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...
Apr 21, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
1. What’s the biggest issue you’re hearing about from your constituents? General: Get to work, put politics aside and work for the people of Wisconsin. 2. Favorite Wisconsin beer? Leinenkugels Red Lager 3. What’s something people don’t know about you? I was a CPR...
Apr 21, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
Additional context from IRG Policy Analyst Patrick Hughes: What happened? This week the JAC held a public hearing for the audit report on the Dept. of Corrections’ Division of Community Corrections. The hearing is an opportunity for the committee to discuss the Audit...
Apr 20, 2023 | Press Release, Wisconsin Voices Blog
Increasing the Bandwidth: IRG’s New Plan to Increase Access to High Speed Internet What IRG Did: Today IRG released a report outlining common sense reforms to Wisconsin’s Broadband Grant Program aimed at increasing internet availability across the state. Underscoring...
Apr 14, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
Additional context from IRG’s Director of State Budget and Government Reform, Alex Ignatowski What happened? Assembly and the Senate committees both held hearings this week on bills that would ban the state and local governments from prohibiting the sale or use of gas...
Apr 14, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
A note from IRG CIO Director Anthony LoCoco: The Legislative Audit Bureau has released a new report showing a clear disconnect between the Department of Corrections central office and its front-line agents with respect to new “evidence-based” policies...
