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IRG’s Work Bridging the Political Divide and Digging into the Impact of the Immigration Crisis in Wisconsin Named as Finalists for National Awards
IRG’s Work Bridging the Political Divide and Digging into the Impact of the Immigration Crisis in Wisconsin Named as Finalists for National Awards State Policy Network Recognizes IRG as a finalist for the Bob Williams Award for Most Influential Research and...
Court Watch: Unanimous SCOWIS Declares Gov. Evers’s Partial Veto Unconstitutional in Literacy Case
Court Watch: Unanimous SCOWIS Declares Gov. Evers’s Partial Veto Unconstitutional in Literacy Case Court’s Ruling Allows IRG-Backed Reading Reforms to Move Forward Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the following statement...
Court Watch: Wisconsin Supreme Courts Hands a Win to Bureaucracy
Court Watch: Wisconsin Supreme Courts Hands a Win to Bureaucracy Liberal Majority Holds That Bureaucrats Can Make Important Policy Determinations Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the following statement following the Wisconsin...
Court Watch: United States Supreme Court Slaps Down Wisconsin State Supreme Court in Religious Liberty Case
Court Watch: United States Supreme Court Slaps Down Wisconsin State Supreme Court in Religious Liberty Case SCOTUS overturned SCOWIS 9-0 in Opinion Authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the...
Court Watch: Judicial Immunity in Wisconsin Has Limitations Attached to the Role of a Judge
Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released a “Court Watch” primer on Wednesday, detailing the bounds of judicial immunity. The primer outlines Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s alleged conduct to prevent federal immigration officials...
Why Are They Hiding? IRG Calls For Legislative Oversight as Milwaukee Public Schools Once Again Risks Funding Penalties
Why Are They Hiding?: IRG Calls For Legislative Oversight as Milwaukee Public Schools Once Again Risks Funding Penalties DPI Remains Unable to Hold MPS Accountable, MPS Continues to Miss Basic Financial Reporting Deadlines Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming...