WISTAX WATCH RESOURCES
How deep are the connections between WISTAX and WMC? What other conservative interests are the directors of WISTAX affiliated with? How are the talking points of WISTAX and Republican Party similar?
Included in this section are reports, resources and other information compiled by One Wisconsin Now’s WISTAX Watch which readers can use to gain even more knowledge of the conservative agenda of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
WISTAX & WMC: An in-depth exploration of the deep connections between WISTAX and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s most notorious corporate-conservative lobby group.
WISTAX & the Republican Party: Examines the connections individuals associated with the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance have with Republican politics.
WISTAX or GOP?: Take the quiz that uses quotes pulled from media sources and try to identify whether it was said by a spokesperson for the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance or a public official from the Republican Party. Careful -- it’s harder to tell the difference than you might think!
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Case Study: An analysis of WISTAX manipulation of the data on its reporting of the Milwaukee Public Schools.
A Guide to Analyzing WISTAX Reports: Critical Reader's Checklist: Questions you might ask when reading a WISTAX Report.
WISTAX and the Tax Foundation: WISTAX cites Tax Foundation data, but what is the Tax Foundation and is it a credible source?
WISTAX Gubernatorial Giving: An analysis of the WISTAX board individual giving when it comes the state’s top elected office.
The 'Total Tax' Fallacy: Does WISTAX annual report really reveal something about the tax burden in Wisconsin?
Choose a report at the right or click a report title to read the report and learn more about the conservative Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
Looking for perspectives different from WISTAX conservative agenda?
Check out these organizations:
Institute for Wisconsin’s Future
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Have a suggestion for another organization that should make this list? Email wistaxwatch@onewisconsinnow.org.
