Upcoming Meetings
-
- Sep 21, 2023 – Alex Drews and Matt Johnson, City of Green Bay Assessors Department
- Aug 17, 2023 – Scott Ebel, P.E., I-41 Corridor Project Manager
- July 20, 2023 – WCC and the Appleton Taxpayers’ Group
- Jun 15, 2023 – Topic WI State Budget
- May 18, 2023 – Topic Wisconsin Solar & Wind
- Apr 20, 2023 – Brett Healy, President of MacIver Institute
- Mar 16, 2023 – Chad Weininger
- Feb 16, 2023 – Rep. John Macco
- Jan 19, 2023 – Justice Daniel Kelly
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 12:00 noon on the third Thursday, with monthly speakers presenting.
SCOTUS DECIDES FEDERAL LAWSUIT ON ISSUES RAISED BY BCTA AND WILL
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
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
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 […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court to Upholds Brown County Sales Tax
Wisconsin Supreme Court to Upholds Brown County Sales Tax Court rules tax complied with state statute Green Bay, WI – (March 4, 2022) – The Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued an opinion today ruling that Brown County’s 0.5% sales tax is legal. The lawsuit, litigated on behalf of the BCTA by the Wisconsin Institute for […]