News and Updates

WILL-Backed Transparency Bills Go To Governor Evers

The Wisconsin Senate and Assembly passed two transparency bills, supported by WILL, that provide citizens with fresh access to public school curriculum material and financial information. These bills now move to Governor Evers for the opportunity to be signed into law.

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Bonus: Will Flanders reacts to the opposition to Public School Spending Transparency legislation.

WILL to Kenosha County Health Department: No Legal Authority to Close Schools

WILL issued a letter to Kenosha County Public Health, the local health department, reminding the agency that Wisconsin Supreme Court precedent forbids local health officers from closing local schools. WILL received multiple reports from Kenosha-area parents that local health officials recently informed school boards and administrators that schools would be closed for in-person learning if COVID-19 numbers reached certain levels.

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Deputy Counsel, Luke Berg, breaks it all down for WSAU and CBS58.

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, will join Mike Gousha for an edition of On the Issues, a one-on-one interview series sponsored by the Marquette University Law School. The event will be hosted online and participants should register ahead of time.

OPINION: State needs to reform licensing requirements to address teacher shortage

Research Director, Will Flanders, and Policy Associate, Jessica Holmberg, highlight WILL's recent report on teacher licensing and the teacher shortage in The Cap Times.

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Check out coverage of this report at WBAY and WAOW.

Join Us for WILL's Annual Gala on October 20

We are celebrating 10 years of defending freedom at the WILL annual gala on October 20 at the Historic Courthouse 1893 in Waukesha, with Dr. Glenn Loury as the keynote speaker. Dr. Loury is a well-respected, world-renowned, American economist, academic, and author. Tickets are limited and first come, first served. Sponsorships are also available. Contact [email protected] for more information or purchase tickets at link below.

Purchase tickets here.

Watch Dr. Loury's recent lecture at Pepperdine University.

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