Jun 4, 2021 | Policy
IRG Policy Solution: Last week, Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted to end the tuition freeze. The freeze could not last forever, but questions remain if now is the right time to end it while public universities and colleges will be flush with nearly a...
Apr 1, 2021 | Policy
Gov. Tony Evers must choose how to spend $1.5 billion in federal funds for K-12 education. We have a solution that we think is a win-win-win, for students, parents and government. IRG POLICY SOLUTION: As Wisconsin school districts closed their buildings in the past...
Mar 25, 2021 | Policy
Wisconsin will be receiving $3.4 billion in new federal stimulus funds. This leads to an important question – how should the state spend the federal money? SOLUTION: This week, we released a policy proposal that asks Gov. Evers to consider refunding the federal...
Feb 24, 2021 | Policy
Governor Evers’ proposed budget would bounce the Badger State backwards. As the economy teeters between recession and economic recovery, Gov. Evers takes from the wallets of hard-earning Wisconsinites and businesses by more than $1 billion and irresponsibly – and...
May 6, 2020 | Policy
From a Historical Perspective to Future Policy Considerations On March 12, 2020, Gov. Tony Evers issued Executive Order #72 to declare “a Health Emergency in Response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus.”[1] This order would direct all state agencies to respond to this public...
Apr 1, 2020 | Policy
Resources and policy solutions needed during ongoing crises When it comes to Wisconsin’s status as “America’s Dairyland,” former Governor Scott Walker and Wisconsin’s reform-minded legislature supported farmers and rural communities with a wide range of reforms, from...
