On January 24th, Governor Scott Walker gave his State of the State (SOTS) address to the legislature (see https://walker.wi.gov/2018- wisconsin-state-state-address). Not one minute was allocated in the SOTS for any social issue. The governor had time to talk about everything else – how Wisconsin is “number one in cheese, cranberries and ginseng” and he had…
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WILL Submits Testimony on School Funding Reform
Funding should be transparent, simpler, and fairerMilwaukee, WI – Today WILL policy staff submitted testimony to the Wisconsin Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding, which held a public hearingin Milwaukee. Last December, the Wisconsin legislature created the Commission to make recommendations on how to improve the way Wisconsin funds its K-12 schools. The Wisconsin Institute…
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WILL Responds to MMAC Support of Marquette in Academic Freedom Case
The business community need not fear McAdams v. MarquetteMilwaukee, WI – Sometimes it’s important to remember what litigation is and isn’t about. On Tuesday the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) requested permission to sign an amicus brief supporting Marquette University in our academic free speech case, McAdams v. Marquette. We welcome all comers. But…
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WILL Fights Crony Capitalism at Supreme Court
Rick Esenberg represents taxpayers in challenge to Eau Claire TIF districtsMilwaukee, WI – WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg will participate in oral arguments today before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Voters With Facts v. The City of Eau Claire. WILL is representing Voters With Facts, a grassroots organization challenging the legality of of…
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Republican Lawmakers Proposing $200 Million Tax Cut, Bringing Back Walker Plan
MADISON, Wis. – Republicans are working on a $200 million tax cut plan – the same income-tax relief package scrapped from Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal last year. The plan, proposed by state Rep. Dale Kooyenga (RBrookfield) would be mostly paid for by a “buffet approach” to conforming with the federal tax reform law approved…
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WILL’s Rick Esenberg Submits Testimony on Bill to Reform Judicial Deference
SB 745 would restore legislative power, curtail the administrative state, and preserve separation of powersMilwaukee, WI – Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg submitted written testimony Tuesday to the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform regarding SB 745 – a bill to clarify and reform judicial deference…