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IRG Promises Oversight on $50 Million in Literacy Efforts as DPI Announces Literacy Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2023 IRG Promises Oversight on $50 Million in Literacy Efforts as DPI Announces Literacy Council Nine members of Literacy Council announced - will choose new curricula by December 1st DELAFIELD, WI - Today, the Department of...
Now Hiring: Major Gifts Officer
Now Hiring: Major Gifts Officer In the last 3 years, IRG has raised over $3.5 million to advance our vision of making Wisconsin the heart of the American dream. To take the next step in our organization’s growth, IRG is hiring a full-time Major Gifts Officer to work...
As MPS Closes Due to Heat, IRG Offers Expertise on ESSER School COVID Relief Funding, HVAC
August 23, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Quinton Klabon, [email protected] As MPS Closes Due to Heat, IRG Offers Expertise on ESSER School COVID Relief Funding, HVAC Delafield, Wis. — As Milwaukee Public Schools closed today from dangerously high...
IRG and WILL Sue to Obtain Public Records
Nobody is above the law, not even Wisconsin’s Secretary of State The News: Today, the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG), represented by lawyers at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), filed a lawsuit in Waukesha County Circuit Court. WILL and...
How the Public Can Conduct Oversight: IRG CIO’S Open Meetings Primer Released to the Public
Delafield, WI - Coming on the heels of several groundbreaking reports from IRG’s Center for Investigative Oversight - including discovering United Nations Foundation funding of Governor Evers’ climate change agenda and unconstitutional hiring practices by UW-Madison -...
IRG Releases State of Wisconsin Public Debt Overview
2023-25 State Budget reduces borrowing and results in significant cash reserves Delafield, WI – Today the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released Wisconsin's Finances: Debt and Borrowing. In the 2023-2025 budget, the Legislature chose to pay down existing...