IRG urges other states to follow Wisconsin’s model on legislative authority

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is a leader in pushing for legislative authority over the authority of unelected bureaucrats, according to the Institute for Reforming Government’s Wisconsin Administrative Reform Toolbox.

The group highlighted 15 years worth of legislation pushing the state in the direction of legislative authority as many states and governmental entities have seen power shift in the other direction.

IRG is hoping to have explained to other states outside of Wisconsin how to simplify legislative authority, from the 2011 Act 21, which put in requirements before agencies could regulate to the 2017 REINS act requiring legislative approval for rules costing more than $10 million to this year’s Red Tape Reset bills, which would need the approval of Gov. Tony Evers before becoming law.

“Wisconsin has an amazing story to tell,” IRG General Cou...