WISCONSIN (MacIver Institute) -- Today is July 28, 2025. If it were July 28, 2026, we'd all be preparing to watch election results in a week. Since we're still enjoying a summer without an imminent election, sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's edition of MacIver Monday!
Spotlight
Ron Johnson joins the MacIver Newsmakers podcast
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has been fighting for conservative reforms since he was elected to the United States Senate in 2010. This week, he joined the MacIver Newsmakers podcast with Bill Osmulski to talk about the Big Beautiful Bill and what he's seeing in Washington lately. Give it a listen here!
Deep Dive
The Scam of the NGO is bigger than you think
Government-funded NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) are not only swindling the American taxpayer by heisting billions of dollars out of our pockets to directly support a hefty menu of left-wing parlor games, they have also come to represent what has been correctly called a fifth branch of government.
Read Richard Moore's full dive into this topic here.
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You Should Know
Rodriguez, Crowley jump into Democratic race for governor
That didn’t take long. Two Democrats didn’t even wait 24 hours after Gov. Tony Evers announced that he is not running for re-election to launch their own campaigns for next year’s race.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley started Friday morning by announcing that he is “taking steps toward entering the race.”
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez announced her campaign with a new video.
Read more about how the Democratic side of the campaign to replace Gov. Evers is shaping up here.
Coming Soon
Wisconsin Republicans Pitch Civil Suits for Gender Transition Harm
A pair of Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol want to give people who went through a gender transition the chance to sue over health problems they weren’t warned about. Sen. Rob Hutton and Rep. Amanda Nedweski last Thursday introduced what they are calling a chance to hold people accountable for the after-effects of gender transitions on children.
Quick Click
Voter ID laws for thee, but not for me
Wisconsinites Tammy Baldwin, Mark Pocan, and Gwen Moore all signed a letter in 2016 asking the Obama administration to bring legal action against Wisconsin for our voter ID law. Two weeks ago, they voted to send $1 million to Haiti to help implement voter ID laws there. Seems they think voter ID laws are only bad if conservatives enact them…
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Last Update: Jul 28, 2025 1:14 pm CDT
