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🚨NEW: IRG Court Watch is LIVE.
The courts shape Wisconsin law every single day — from election law to executive power to constitutional rights — yet most Wisconsinites know very little about how the judiciary operates.
That changes today.
Explore:
⚖️Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Scorecards
📚Court of Appeals reviews
📰Court activity and case tracking
🔍 Judicial philosophy and voting trends
IRG Court Watch is your one-stop resource for understanding the Wisconsin judiciary.
Visit now: IRG Court Watch irgcourtwatch.org/
#WIpolitics #wicourts
School Choice Enrollment is on the rise. Read more from IRG:
reforminggovernment.org/irg-…
Wisconsin parents are demanding more educational options.
New enrollment data show 2,507 more students are participating in the state’s school choice programs this year, while independent charter schools added 3,908 students. Both grew faster than last year, even as Wisconsin’s overall student population continues to decline.
Families are voting with their feet. Wisconsin should expand access to excellent schools, not take options away from parents.
reforminggovernment.org/irg-…
Institute for Reforming Government retweeted
Wisconsin absolutely should work to eliminate the personal income tax. It’s how we draw new people and capital into the state, turn around the demographic decline, get more kids into our schools, and grow revenues. The status quo tax system pushes people and their incomes to other states. reforminggovernment.org/new-…
NEW REPORT: Who funds UW–Madison’s BadgersVote Coalition, and how is the money spent?
Our new report raises questions about private sponsorship and ties to election officials. IRG is calling for a full financial audit and legislative oversight.
reforminggovernment.org/irg-…
Every taxpayer can ask their district whether they are putting students first by trimming expenses before they ask taxpayers to cover more costs for the same results.
Explore IRG’s updated School Referenda tool to stay informed on your school district’s proposed referenda:
reforminggovernment.org/2026…
Under Gov. @ScottWalker, Wisconsin agencies had clear public records standards, tracked response times and reported results publicly.
Under @GovEvers, those standards and the public dashboard were abandoned.
Now, transparency is suffering.
Read more from @JacobJCurtis: jsonline.com/story/opinion/c…
“Any requester that is forced to wait on a public records response is waiting for something the law already says is theirs. A years-long wait is simply a denial with a friendlier name.”
- @JacobJCurtis
Opinion: We must restore accountability to public records process | Opinion jsonline.com/story/opinion/c…
Wisconsin is only a quarter of the way through opioid settlement payments scheduled through 2038. Yet no state agency directly audits local spending.
An IRG report calls for stronger rules, detailed reporting, and a searchable public portal.
Read more: heartlandpost.com/irg-counti…
Institute for Reforming Government retweeted
A new report by @ReformingGovt finds that Wisconsin continues losing taxpaying citizens to states with lower taxes. They use IRS data to find 57,438 taxpayers left WI in 2023, taking with them $2.83 billion in income. reforminggovernment.org/wp-c…
Where is Wisconsin’s opioid settlement money going?
Records show funds spent on surveillance cameras, rent, gas cards, and student-loan forgiveness, while millions sit idle.
Our investigation follows the money: reforminggovernment.org/drug…
New IRG analysis: Wisconsin lost $400M+ in state and local tax revenue in 2023 and $3.5B over the past decade as residents moved away.
Most went to states with a flat or no income tax.
Wisconsin can’t out-tax its neighbors and expect people to stay.
reforminggovernment.org/new-…
IRG’s new Agency Sunshine Report found:
☀️ 7 of 13 scored offices failed the State’s public records performance test
☀️ The Secretary of State had a median response time of 169 business days
☀️ DOJ had 568 pending requests, including some more than five years old
☀️ The Governor’s Office took 59 business days just to provide its tracking log
☀️ Two agencies produced no records at all
reforminggovernment.org/new-…
Institute for Reforming Government retweeted
😲 state government should be open to inspection and oversight by the public- but that can only happen if agencies fulfill basic open records duties and respond to requesters. We asked 19 executive branch offices and agencies for the results of how they fulfill public records requests over the last 2+ years. The results are not good. irgcourtwatch.org/agency-sun… @JacobJCurtis @ReformingGovt
🚨 NEW: Most Wisconsin state agencies tested by IRG failed the State’s own public records performance test.
7 of 13 scored offices failed, including the Governor’s Office, DOJ, and Secretary of State.
See the Agency Sunshine Report 👇
irgcourtwatch.org/agency-sun…
🚨 NEW: Most Wisconsin state agencies tested by IRG failed the State’s own public records performance test.
7 of 13 scored offices failed, including the Governor’s Office, DOJ, and Secretary of State.
See the Agency Sunshine Report 👇
irgcourtwatch.org/agency-sun…
IRG has asked a federal court to strike down Wisconsin rules that permanently prohibit people from discussing their own judicial complaints, even after the Judicial Commission has finished its investigation and closed the case.
This issue extends far beyond IRG. Every Wisconsinite who brings a complaint to the Commission could surrender the right to speak about it indefinitely.
We are not asking the court to reopen the investigation. We are asking for the right to speak.
Read more: reforminggovernment.org/irg-…
NEW IRG POLL: Wisconsin voters remain focused on affordability and supportive of free-market solutions.
🔴 82% say inflation is very important
🔴 Free-market economy: +48 net favorable
🔴 Income tax elimination: 73-19 support
The governor’s race remains wide open. reforminggovernment.org/irg-…
Institute for Reforming Government retweeted
There's another poll in Wisconsin's race for governor. And it's not the @MULawPoll @ReformingGovt is out with its latest look at the issues in this year's race, and you can probably guess what voters care about the most. @ChrisMReader joins us next to go over the details.
NEW IRG POLL: Wisconsin voters are focused on affordability, supportive of free-market solutions and far from settled on the governor’s race.
Key findings:
🔴 82% say inflation and the cost of living are very important
🔴 “Free market economy” earns a +48 net favorability rating
🔴 Voters support eliminating Wisconsin’s personal income tax by 2030 by a 73-19 margin
🔴 66% want state spending held flat or reduced in 2027
Independents remain undecided and less enthusiastic than either party’s base, leaving the race wide open.
Read the full results: reforminggovernment.org/irg-…
Institute for Reforming Government retweeted
Pour your coffee and tune in to @yount1130 @newstalk1130 at 6:40. We’ll break down the latest @ReformingGovt poll: socialism vs free markets, top issues for voters, and the November matchup.
Tune in to the @yount1130 show to hear from @ChrisMReader and IRG’s latest poll next!
We’re trying something new on Thursday’s Benjamin Yount Show. I did a little field reporting yesterday that’s either going to be great or unlistenable. Plus we’ll look at the other new poll in the gov’s race, and @Gina4WIAssembly joins us just after 8 to talk about her race.