Wisconsin Voices

The Official Blog of IRG
Economy Watch: Milwaukee home prices rising; sales slowing

Economy Watch: Milwaukee home prices rising; sales slowing

IRG's take: The housing market in Wisconsin has begun to slow down from 2021's record setting year. However, sales through the first half of 2022 recorded their 'second best stretch ever', leading realtors to argue that we have yet to see the ...
Explain It To Me: Abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission

Explain It To Me: Abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission

What happened? Last August, IRG called on the state legislature to abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) to guard against bureaucratic, unaccountable electoral oversight. IRG’s policy solution recommended utilizing the Secretary of ...
Education Watch: Should We Be Rethinking Educator Training?

Education Watch: Should We Be Rethinking Educator Training?

  The most efficient way to improve our state’s schools is to train teachers well and to incentivize them to stay in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, so many who graduate fail the final certification test or leave the state. That wastes ...
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