IRG and WILL Sue to Obtain Public Records
Evan HafenbreadlNobody is above the law, not even Wisconsin’s Secretary of State The News: Today, the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG), represented by lawyers at the Wisconsin Institute for Law &…
Featured: Evers’ professional service veto panned as ‘defending’ bureaucracy
Derek Gilkes(The Center Square) – Business and policy groups believe Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used a recent veto to protect government bureaucracy, leaving many waiting on professional licenses from the state…
How the Public Can Conduct Oversight: IRG CIO’S Open Meetings Primer Released to the Public
Rusty SchultzDelafield, WI – Coming on the heels of several groundbreaking reports from IRG’s Center for Investigative Oversight – including discovering United Nations Foundation funding of Governor Evers’ climate change agenda…
IRG Releases State of Wisconsin Public Debt Overview
Delafield, WI – Today the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released Wisconsin’s Finances: Debt and Borrowing. In the 2023-2025 budget, the Legislature chose to pay down existing debt obligations and…
Featured: Report: Wisconsin’s state debt load $2,226 per-person
(The Center Square) – A new report puts Wisconsin’s state debt load as the second-highest among the state’s neighbors.The Institute for Reforming Government on Thursday released its look into Wisconsin’s…
Three Questions with: Andrew Mazza, IRG’s Hamilton Roddis Student Fellow
1.) What is the number one challenger facing Wisconsin and why? The unwillingness to listen to each other and work together to find solutions. Our State motto “Forward” means little…
Education Watch – Youth Apprenticeships at School: Leg’s Dig In
From the Department of Workforce Development: “We are excited to see a record number of 15,937 registered apprentices earning while they’re learning on the job, and we’re going to keep…
Featured: A year after its creation, Tony Evers’ Office of Environmental Justice remains a mystery
MADISON – More than a year after Gov. Tony Evers created a new office focused on environmental policy, questions remain over what the office does and if any employees are…
Three Questions with: Rep. Donna Rozar, Wisconsin State Representative, District 69
1.) If you were Queen for a day and could wave a magic wand, what policy change in Wisconsin would you enact? If I were Queen for a day, I…
Education Watch – Phonics-Based Literacy SIGNED Into Law, Union Boss Angry For Some Reason
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Assembly and Senate lawmakers approved the bill in bipartisan votes late last month. Kitchens said Wednesday the reading bill could be ‘the most important thing’…