Hot demand for houses runs into Dane County’s Land of No
Patrick McIlheranMany things can stymie development, but there are pathways to yes If a home in Madison, Wisconsin’s most rapidly growing metropolis, is increasingly hard to afford… And it is: The…
More headway on increasing nuclear power
Badger InstituteThe Biden administration’s climate adviser told a “sustainability conference” this week that the president wants to reactivate decommissioned nuclear power plants. Investors already have announced plans to restart the dormant…
Badger State dominates plummeting U.S. mink production
Michael JahrMink pelt output is shrinking, but new markets may be on the rise At estate sales on Wisconsin family farms, you sometimes find what look like rustic surf boards for…
Milwaukee moves, but slowly, to deal with underused buildings
Consultants’ figures prove critics right as state’s largest district continues to shrink Andrew Douglas Middle School, 11% utilized Wisconsin’s largest school district, whose voters narrowly approved a quarter-billion dollar increase…
Milwaukee’s strange hero in a politically violent time
‘Freedom fighter’ took a pistol to a legislative debate Lest anyone doubt his intentions, the man charged as a would-be assassin of a U.S. presidential candidate left a letter, made…
Clean energy, governor? We have some reading on that
As Tony Evers tours schools to talk of energy, here’s some background Wisconsin is nearing the end of what Gov. Tony Evers proclaimed “Clean Energy Week,” and the Badger Institute offers ample…
Minnesotans cite taxes, rules as they flee to Wisconsin
Mark Lisheron‘It’s tough enough to run a small business in Minnesota,’ but rates and regulations grew harsher under Walz, starting with COVID Outdated Minnesota liquor laws brought Jon Kreidler’s Tattersall Distilling…
Misers v. Big Spenders — and where the Badger State fits in
Wyatt EichholzEver interested in how Wisconsin can spend less on government, we found fewer examples of parsimonious politicians elsewhere in America than we’d hoped. How does Wisconsin’s spending compare to other…
A response to National Review
Mike NicholsOur 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…
How Wisconsin could triple its nuclear power
Federal report touts nuclear power plant sites, including Kewaunee, as ‘ideal’ for new reactors A federal report this month is touting two Wisconsin nuclear power plant sites — one operating,…