Amid the rage over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposals to shrink government worker compensation, one question predominates: Are these workers overpaid? If so, it makes sense for them to accept less, rather than force taxpayers to give up more.
Even after Act 10, state employees still pay roughly half for their platinum health insurance of what taxpayers pay for basic health insurance in the real world.
In the summer of 2020, Gretchen Whitmer praised not just Black Lives Matter but also the “spirit” of the "defund the police" movement. Two years later (and facing a nail-biter of a reelection campaign), the Michigan governor has changed her tune when it comes to the Canadian truckers conducting their Freedom Convoy. Whitmer called upon the growing demonstration, which is currently stalling transit between Michigan and its northern neighbor, to end the “unacceptable” protest.
The assault-style rifle and ammunition Kyle Rittenhouse used in self-defense to kill two people and wound another during the 2020 Kenosha riots will be destroyed by the state and not returned to the teenager as requested, a Wisconsin judge ruled Friday.