As nearby states reform, Wisconsin clings to licensure requirements that add little value The numbers don’t lie, and nobody knows that better than all the kids who no longer want…
Wisconsin taxpayer dollars should not be used to buy off journalists I call it the “tornado, tomato, quilts and kids” defense — all the reasons supporters of big government subsidies…
‘Free’ federal money put Milwaukee on the hook for ongoing expenses; time to say ‘enough’ Milwaukee’s $128 million streetcar, the Hop — despite adding a second line — has even…
Badger Institute supports resolution now being circulated in the Capitol Nine years after then-Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation lifting a moratorium on building new nuclear power plants, Rep. David Steffen…
We need to pay more attention to Wisconsin’s most insidious drug problem There are worse things than dying. That was the crazed, drug-induced argument of the naked-from-the-waist-down guy on meth…
Badger Institute’s vision for the upcoming year Our governor has been on a listening tour, asking what the people of this state want as we head into 2025. Not much,…
Gov. Evers, please take note of those big Google and Amazon nuclear deals Google announced a big deal the other day to purchase energy in the next five to 10…
Shortly before our Oct. 1 annual dinner, we learned about a conversation Rich Lowry, editor of National Review and at the time our scheduled speaker, had on the Megyn Kelly…
Our Annual Dinner is coming up on October 1, and we’ll feature a panel of veteran journalists and think tank leaders talking about left-wing media bias and how conservatives can…
Housing market and financing shouldn’t be its concern Key members of the Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission seem to think their job is to assess housing availability, make sure developers can…
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