News and Updates

Opinion: Act 10 benefited education in Wisconsin — and may empower workers elsewhere

Rick Esenberg and Will Flanders write in The Hill in response to another attack on Act 10 in the New York Times. As the the battle over the legacy of Act 10 continues, WILL has the research to puncture the myths.

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Wisconsin Can Fund Students, Not Systems

WILL published a new report, Fund Every Kid: Reforming Wisconsin’s School Funding Formula, that provides an overview of the current school finance system and proposes the adoption of a dynamic student-centered funding system.

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Bradley Freedom Fellow Shannon Whitworth Discusses Critical Race Theory on WCLO

WILL Bradley Freedom Fellow, Shannon Whitworth, engages in a frank and honest discussion about Critical Race Theory and his concerns that these ideas and concepts will ultimately hold back students who believe that their skin color determines their destiny.

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WILL Sues City of Madison Over Bird-Safe Glass Ordinance

WILL filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court against the City of Madison over a mandatory bird-safe glass ordinance that is preempted by state law. WILL represents Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, the Commercial Association of Realtors of Wisconsin, NAIOP Wisconsin – the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, the Wisconsin Builders Association, and the Wisconsin Realtors Association. The legal challenge asserts the city ordinance undermines and violates Wisconsin’s uniform building code.

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Washington Times: Democrats’ plan for race-based housing aid draws lawsuit threats, charges of reverse discrimination

The Washington Times notes the success of recent WILL lawsuits against race-based discrimination in federal aid as Democrats in Congress propose new race-based housing aid.

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A Conversation on Education Reform with WILL, AEI & Rep. Mike Gallagher

Watch live as experts from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and AEI Conservative Education Reform Network (CERN) are joined by Representative Mike Gallagher to discuss his recently published essay, Wisconsin 2030: The Education Path to Prosperity within the Decade.

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