Detective: Battle with protesters halted armed-robbery investigation
The MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski reports that Madison, Wisc., police were unable to investigate an armed robbery last year because law enforcement officers in the capital city were too busy dealing with thousands of protesters at the Capitol.
Read More →Secret Meetings Yield Education Policy Breakthroughs
MacIver News Service – [Madison, Wisc.] Democratic lawmakers and key players in the education policy arena may have struck a deal in an attempt to resolve two major education proposals, according to documents obtained by MacIver News Service.
A draft substitute amendment addresses the state’s application for a second round of federal Race to the Top [...]
Stimulus Funds Spent on Insurance, Utility Bills
By Bill Osmulski
MacIver News Service
Wisconsin School District Justifies Unusual Stimulus Spending –
A $416,219.32 payment to WEA Trust for health insurance and $237,861.68 to utility companies from the New Holstein School District raises questions about how school districts across the country were allowed to spend federal stimulus money.
The MacIver Institute has been reviewing how [...]
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