The repeal of much of Wisconsin’s collective bargaining law with regard to many of Wisconsin’s public employees has not been adequately explained. This repeal will do more to improve the quality and lower the cost of Wisconsin government than anything else we’ve done. There are approximately 275,000 government employees in the state of Wisconsin. About 72,000 work for the state, 38,000 for cities and villages, 48,000 for counties, 10,500 (full-time equivalent) for technical colleges, and 105,229 for schools. Only half of state employees are unionized, but almost all school employees are. As …

Once facing $3.6 billion in red ink, Wisconsin’s finances are now back in the black. The state Senate recently passed - and Gov. Scott Walker into law on Sunday - a two-year budget that cuts taxes, freezes property taxes and put the state back in the black for the first time in more than 10 years. In six months, we’ve managed to clean up the mess that was made of our finances over the last eight years.This budget delivers real reform, protects taxpayers during these tough economic times and provides a stable environment to grow jobs. We were able to do more with less, just like families …