Conservatives push for colorblind UW System
Mark LisheronBill banning race-based aid given public hearing Thursday Saying they “have not given up on a colorblind society,” Wisconsin Republicans have filed a bill to remove race-based considerations from an…
Good riddance to the ‘one way of teaching’
Patrick McIlheranAmerica has changed its mind on what public education looks like, thanks to parents who demanded school choice “The Death of Public School,” proclaimed the title of a widely touted…
Comment on Protesters at Madison Black conservatives event expose selves and progressive desperation by Even ‘hate speech’ is protected speech | Blaska Policy Werkes
wifamilynewsconservative theorists gathered on campus earlier this month, on-line viewers disrupted the proceedings by exposing their genitals and shouting profanities. Mattered not that the offending intellectuals
The suspect value of Wisconsin emissions testing
Ken WysockyBadger State stuck in never-ending federal program Every year, more than 600,000 Wisconsin vehicle owners in seven counties dutifully — if not happily — trudge out for their mandatory biennial…
Federal strings determined the timing of Hop’s unfinished L-Line
Mike NicholsGrant conditions were satisfied by streetcar’s Sunday-only route through construction site Milwaukee city officials are going to run their streetcars, part of the $128 million Hop, through a closed construction…
Badger Institute Statement of Guiding Principles on Energy Research
Badger InstituteWisconsinites cannot flourish without reliable, affordable, environmentally responsible energy sources necessary for prosperity, quality of life and technological advancement. The globe is warming and human actions — primarily through CO2…
Congressman Gallagher issues stark warning
Says the future is up to us, but won’t be much longer In a speech to the Badger Institute Thursday night, Congressman Mike Gallagher, the Green Bay Republican who chairs…
Hard to win over Wisconsinites if your only argument is ‘shut up’
The American tradition of free speech runs up against rage at colleges, but there are signs of hope It was startling, but surely not surprising, when protesters disrupted an online…
Why the Badger Institute opposes SB 435 (2023)
The 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…
Tax cuts working for Iowa; Wisconsin left standing still
Taxpayers in Iowa had themselves another pretty darned good year. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, somewhat quietly announced late last week the state government finished its fiscal year business with a…