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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.
Village of Sister Bay Tries to tell Vacationers where to Sleep on Vacation, Threatens Excessive Fines for Property Owners
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed a lawsuit against the village of Sister Bay for an irrational rule that limits the number of bedrooms vacationers can use in a rental home and restricts where they can sleep.
Federal Officials Open Investigation into Cleveland Clinic for Discriminatory Healthcare Programs
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has been notified that the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services will initiate a federal investigation into Cleveland Clinic concerning racially discriminatory patient care.
WILL Exposes Significant Loophole in Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Ahead of 2024 Election
WILL has released a new report detailing the extent which more than one hundred forty thousand Wisconsin voters can vote in the 2024 Presidential Election without an ID. Voters can self-identify as “Indefinitely Confined,” allowing them to continually receive an absentee ballot without ever showing an ID.
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Eau Claire TIFs Have People in a Tizzy
Tax Incremental Financing ("TIF") Districts cost the government revenue and grant special treatment to a favored class of taxpayers, all in the hope of ...
WILL Stands up for First Amendment Rights
Not all of our fights are of earth-shattering importance. Sometimes it’s just about standing up for the little guy. Today, Associate Counsel Tom ...
Madison Listens to WILL
Last night, the Madison common council rejected, on an 11-9 vote, a proposal by Mayor Paul Soglin to require city contractors to disclose some political ...
Dysfunctional and Divided Court? The Numbers Tell Another Story.
The tale of the Wisconsin Supreme Court as sharply divided and contentious is well known. There is certainly some truth to the story, but the cause of – ...
Details on MATC Union Contract, Board Deliberations
Last night, the Milwaukee Area Technical College District Board voted, 5-3, to approve a new contract with AFT-Local 212 for full-time faculty, part-time ...
GAB Nomination Panel Selected
Before oral arguments this morning, Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court selected, by random drawing, the four court of appeals ...
Supreme Court Candidate Forum
Today, two WILL attorneys, Tom Kamenick and CJ Szafir, attended a candidate forum at the Milwaukee Bar Association featuring the three candidates for the ...
Government Entities Must Mail Records if Requested
Open record requests are a staple of our democratic principles as they help ensure an informed electorate and transparent government. Unfortunately, when ...
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