Monthly Archives: July 2011

GovernorWalker Eliminates Cap on Enrollment in Virtual Schools

Families Win Near Decade-Long Battle Over Powerful Special Interest Group With a stroke of a pen, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker scored an incredible victory for children, education reformers and parental advocates across his state. When the governor signed the state budget into law on June 26, he eliminated the cap that had limited enrollment in…

Government-Dependent Press Losing Its Freedom

Current Events vs. Founding Documents CURRENT EVENT: According to FOXNews.com June 02, 2011, A list of potential policy recommendations to reinvent the field of journalism that has been compiled by the Federal Trade Commission is a “dangerous” overreach of power and a waste of taxpayer funds, critics of the project told FoxNews.com. FTC officials began…

The Miracle in Wisconsin

            By Gary Wickert What has happened politically in    Wisconsin over the past six months has    been nothing short of a miracle. Newlyelected    Governor Scott Walker and the    Republicans in the majority in Madison    have gotten just about everything they    wanted during the past legislative session.    Astate facing a projected…

Budget Bill Improves the Climate for Job Growth

By Paul Jadin The budget bill signed by Governor Walker in late June makes a critical investment in Wisconsin’s job creation and business assistance efforts. A major provision of the budget is the elimination of the Department of Commerce, whose economic development role will be delivered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). Created earlier…

Energy Policy

By Sen. Frank Lasee Wisconsin has moved forward in the six months since Governor Scott Walker and Republican majorities in the Senate and Assembly took office. We’re a better business climate, we’ve added 24,000 private sector jobs and we now have an honestly balanced budget. We balanced it without raising taxes or fees and closed…