Wisconsin needs an explicit constitutional amendment to rein in gubernatorial goofiness
Mike NicholsEvers’ school funding partial veto may well hold up in court I see that Greenland sharks can live 400 years — almost as long as Tony Evers’ spending plan for…
UW DEI staff salvaged by Evers’ veto
Mark LisheronPushing back on a Gov. Tony Evers veto protecting the University of Wisconsin System’s extensive diversity, equity and inclusion infrastructure, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is asking for legislative committee approval…
Wisconsin budget misses mark on best oral care solution — dental therapy
Michael JahrThe 2023-25 state biennial budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday included measures designed to address gaps in oral care access in Wisconsin, which has among the worst records for disadvantaged…
Celebrating Wisconsin’s step toward swifter criminal justice
Jeremiah MostellerAlmost a year ago the Badger Institute published my research exploring the severe delays and case backlogs in Wisconsin’s criminal justice system. Judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys alike had been raising the alarm…
Evers vetoes historic reforms to Wisconsin income tax rates
Mike Nichols 38 Patrick McIlheranWhy lost opportunity to cut taxes is devastating for the Badger State The mainstream media, with no historical memory, will invariably focus on what Gov. Tony Evers did today to…
Wins on justice, education and taxes are only the start of Wisconsinites’ work
Patrick McIlheranTo win the vote is merely to start the work. As the Wisconsin Legislature wraps up a biennial budget that has both ups and downs — it spends much more…
Why — and how — Gov. Evers should sign off on Wisconsin’s big tax cuts
First the “why.” The plan passed by Joint Finance late Thursday saves taxpayers $3.5 billion over two years, money that came from them in the first place because they’re currently…
The other problem with UW DEI programs: They don’t work
If the vast UW System Diversity, Equity and Inclusion effort — which costs approximately $32 million biennially — is so necessary, why is it such a failure? The stated mission…
Virtually all Wisconsinites already have internet access. Are fastest speeds now a right?
When state legislative Republicans pressed the pause button on state taxpayer funding for broadband expansion, they offered an opportunity to reflect on intertwining questions. When and why did bringing internet…
The top three reasons to cut Wisconsin’s top tax rate
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