Wisconsin Scouts increasingly running into closed school doors
Patrick McIlheranEvers’ veto unfortunately is in line with rising trend of schools refusing traditional short recruiting talks It used to be, said Lucia Cronin, that a parent leading the local Cub…
What Wisconsin’s constitutional amendment means for big government spending
Mark LisheronBadger State to vote on new financial guardrails Aug. 9 If voters approve two constitutional amendment questions this coming August, Wisconsin would join 34 other states whose governors and legislators…
Five surprising facts about the Wisconsin economy: Experiencing the benefits of free market reforms
Scott Niederjohn Ph.D.Introduction: How is Wisconsin doing, economically? Remarkably well, Badger Institute Visiting Fellow Scott Niederjohn finds as he examines the trends. Our taxes are more competitive than they were even just…
Minnesotans fleeing to western Wisconsin
Mike NicholsEau Claire and St. Croix counties booming Eau Claire — Just down the way from Phoenix Park and the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers, Jon Hanson and…
Barely one bill in 10 becomes law in Madison
Stats raise questions about gridlock and political posturing Wisconsin lawmakers in both the Senate and Assembly are introducing record numbers of bills — well over 50% more than 10 or…
The many ways Wisconsinites will pay and pay for other people’s student debt
Biden’s loan scheme doesn’t forgive debt but transfers it — and doesn’t do anything to fix the problem “Debt relief” was how the news reports described the scheme outlined by…
UW tenure hysteria was unwarranted
Mike Nichols 38 Mark LisheronA look at what has happened in UW System since 2015 The number of tenured faculty in the University of Wisconsin System has fallen roughly in line with the decrease…
Wisconsin voters approved majority of school tax-hike requests last Tuesday
Mike Nichols 38 Will Rosignal“Yes” votes prevailed in 61% of school district referenda Slightly more than 60% of school district requests to levy higher property taxes were approved by voters on last Tuesday’s ballots…
Will government’s heavy hand make business “Go Galt”?
Ayn Rand’s fictitious solution to government overreach has new relevance In Ayn Rand’s classic novel “Atlas Shrugged,” the government nationalizes industry after industry until the economy is on the brink…
From the desk of Mike Nichols
An update on our 2023-2024 legislative victories in Madison The Badger Institute’s policy work, journalism and advocacy helped spur pivotal changes this past legislative session to give Wisconsinites more freedom…