Mar 24, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
1. What’s the biggest issue you’re hearing about from your constituents? The biggest issue I hear about is the worker shortage. It is having a tremendous impact on our local economy, as it is in many areas of the state. We need to attract more workers to our state and...
Mar 24, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison: …A $5 million gift from Susan and James Patterson is allowing the School to extend the Teacher Pledge program and make it available through the 2026-27 academic year. This donor-funded initiative pays the equivalent of...
Mar 23, 2023 | Oversight, Press Release, Wisconsin Voices Blog
IRG CALLS FOR GREATER OVERSIGHT OF DNR WOLF MANAGEMENT DECISIONS NEW Investigatory Report follows unilateral DNR decision to eliminate numeric wolf population goal in Wisconsin. Delafield, WI – The Institute for Reforming Government’s Center for Investigative...
Mar 17, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
Additional context from IRG’s Director of State Budget and Government Reform, Alex Ignatowski What happened? Four of Governor Evers’ appointees to lead state agencies had hearings this week. Why is it important? As he starts his second term, Governor Evers has made a...
Mar 17, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From the Green Bay Press-Gazette: “Here are five takeaways from the address. 1. Give nurse practitioners more autonomy. 2. Crack down on illegal gambling. 3. Focus on protecting the environment. 4. Expand Act 31 and ban race-based mascots. 5. Allow tribal police...
Mar 17, 2023 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
1. If you were king for a day and could wave a magic wand, what policy change in Wisconsin would you enact? Universal school choice. We need to fund students, not systems. Wisconsin’s school choice programs have been immensely popular, it’s time to figure out a way to...
