Upcoming Meetings  –> New 1:00pm Start Time

    • Nov 21, 2024 – Jeff Flynt, Brown County Deputy Executive
    • Oct 17, 2024 – Patrick McIlheran, Director of Policy for the Badger Institute
    • Sep 19, 2024 – Michelle Seidl, Bellevue Finance Director/Clerk
    • Aug 15, 2024 – Lucas Vebber, Deputy Counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL)
    • July 18, 2024 – Sen Roger Roth, 8th US Cong District Candidate
    • Jun 20, 2024 – Rep. David Steffen & Sen. Andre Jacque, 8th US Cong District Candidate
    • May 16, 2024 – Tony Wied, 8th US Cong District Candidate
    • Apr 18, 2024 – Jim Rafter, Allouez Village President
    • Mar 21, 2024 – GB Metro Fire Chief Matthew Knott.
    • Feb 15, 2024 – Seth Hoffmeister, Chair – GB Sustainability Commission.
    • Jan 18, 2024 – Kari Hagenow, East River Collaborative

Recent Newsletters

 

Wisconsin Budget in Brief Fiscal Years 2024-2025

 

Monthly Meetings @ The Village Grille

Monthly meetings are held at The Village Grille, corner of Hoffman and East River Drive, Allouez. The location has no stairs or steps, convenient parking, and a room to better accommodate speakers and conversation. There will be three selections from which to choose lunch – each one will be priced at $15 (includes tax and tip).  Lunch is at 1:00pm on the third Thursday, with monthly speakers presenting.

Taxpayers Association Challenges Governor’s Abuse of Partial Veto Power

Posted: October 30, 2024

The Brown County Taxpayers Association (BCTA) filed an amicus brief in LeMieux v. Tony Evers, a case before the Wisconsin State Supreme Court which challenges the Governor’s creative, expansive and unprecedented use of line-item veto power.  The amicus brief, filed on behalf of BCTA by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, supports the plaintiff position that the Governor’s action is not legal.

SCOTUS DECIDES FEDERAL LAWSUIT ON ISSUES RAISED BY BCTA AND WILL

Posted: July 26, 2023

By a vote of 6-3, the US Supreme Court Justices issued a June 30, 2023 decision that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in 2021 when it announced that it would cancel up to $400 billion in student loans. The Court found that Biden’s plan implicated the “major questions doctrine,” which was the same argument raised by the Brown County Taxpayers Association in its case. BCTA filed the first lawsuit (BCTA v. Biden, 10/4/22) in the nation that made it all the way to the Supreme Court, but was unable to obtain an injunction.

Brown County Taxpayers Association Files Tuition Forgiveness Lawsuit

Posted: October 4, 2022

Brown County Taxpayers Association Files Lawsuit: Biden’s Tuition Forgiveness Is Unconstitutional

Green Bay, WI – (October 4, 2022) – Brown County Taxpayers Association (“BCTA”) filed a three-count complaint in Eastern Wisconsin’s US Federal District Court against defendants including the President of the United States and the Secretary of the US Department of Education. In its filing, the BCTA asserts that President Biden’s One-Time Student Loan Debt Relief Plan (the “Plan”) violates the US Constitution’s separation of powers between Congress and the Executive branch. The complaint also claims the Plan breaches the 5th Amendment’s equal protection doctrine by expressly stating that its purpose is to advance “racial equity”. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (“WILL”) is representing the BCTA in its legal action.

Brown County Taxpayers Association asks for Sales Tax Referendum

Posted: August 15, 2022

8/15/22 Brown County Taxpayers Association asks for Sales Tax Referendum Brown County Supervisor: As we did in 2017, the Brown County Taxpayers Association (“BCTA”) respectfully and earnestly requests that, instead of taking affirmative action at this Wednesday’s County Board meeting, you consider putting any extension of the County’s current sales tax up for a referendum […]