by Brittni Palke | Feb 26, 2021 | Press Release
Madison, Wis. — Michael Brickman, a former policy official at the U.S. Department of Education and Gov. Walker policy advisor, has joined the Institute for Reforming Government as a senior fellow, focusing on public policy research and analysis in K-12 education,...
by Brittni Palke | Feb 16, 2021 | Press Release
Madison, Wis. — Institute for Reforming Government President CJ Szafir had this to say following Gov. Tony Evers’ Budget address on Tuesday: “Wisconsin cannot afford to go backwards at a time when we are teetering on a recession and global pandemic. Increasing...
by Brittni Palke | Jan 29, 2021 | Press Release
Madison, Wis. — Jim Bender, former president of School Choice Wisconsin, is partnering with the Institute for Reforming Government as its Government Affairs representative and will be working at the Capitol on behalf of IRG’s interests. “We are thrilled to have Jim...
by Brittni Palke | Jan 26, 2021 | Press Release
Madison, Wis. — Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, the senior fellow in constitutional governance at IRG, congratulated lawmakers today after the Senate voted to support a joint resolution that would overturn Gov. Evers’ latest attempt to use...
by Brittni Palke | Jan 24, 2021 | Press Release
By Former Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly Can Wisconsin require that able-bodied and childless adults work, or engage in work-related activities, as a condition of receiving BadgerCare benefits? The U.S. Supreme Court likely will answer that question when it...
by Brittni Palke | Jan 22, 2021 | Press Release
History and experience teach us that nothing is as attractive to a government official as power. And nothing makes it easier to take and keep than an emergency. Gov. Tony Evers has been giving us a master class on this lesson with his response to the COVID-19...