Courts unwilling to enforce statutory limitations on controversial financing schemes
The News: Courts dismissed two separate challenges to Eau Claire TIF (tax incremental finance) districts this week, showing an unwillingness to hold cities to the strict requirements state statutes place on ...
City claims it needs TIF district for a building that’s already built, misuses tax dollars along the way
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), on behalf of the grassroots taxpayer organization Voters with Facts and eleven individuals, sued the City of Eau Claire for ...
It may be up to the legislature to end TIF abuse in Wisconsin
June 6, 2018 - Milwaukee, WI - The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision Wednesday in the case Voters with Facts v. City of Eau Claire.
WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg said:
“We are disappointed by the ...
Case raises constitutional issues about the appropriateness of giving tax money directly to developers
October 3, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review Voters With Facts v. City of Eau Claire, a case filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & ...