May 5, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
What’s the biggest issue you’re hearing about from your constituents? I would say the most frequent issue I hear about on a regular basis is the need for streamlining and shrinking government. Whether it’s delays in receiving a professional license, too...
May 5, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From IRG Policy Analyst Patrick Hughes What happened? This week the Joint Committee on Finance approved a motion to remove 545 items from Governor Evers’ 2023-2025 budget. The motion passed 12-4 along partisan lines. Here’s the full list. Why is it important? The...
May 4, 2023 | Policy, Press Release, Wisconsin Voices Blog
Click here to find a print-ready version of the “Tackling the Teacher Shortage” policy solution. We have a teacher shortage, but we did it to ourselves. College’s costs and complications encumber teachers with debt, don’t prepare them for actual...
Apr 28, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From IRG Senior Research Director Quinton Klabon: What happened? Within two weeks, a major, bipartisan reading bill will come out. The bill, shepherded by Rep. Joel Kitchens and DPI, is represented here by Executive Director Thomas McCarthy. They previewed it in a...
Apr 28, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
1. What is the number one challenge facing Wisconsin today and why? I’d say the economy. So many hard-working Wisconsinites are living paycheck to paycheck due to out-of-control inflation impacting costs of basic things like groceries, a tank of gas or your electric...
Apr 21, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From the Appleton Post-Crescent: “This spring’s election saw the lowest passage rate for school district referendums statewide in over a decade. Wisconsin voters approved a little over half of the 83 referendums on ballots earlier this month.” Read more...
