Additional context from IRG Policy Analyst Patrick Hughes: What happened? This week the JAC held a public hearing for the audit report on the Dept. of Corrections’ Division of Community…
What IRG Did: Today IRG released a report outlining common sense reforms to Wisconsin’s Broadband Grant Program aimed at increasing internet availability across the state. Underscoring the grant program’s current…
Additional context from IRG’s Director of State Budget and Government Reform, Alex Ignatowski What happened? Assembly and the Senate committees both held hearings this week on bills that would ban the state…
A note from IRG CIO Director Anthony LoCoco: The Legislative Audit Bureau has released a new report showing a clear disconnect between the Department of Corrections central office and its…
A Wisconsin conservative think tank recently released a bevy of health policy recommendations, including a call to shift childless adults from Medicaid to the Affordable Care Act marketplace.Alex Ignatowski, director of state…
Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? In Wisconsin, more than a few residents, and with good reason. Each year the state’s sizable gray wolf population collects its share of…
Additional context from IRG’s Director of State Budget and Government Reform, Alex Ignatowski What happened? Voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that will allow judges to set bail based on…
1. What’s the biggest issue you’re hearing about from your constituents? The economy. Many constituents are living paycheck to paycheck. They worry about the high cost of groceries, gasoline, and…
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Union-backed candidates won two of the three contested school board races in Milwaukee Tuesday, celebrating wins for Missy Zombor and Marva Herndon, while Darryl Jackson…
New memo explains how to enshrine and protect conservative reforms in the Wisconsin Constitution What IRG Did: On the heels of Tuesday’s election results that shifted the balance of power…
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