Policy Solution: Reemployment Assistance from DWD

Sep 30, 2021 | Policy

THE PROBLEM: The COVID-19 pandemic has made it painfully clear that the Department of Workforce Development’s (DWD) Division of Unemployment Insurance (UI) is mismanaged and not aligned with the needs of workers or employers. It failed at delivering benefits to...

Policy Solution: Exposing Waste, Illegality, and Abuses in State Government

Aug 31, 2021 | Policy

The Problem: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed incompetence, abuses, and illegality in Wisconsin government, especially in the executive branch and school districts. Policy Solution: While it has not been deployed in decades, Wisconsin state lawmakers have tools to...

IRG Calls for State to Abolish Wisconsin Elections Commission

Aug 23, 2021 | Mentions, Press Release

Madison, Wis. — The Institute for Reforming Government today called for the state to abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) and released a detailed policy proposal to guard against bureaucratic, unaccountable electoral oversight. IRG’s policy solution...

Policy Solution: Make State Elections Official Accountable to Voters

Aug 23, 2021 | Policy

THE PROBLEM: The people of Wisconsin do not have a mechanism to hold state elections officials at the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) accountable when they abuse their power or fail to follow the law. The WEC has proved that it’s an out-of-control agency in need...

IRG Continues Growth, Adds Chris Reader as Executive Vice President

Jul 21, 2021 | Mentions, Press Release

Madison, Wis. — Chris Reader, former senior director of workforce and employment policy at Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, has joined the Institute for Reforming Government as its new executive vice president. As IRG senior leadership, Chris will oversee...