Why the Badger Institute opposes SB 435 (2023)
Badger InstituteThe bill: The Wisconsin Senate now is considering a bill, SB435, that exempts a lot retirement income from the state income tax. Specifically, the bill: Exempts up to $100,000 for…
Governor keeps alive possibility of local bans on fossil fuels
Gov. Tony Evers, who has set as a goal that “all electricity consumed in the state be 100% carbon-free by 2050,” is making sure that state agencies and local governments…
Don’t snuff out wedding barns, Badger Institute and other groups tell Wisconsin Legislature
A wedding barn is nothing like a tavern — especially in ways that matter for liquor laws. The Badger Institute is happy to join an effort to fill in Wisconsin…
It’s long past time to end Wisconsin’s minimum markup law
Years of Badger Institute research makes case for repeal After Minnesota lawmakers ended that state’s rule requiring a minimum 6% markup on gasoline, a former Wisconsin lawmaker who now works…
The top three reasons to cut Wisconsin’s top tax rate
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Deal puts police back on duty to protect Milwaukee Public Schools
A deal that allows both the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County to raise sales taxes also requires that 25 police officers be placed back in crime-ridden Milwaukee Public Schools. …
Natural gas and regulation in Wisconsin: a policy brief
Since 1990, gross U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by just over 2%, according to the EPA, but direct on-site emissions from homes and businesses are increasing and now account…
Coalition of Free Market Healthcare Advocates includes Badger Institute
Legislature encouraged to sponsor “Know Your Healthcare Costs Act” Date: May 15, 2023To: Members of the Wisconsin LegislatureFrom: Coalition of Free Market Healthcare AdvocatesRe: Co-Sponsor LRB-2922 “Know Your Healthcare Costs…
Study: A Flat-Rate Income Tax Would Spur Growth and Opportunity
Tax reform can have substantial benefits for Wisconsinites’ economic prospects Author Don Bruce, a prominent economist at the University of Tennessee, estimates moving to a flat individual income tax in…
Safety Net Fact Sheet
Adapted from the full report by Angela Rachidi, Ensuring Opportunity: Altering Wisconsin’s Safety Net to Encourage Upward Mobility. Download the Fact Sheet 2023 Safety Net Fact SheetDownload The post Safety…