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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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WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg Joins RightWisconsin’s Week in Review
Rick Esenberg joined WTMJ AM620's Charlie Sykes and RightWisconsin's Collin Roth to discuss the Week in Review.
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Janesville Gazette | Research Shows Vouchers Do Benefit Students
WILL Economist Marty Lueken and Dr. James V. Shuls appear in the Janesville Gazette explaining that research shows that school vouchers do, indeed, ...
WILL’s Rick Esenberg: “Schools are not underfunded…”
WILL President Rick Esenberg blogging at Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Schools are not underfunded and they sold their local control
"Here is a fact that ...
WILL’s Rick Esenberg joins Joy Cardin on WPR’s Week in Review
Opposite Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's Matt Rothschild, Rick Esenberg joined Joy Cardin on Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss the Week in Review.
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WILL’s Rick Esenberg Participates in Attorney General’s Symposium on Open Government
Marshfield News-Herald | Wisconsin Openness Laws Evolve from Wood, Candle Days
Attorney Brad Schimel: "'Messing with open government laws is like ...
WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg Discusses John Doe with Steve Walters on WisconsinEye
Mike Wittenwyler administrative and regulatory attorney at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., and the lead attorney in the firm's Political Law Group; Donald ...
Wisconsin State Journal | Advocates: Open records law can adapt to changing technology without overhaul
Wisconsin State Journal | Advocates: Open Records Law Can Adapt to Changing Technology Without Overhaul
More coverage of WILL's efforts on Open ...
WILL Associate Counsel Tom Kamenick Joins Jerry Bader to Discuss Green Bay’s Disregard for the 4th Amendment
WILL Associate Counsel Tom Kamenick joins Jerry Bader on air on WTAQ to discuss the City of Green Bay's destruction of a garden and it's disregard for ...
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