here By Andy Steinke, Dells Events wde-news@capitalnewspapers.com The organizers associated with the national tea parties are hosting a summit in Wisconsin Dells next month that is expected to draw 3,000 to 5,000 people. The Wisconsin Chapter of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation will hold the “Defending the [...]
State Representative Mike Huebsch Seeks Cost Data »
On Monday, the Assembly Special Committee on Clean Energy Jobs will hold its second and final public hearing on Governor Doyle’s Global Warming Bill. The 174-page proposal means steep increases in electricity bills, the price of a gallon of gas and the cost of a new car. The only cost-benefit analysis of the governor’s bill [...]
Wisconsin Senator Jim Holperin admits that »
Well, great news.... Wisconsin Senator Jim Holperin announced to me at a listening session this A.M. that "Global Warming is a Hoax!" So the cat is out of the bag officially. I asked when we could expect such inaccuracies and false theories to be eliminated from our school curriculums and he stated " No time soon". So there you have it. [...]
Taxpayers are Getting Jobbed »
January 28, 2010 Taxpayers are Getting Jobbed Filed under: Economics — Christian Schneider @ 10:51 am It’s the oldest political trick in the book: If you’re a lawmaker, you figure out what a piece of your legislation does, and give it a name that conveys the exact opposite of the bill’s intent. If you’re a Republican that wants [...]
Wisconsin Global Warming Task Force Legislation »
Read this memo to members of Governor Doyle's Task Force on Global Warming from over 20 business organizations in Wisconsin. This is an "Economic Suicide Pact for Wisconsin." WMC Urges Rejection of Global Warming Task Force Proposals Plan Would Devastate Jobs, Personal Income MADISON – In the wake of a new study citing massive job and [...]
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