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Calculator: WILL Informs Wisconsin Property Tax Payers About Upcoming Referenda
Along with casting votes for President and US Senator, Wisconsin voters across the state will have school referenda to consider. These referenda ask voters’ permission to issue debt for something specific or to exceed the annual revenue limits set by state law, in either case by increasing voters’ property taxes.
WILL Files Amicus Brief to Defend Rights of all Wisconsin Student Athletes & Their Parents
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an Amicus Brief in the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a case against the WIAA. WILL urges that the WIAA should be considered a state actor and bound by the state and federal constitutions.
Following Legal Actions by WILL, American Bar Association Removes Two Racial Quotas
The American Bar Association removed two racial quotas from its Judicial Clerkship Program following a Title VI complaint and a judicial misconduct complaint filed by WILL earlier this year.
Analysis: What Did Federal COVID Money Accomplish? Well…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government shelled out $189.5 billion to schooldistricts across the country via Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding. Wisconsin was no exception. Across three rounds of ESSER funding, the state andschool districts received more than $2.4 billion dollars.
Federal Judge Rules Against $37 Billion Biden-Harris Affirmative Action Infrastructure Program
WILL secures major victory against the nationwide Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, which sets aside construction contracts for certain minority groups
September Healthcare Highlight: Telemedicine
During the pandemic, the ability to speak with a doctor through mediums such as videoconferencing, phone calls and text messages became vital. While it was extreme circumstances making this necessary, the additional healthcare access it provides is becoming more essential.
WILL Warns that Eliminating Act 10 Will Cost Local Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Annually
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty released a new report highlighting the significant fiscal impact that eliminating Act 10 could have on Wisconsin municipalities. WILL’s new report Back to the Past: The Fiscal Threat of Reversing Act 10 for Local Governments, estimates the fiscal impact for local and county governments to be at least $480 million annually.
WILL Warns WI Supreme Court Not to Legitimize Arbitrary Executive Power
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an amicus brief in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on behalf of the Brown County Taxpayers Association. Governor Evers attempted to alter a bill that authorized increases to property tax levy limit for school districts.
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RightWisconsin | The State of Conservatism – Esenberg Edition
WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg explores the state of conservatism in Wisconsin over at RightWisconsin.
"Politics is an uncomfortable ...
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Wisconsin citizens win a round against secrecy
This morning the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel cites WILL Deputy Counsel and Litigation Manager Tom Kamenick in condemning proposed changes by the Public ...
The Wisconsin State Journal | Analysis: Last 6 state Supreme Court races attracted $13.2M in issue ad spending
WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg proffers an opinion on the potential for profligate spending in SCOWI elections.
"Esenberg said Supreme ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Public Outpouring: Emails, letters urge board reversal on records access
WILL Deputy Counsel and Litigation Manager Tom Kamenick quoted extensively in the Journal-Sentinel:
And a conservative group called the change an ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Szafir: MPS Must Embrace New Ideas
WILL Vice President for Policy and Deputy Counsel CJ Szafir writing in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The law was passed because, as Darling put it, ...
CBS 58 | Department of Justice Drops Investigation into Milwaukee School Choice Program
CBS 58 in Milwaukee covered the USDOJ investigation that uncovered absolutely no wrongdoing by schools participating in Milwaukee's Parental School Choice ...
RightWisconsin | 5 Wisconsin Democrats Who Cheered on the DOJ Investigation of the Milwaukee School Choice Program
Collin Roth at RightWisconsin exposes the school choice political football that five Wisconsin Democrats like to kick around:
"In 2014, Pocan said ...
Wisconsin Public Radio | Week in Review
WILL President and General Counsel joined former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager and Joy Cardin to discuss the Week in Review.
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