May 22, 2024 | Uncategorized, Wisconsin Voices Blog
EXPLAIN IT TO ME: MPS attack on Carmen charter WHAT HAPPENED? Last night, around 80 speakers on all sides came to testify at the Milwaukee Public Schools board meeting about hostile action against Carmen, a higher-performing charter school network that is a part of...
May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Tax Facts: Wisconsin’s top income tax rate (7.65%) is the 9th highest rate in the country, 2nd highest in the Midwest. IRG Policy Solution Series This is a small business tax. 9 out of 10 employers, employing over half of all workers, pay taxes through individual...
Apr 28, 2024 | Uncategorized, Wisconsin Voices Blog
Our Reformer of the month is the Founder and President of Bridge Builders Milwaukee, Dr. Kurt Owens! Bridge Builders Milwaukee’s mission is to, “inspire inner-city innovation that will holistically transform neighborhoods one block at a time.” THE BACKGROUND: Dr....
Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorized, Wisconsin Voices Blog
Explain It to Me: Non-Partisan Act 10 Research: Good for Kids, Good for High-Performing Teachers Research Paper Awarded Prestigious American Economic Association Prize What Happened 2011 Act 10, which changed bargaining rights for public-sector unions and...
Apr 10, 2024 | Uncategorized, Wisconsin Voices Blog
Explain it to me: Evers embraces teacher apprenticeships, but veto will slow down progress His pilot leaves out Milwaukee, Madison, and rural Wisconsin; IRG-backed bill covered entire state Veto slows progress As part of a number of vetoes issued before the Easter...
