Sep 8, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
What happened? The Legislative Audit Bureau released its audit of the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Broadband Grant Program last Friday. The audit focused on two specific grant rounds involving the use of federal funds from two coronavirus relief bills; the...
Sep 8, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
1. What is the number one challenge facing Wisconsin today and why? Demographics. It’s a huge challenge for states, but especially us in the upper Midwest. In many industries, we’ve seen technology ease the need for people, but at a certain point...
Sep 7, 2022 | Press Release, Wisconsin Voices Blog
Holding the Executive Accountable: IRG Launches New Series Aimed at Spotlighting State Agencies and Needed Reforms MADISON, WI – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) announced today the launch of a new series, Wisconsin State Agency 101, about educating the...
Sep 2, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
IRG President CJ Szafir in the Center Square: “The roughly 70% of Wisconsinites that do not have a bachelor’s degree are already fighting inflation and now because of Biden, will have to pay other people’s student loans too. When these loans are...
Sep 1, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
1. What is the number one challenge facing Wisconsin today and why? Without question, the biggest challenge facing Wisconsin is the decline of our rural economy. It’s something that’s going on whether the broader economy is doing well or not, and I’d...
Sep 1, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From Madison Metropolitan School Board member Ali Muldrow: “The Forward Exam doesn’t tell you about how kids feel about reading or even their ability to read. It tells you how they feel about the Forward Exam. I’m going to use my own child as an example. My child came...
