Medicaid Expansion to Cost Wisconsinites $600 Million Per Year
New WILL, CROWE study analyzes true cost of Medicaid expansion
Feb 19th, 2019
1 Year Later: Religious-themed Valentines STILL Cannot Be Freely Distributed at Tech College
WILL produces new video showing Polly innocently handing out Valentines, files for summary judgment
Feb 13th, 2019
WILL Sues DPI For Embargoed ESSA Documents
Documents would shine light on whether DPI is illegally implementing ESSA
Feb 11th, 2019
WILL Releases K-12 Education Reform Agenda
Detailed policy roadmap shows how state can improve student outcomes
Jan 29th, 2019
WILL Sues Evers Administration to Protect Wedding Barns
Asks judge to protect economic freedom, remove uncertainty
Jan 15th, 2019
WILL Announces New Hires, Staff Promotions
Adds staff to face new challenges
Jan 4th, 2019
WILL Asks Supreme Court to Rule War Memorial Cross Constitutional
Amicus argues cross does not violate the Establishment Clause.
Dec 21st, 2018
Trump Administration Seeks to Cancel Misguided Obama-era School Discipline Policy
WILL work has championed rescinding the illegal, harmful policy
Dec 20th, 2018
WILL Promotes Libby Sobic to Director of Education Policy
Sobic to have expanded role managing WILL's K-12 education reform project.
Dec 18th, 2018
Reform Federal Disability Insurance to Help Address Wisconsin’s Labor Shortage
Subjective criteria, work disincentives plague disability insurance program
Dec 6th, 2018
Extraordinary Session Update: Legislature Approves Critical Reforms
Legislature approves administrative rulemaking reforms, tax reform; maintains DPI oversight
Dec 5th, 2018
Extraordinary Session Policy Items Flying Under the Radar
A lot of good but a few red flags
Dec 4th, 2018
Study: Parents in Milwaukee Are Choosing Schools Based on Quality
What you need to know about WILL’s landmark school choice study
Nov 27th, 2018
WILL disagrees with legal analysis, prepared to fight for economic freedom
WILL disagrees with legal analysis, prepared to fight for economic freedom
Nov 26th, 2018
WILL Hires Lucas Vebber as Deputy Counsel
Before joining WILL, Lucas served as General Counsel and Director of Environmental and Energy Policy at Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce.
Aug 23rd, 2018
Supreme Court Rules Congress Can’t Require States to Prohibit Sports Betting
“This is a victory for competitive federalism,” said Rick Esenberg, President and General Counsel of WILL
May 14th, 2018
WILL Wins Open Records Fight with Representative Brostoff
Despite this settlement, the legal issue of whether custodians must provide records in their electronic format when requested remains unresolved.
May 3rd, 2018
WILL Releases Most Comprehensive Analysis of School Performance
"Our study is the most comprehensive, updated analysis on Wisconsin school performance," Dr. Will Flanders, author of the report says.
Apr 17th, 2018
WILL Memo: Bill Could End Tailgating As We Know It
The bill and amendment unanimously passed the Assembly by voice vote.
Mar 9th, 2018
WILL Sues Rep. Brostoff in E-mail Dispute
Brostoff is refusing to turn over electronic records, instead insisting on printing them and charging unnecessary fees.
Feb 16th, 2018
Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes WILL Case Challenging Wisconsin’s Law Prohibiting Cemeteries from Operating Funeral Homes
The law does nothing more than protect funeral directors from competition.
Jan 12th, 2018
ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Highlights Marquette Professor’s Fight for Academic Freedom
In April of 2016 Professor McAdams enlisted the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty to sue Marquette University for breach of contract.
Jan 11th, 2018
CJ Szafir Promoted to Executive Vice President
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty announced the promotion of CJ Szafir to Executive Vice President.
Jan 2nd, 2018
WILL on K-12 School Report Cards
The report cards include two major changes from previous years: the full inclusion of private schools in the choice programs and the use of student growth as a metric for school performance.
Nov 21st, 2017
WILL Sues State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers
The lawsuit claims that Evers and DPI are refusing to follow the newly enacted REINS Act.
Nov 20th, 2017
WILL Study Explores How School Districts Comply With Open Records Laws
Report documents the average response time for open records requests for twelve of Wisconsin’s largest school districts.
Nov 14th, 2017
WILL Files Petition for Review With The Wisconsin Supreme Court In Professor McAdams’ Case Against Marquette
WILL believes the court should hear the case now because there is no binding precedent on the question of how far academic freedom extends.
Nov 8th, 2017
Wisconsin’s Largest Legal and Policy Center Continues to Grow
Adds new staff to growing policy team
Aug 28th, 2017
New Report Shows Impact of Current Accountability Measures in Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
Report challenges voucher program critics’ opposition that schools are “unaccountable”
Aug 1st, 2017
