Waukesha North Gun Scare: Teen Found With Rifle Near School
wisconsinA 17-year-old male who had a rifle in a backyard near Waukesha North High School was arrested by the Waukesha Police Department on Friday, April 14, 2023, police announced. Police…
Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s Very Productive First 100 Days
New conservative Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden has had a very productive first 100 days in office, introducing bills to help military veterans and their families, meeting with constituents and…
Americans for Prosperity Warns Wisconsin Lawmakers Against Spending Too Much
The Center Square(The Center Square) – There was one group at Wisconsin’s budget hearing pushing for less. Americans for Prosperity warned Wisconsin lawmakers about spending too much of the state’s record $7.1…
WMC Supports Prohibiting Government Mandates on Gas-Powered Engines
Kristen NupsonWMC’s Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Craig Summerfield testified in favor of legislation that would prohibit a state agency or local government from banning gas-powered engines in motor vehicles…
WMC Supports Unemployment Insurance Law and Workforce Metrics Reforms
WMC’s Senior Director of Workforce, Education & Employment Policy Rachel Ver Velde testified in support of a package of workforce bills, which contain reforms to the state’s unemployment insurance and…
What could go wrong?
David BlaskaDemocrats’ choice of Chicago makes progressive sense! We always regretted not taking up a friend’s entreaty that we drive on down to Chicago that summer of 1968 to see a…
Wait Until Eighth
Sierra JohnWait Until Eighth urges parents in a community or school to sign a pledge and rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least eighth grade. Banding together,…
Explain It To Me: Legislature Holds Hearings on Bills Restricting the Ability of State and Local Government to Outlaw Gas Powered Vehicles and Appliances
Evan HafenbreadlAdditional 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…
Oversight Watch: New LAB report on community corrections
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…
Why do Conservatives Keep Losing in Wisconsin? Newsflash: It’s Not Just About the Candidate
Paris ProcopisConservatives in Wisconsin have lost nearly everything since 2018. So rather than exclusively hyper-focusing on the candidate's faults, it's time to take that proverbial look in the mirror. Collectively we…