Jul 19, 2019 | Press Releases, VWF v. Eau Claire, VWF v. Eau Claire TID 12, WILL News
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...
Apr 17, 2019 | Press Releases, VWF v. Eau Claire TID 12, WILL News
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...
Feb 26, 2019 | Open Government, Press Releases, WILL v. DPI
Hearing cancelled, WILL attorneys reviewing the documents The News: As a result of WILL’s open records lawsuit, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has turned over documents pertaining to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). There is no longer a...
Feb 28, 2018 | Open Government, Press Releases, Uncategorized, WILL News
Tom Kamenick urges lawmakers to prioritize ease and availability of open records February 28, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) Deputy Counsel Tom Kamenick testified Tuesday on the importance of open government to the...
Aug 24, 2016 | In the News, WILL News
Tom Kamenick, deputy counsel and litigation manager at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, recently wrote a letter to the editor published in the Wausau Daily Herald, titled “Lawyer: Constitution protects Karger” . EDITOR: “Shut up”...