How Evers’ Budget Empowers Executive, Regulatory State
The News: Last week, Governor Tony Evers released his 2019-2021 budget. WILL Deputy Counsel Lucas Vebber has analyzed the impact of his budget on state agencies and the regulatory state and found it would transform the administrative ...
Hidden tax raises price of goods, does not protect small business
The News: A bipartisan consensus is forming that it is time to repeal Wisconsin’s minimum mark-up law. Last week, in his budget, Democrat Governor Tony Evers proposed a partial repeal of minimum markup law for gas. Calling it a ...
Proposal threatens to end school choice as Wisconsin knows it
The News: This morning, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Governor Tony Evers will propose freezing enrollment in Wisconsin’s parental choice programs and curtailing the expansion of independent public charter schools in ...
Asks judge to protect economic freedom, remove uncertainty
The News: WILL Attorneys Lucas Vebber and Anthony LoCoco, on behalf of two wedding barn owners, have sued the Evers administration in defense of Wisconsin wedding barns. The lawsuit, filed in Dunn County Circuit Court, asks for a judge ...
Provision has “conservatives scratching their heads”
Short Version: Yesterday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the Assembly omnibus exempts the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) from key oversight provisions in the regulatory process, rolling back a part of the historic REINS ...
Parents in Milwaukee Are Choosing Schools Based on Quality
Background: With traditional Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), three types of public charter schools, and private schools in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), few cities, if any, offer more educational options than ...