Benjamin Yount

1 day ago | maciverinstitute.com | Benjamin Yount

"Price Transparency for Patients"Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are pitching a price transparency plan that they say will bring more competition, and better care to the state. Sen. Julian Bradley, R–New Berlin, Sen. Mary Felzkowski, R–Tomahawk, and state Rep. Bob Wittke, R–Caledonia, on Thursday introduced what they are calling Price Transparency for Patients. “Our bill aims to end [price] uncertainty.

2 days ago | maciverinstitute.com | Benjamin Yount

Budget Talks Over, for NowThe second in command in the Wisconsin Assembly says it’s telling that Republicans walked away from huge tax cuts when they walked away from the budget talks with Gov. Tony Evers. Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August told News Talk 1130 WISN that Evers was willing to accept tax cuts for seniors and others in the state, but only if Republicans agreed to huge spending increases. “We love tax cuts,” August said.

3 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Benjamin Yount

(The Center Square) – Milwaukee Public Schools are going to lose state money, again. The state’s Department of Public Instruction on Tuesday confirmed that it will withhold money because the district missed the end-of-May deadline to turn in last year’s financial report. “Withholding funding is a last resort and comes after countless hours spent supporting MPS,” Deputy State Superintendent Tom McCarthy said in a statement.

3 days ago | maciverinstitute.com | Benjamin Yount

Rep. Mayadev & Dems Want to Withhold Taxes from TrumpSome Democrats at the Wisconsin capitol are looking to turn to property liens to fight the Trump Administration. A handful of Assembly and Senate Democrats on Wednesday highlighted a series of bills they say will “protect Wisconsinites from unlawful federal actions.”Rep. Renuka Mayadev, D-Madison, said the idea is to fight what she called “chaos” from President Trump’s White House. “This is an unprecedented time,” Mayadev told reporters.

3 days ago | apg-wi.com | Benjamin Yount

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