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The $1.6 Billion Question: Do Wisconsin Schools Need More Money?

This fall, voters in 72 Wisconsin school districts will decide whether to add more than $1.6 billion in new property taxes, ...
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WILL Sues Over Racial Quota Tied to Millions in Wisconsin Medical College Funding

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) and HEAB Executive Secretary Tammie DeVooght Blaney to end a ...
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Analysis: Forward Exam Results Show Wisconsin Schools Still Stuck in Neutral

When it comes to the status of public education in Wisconsin, it’s Groundhog Day again. The new Forward Exam numbers for 2025-26 are out, and they tell a far too familiar story. After three years ...
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City of Milwaukee Repeals Costly Food Truck Curfew Following WILL’s Lawsuit

The News: The Milwaukee Common Council unanimously voted to rescind a food truck ordinance that forced food truck owners to close their business at 10:00 p.m., during peak business hours. The mayor ...
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WILL Unveils 2026 School Scorecard Dashboard, Most Significant Data Set on Education in Wisconsin

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released Know My School: Wisconsin’s School Performance Dashboard, a new and improved interactive school data explorer, which provides ...
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Wisconsin Voters Strongly Support Equality Amendment, Lean Toward Ending Governor’s Excessive Partial-Veto Authority

The News: A new statewide survey released today by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) finds broad support among Wisconsin voters for a constitutional amendment ending race-based ...
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Evers Administration Sued Over Race-Based Barrier for New Teachers

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) over the Minority Teacher Loan Program (MTL), which provides ...
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Analysis: Property Taxes in Wisconsin are Heating Up!

It’s not yet Labor Day, but Wisconsin taxpayers will soon be bearing the brunt of even higher property taxes. During the 2023 budget cycle, Governor Tony Evers used his extensive line-item veto ...
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WILL Applauds Trump Admin. for Investigation into Race-Based Discipline Practices at MPS

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is applauding the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for opening a Title VI investigation into Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) ...
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WILL Sues to Stop Unconstitutional Online Sports Gambling Law

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), representing two taxpayer associations, filed a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin Act 247, the new law that legalizes statewide mobile sports ...
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ANALYSIS: “Underfunded” Wisconsin Schools Have Near-Record Funding—Again

As students prepare for the 2026-27 school year, DPI has finally released spending data for the 2024-25. While this continues a pattern of the DPI seemingly dragging it’s feet in releasing public ...
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WILL Sues UW-Madison Over Race-Based Scholarships

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a new lawsuit challenging at least 20 UW-Madison scholarships and grants that contain race-based criteria and are administered with ...