Judge rules against Act 10, final ruling to come
CourtneyGustafsonWhat 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…
IRG’s CIO Investigates Immigration Crisis in the City of Whitewater
June 24, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Gustafson cm@reforminggovernment.org IRG’s CIO Investigates Immigration Crisis in the City of Whitewater Over 400 obtained records suggest significant strain on local resources…
IRG Announces Nelson Ritthaler as Director of Donor and Stakeholder Relations
IRG Announces Nelson Ritthaler as Director of Donor and Stakeholder Relations IRG expands to eight full-time employees Delafield, WI—Today the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) announced the hiring of Nelson…
Explain it to Me: Literacy Law Implementation
Explain it to Me: Literacy Law Implementation Background In late 2022, IRG released a comprehensive plan outlining how to fundamentally transform the way children are taught how to read in…