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Available here. “It’s hard to believe five years ago this month Governor Scott Walker signed 2011 Act 10, i.e. the Budget Repair Bill, into law. The mere introduction of the bill on [...]

March 24, 2016 – Milwaukee, WI – Last winter, Marquette University announced that it would move to terminate Professor John McAdams. As required by the University’s Faculty Statutes, [...]

Much like death and taxes, calls for increased spending on K-12 public education seem to be an inevitable part of life.  Take next month, for example, when more than 50 school districts in [...]

WILL Deputy Counsel and Litigation Manager Tom Kamenick was out on the road last week, part of a seminar on open government. Panelists featured journalists and other practitioners and represented [...]

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg appeared on Mike Gousha’s UpFront to discuss the campaign for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. “Esenberg wants the race between [...]

This blog post is adapted from my prepared comments for the Open Government Travelling Show Helping people make open records requests  At WILL, I spend a significant amount of time helping [...]

Superintendent Driver is not an “education operator” March 17, 2016 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sent a letter to members of the Milwaukee Common Council, [...]

President Obama named DC Circuit Court Chief Judge Garland this morning March 16, 2016 – Milwaukee, WI – President Obama officially nominated Merrick B. Garland this morning to replace the late [...]

WILL Research Director, Dr. Will Flanders, writing in the Racine Journal Times: The Journal Times reported that the Racine Unified School District (RUSD) stands to lose $1.4 million in revenue [...]

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and Senator Chris Larson, his opponent in the upcoming election, don’t appear to agree on much.  But based on their recent debate, they do completely agree [...]