ALERT! State Supreme Court Protects $50M in Literacy Funding
CourtneyGustafsonFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2024 ALERT! State Supreme Court Protects $50M in Literacy Funding Wisconsin has a chance to get reading right for kids DELAFIELD, WI: Following news today…
DNC Complaint against Green Party
What Happened: On Wednesday the Wisconsin Deputy Operations Director for the DNC filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission against the Wisconsin Green Party, challenging the Green Party’s placement…
NEW POLL: Wisconsin voters seek less government and more opportunities to succeed
Harris not being penalized for Biden’s failure. August 8, 2024 New polling commissioned by the Institute for Reforming Government reconfirms this election is about families’ abilities to get ahead in…
Judge rules against Act 10, final ruling to come
What Happened: On the eve of July 4th, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost, a Governor Walker recall signer, issued a decision in the most recent challenge to Act…
Court overrules past rulings, allows ballot dropboxes
What Happened: On July 5 the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned its own 2022 Teigen decision that held the use of ballot dropboxes was inconsistent with state statute. Writing for the…
Wisconsin secretary of state acknowledges mistakes, settles open records lawsuit
WILL and IRG hailed the agreement as a win for Wisconsin’s open records law. “The policy change achieved as a result of this settlement agreement is a victory for transparent…
Godlewski agrees to open records request changes after settlement shows La Follette used personal email for state business
AS APPEARS IN WISPOLITICS: Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski agreed to tweaks in how her office handles open records requests after a lawsuit by a conservative group found records showing…
Wisconsinites searching for policy solutions ahead of RNC Convention
July 11, 2024 Wisconsinites searching for policy solutions ahead of RNC Convention Kitchen Table Issues at the Top of Mind for Wisconsin Voters THE NEWS: In polling commissioned by the…
Breaking: Secretary of State Agrees to Change Public Records Policy After Legal Action
July 10, 2024 The News: Today, the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG), represented by attorneys at the Wisconsin Institute for Law& Liberty (WILL), announced it has reached a settlement in…
IRG Quoted in the Center Square: Wisconsin’s latest charter school haul much smaller than past years
As appeared in the Center Square: Quinton Klabon, senior research director with the Institute for Reforming Government, said it is important DPI support charter schools in Wisconsin. “Charter schools are…