Will
Healthy Wisconsin Bust the State Budget?
(By George Lightbourn and Christian Schneidder) July 2008 (Vol. 21 No.
5)
Moving
the Milwaukee Economy Forward
(By George Lightbourn and Sammis White, Ph.D.) June 2008 (Vol. 21 No.
3)
Why
Milwaukee Health Costs are High: What to Do About It
(Linda Gorman, Ph.D.) May 2008
Preparing
Effective Teachers for the Milwaukee Public Schools: How Good a Job do
Wisconsin Schools of Education Do?
(Scott Niederjohn, Ph.D. and Mark Schug, Ph.D.) March 2008 (Vol. 21 No.
1)
The
2007 Wisconsin Citizen Survey
December 2007 (Vol. 20 No. 10)
The
Exploding Use of Debt to Finance Government in Wisconsin
(Christian Schneider) November 2007 (Vol. 20 No. 9)
Fixing
the Milwaukee Public Schools: The Limits of Parent-Driven Reform
(David Dodenhoff, Ph.D.) October 2007 (Vol. 20 No. 8)
Renewing
the University of Wisconsin System: Creating the Capacity to Manage
and Compete
(Thomas L. Fletemeyer) July 2007 (Vol. 20 No. 7)
The
Achievement Gap in Milwaukee Public Schools
(Sammis White, Ph.D) May 2007 (Vol. 20 No. 6)
The
Truth Behind Wisconsin's Oil Company Tax: Why You'll Pay More at the
Pump
(George Lightbourn, Christian Schneider, and Benjamin Artz) March 2007 (Vol.
20 No. 5)
The
Benefits of Cable Competition in Wisconsin
(Christian Schneider) March 2007 (Vol. 20 No. 4)
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 Wisconsin's
Minimum Markup Law: Mandated Pain at the Pump
By
Christian Schneider
 In
the summer of 2008, politicians are scrambling to cobble together plans to
hold gas prices down. Tax the oil companies more, some say. Others
propose more domestic drilling. Yet despite their disparate
solutions, they all recognize that people are fed up with paying over
$4.00 a gallon for gas.
But what if it is actually the
government keeping gas prices high? What if Wisconsin state
government had a law on the books that legally prevented customers from
getting a good deal on motor fuel? In fact, that is exactly what
Wisconsin’s minimum markup law accomplishes.
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Wisconsin's
Third Party Animals
- By
Christian Schneider
On the
evening of November 5, 2002, the election results began to roll in. A
rainy election day had come to wash away the grime from an
often-brutal gubernatorial race in Wisconsin, which had seen the
candidates refer to each other as “crooked” and “absolutely
disreputable.” Incumbent Republican Governor Scott McCallum, who had
been in office scarcely two years, faced a strong challenge from
long-time Democratic Attorney General Jim Doyle. The race was a
crucial turning point for Wisconsin, as it represented the first time
in sixteen years iconic Governor Tommy Thompson was not on the ballot.
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The New WEAC
- By George
Lightbourn
Fear the Rottweiler. That toughest
of junkyard dogs has been bred to protect, trained to attack. He is a
vicious mélange of teeth and sinew that needs little reason to
attack. It is what he does.
Such is the image built up around
WEAC—the Wisconsin Education Association Council – the rough,
tough teachers union that has had its way with governors and
legislators. To pick a fight with WEAC is to invite a bloody nose.
But, while few people realize it,
that image has faded as surely as a sepia photograph. The junkyard dog
image of WEAC is a dated caricature from a bygone day. The reality is
quite different. The reality is that the WEAC of today bears little
likeness to the WEAC of the past.
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On
Tuesday of this week, Wisconsin will finally close a shameful chapter in
its history by paying tribute to one of our most enduring public figures.
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