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IRG and WILL Sue to Obtain Public Records

Nobody is above the law, not even Wisconsin’s Secretary of State The News: Today, the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG), represented by lawyers at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), filed a lawsuit in Waukesha County Circuit Court.   WILL and IRG demand that the Secretary of State, Sarah Godlewski, fulfill a ...

IRG Releases State of Wisconsin Public Debt Overview

2023-25 State Budget reduces borrowing and results in significant cash reserves Delafield, WI – Today the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released Wisconsin's Finances: Debt and Borrowing. In the 2023-2025 budget, the Legislature chose to pay down existing debt obligations and reduce new borrowing compared to previous budgets. ...

First Analysis: Historic Middle-Class Tax Relief Vetoed

WHAT HAPPENED:Governor Evers signed the 2023-2025 state budget, but not before issuing 51 partial vetoes, including vetoes that remove 95% of the income tax relief that was included in the legislature’s budget. Because of his veto, taxpayers will only see a $175 million income tax cut – $37 per taxpayer annually – instead of a historic $3.5 ...

First Look at the Legislature’s 2023-2025 State Budget: What You Need to Know

WHAT IS IT: IRG’s team of policy experts did an analysis of the legislature’s budget proposal with a focus on big items you need to know. WHY DOES IT MATTER: Technically the state budget expired on June 30. Unlike the federal government though, there isn’t a government shutdown in Wisconsin - the state continues operating on the current ...

IRG Releases Comprehensive Analysis of Gov. Evers’ 2023-2025 Budget

Delafield, WI – Today, the policy team at the Institute for Reforming Government released its summary analysis on Governor Evers' proposed 2023-2025 budget, highlighting how it impacts families in areas of state spending including on taxes, K-12 and higher education, healthcare and insurance, workforce, energy and broadband, baseball park ...

New Poll Shows Wisconsinites Support Elimination of Income Tax

MADISON, Wis. – A survey of registered Wisconsin voters conducted in December 2022 shows a plurality of voters - across partisan lines - support eliminating the income tax AND that nearly 6 in 10 think that state taxes are too high. The State Policy Network (SPN)’s State Voices project in partnership with Morning Consult, conducted this ...