Legislature protects Milwaukeeans from $15-per-rider fare-free trolley folly
Patrick McIlheranIn need of quiet solitude not long ago, I did the obvious: I got on Milwaukee’s streetcar, The Hop. It did not disappoint: In all, five people Hopped on, then…
Medicaid: Wisconsin’s budget buster
Mark LisheronA recent history of the state’s social spending Leviathan As the state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee begins budget deliberations, Gov. Tony Evers is pushing for a $31.6 billion budget for…
Debate over gas stoves moves to front burner
Mike NicholsNew regulations elsewhere prompt trio of Wisconsin bills Is the left really coming for your gas stove? Wisconsin Republicans, who have introduced legislation ensuring you will be able to continue…
Pension proposal puts cops back in Milwaukee schools
School safety a key component in local revenue solution Assembly Republicans have proposed a sales tax plan for the city of Milwaukee that would put police officers back in Milwaukee…
State lawmakers want cops back in Milwaukee Public Schools
But no money for the Hop Assembly Republicans have proposed a sales tax plan for the city of Milwaukee that would put police officers back in Milwaukee Public Schools for…
Gov. Evers’ wide world of diversity, equity and inclusion
Ken WysockyRepublicans vow to strip DEI officers from budget proposal Tucked away in Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget is nearly $3 million for a new cabinet-level chief equity officer and 18…
Economist vindicates Act 10 and common sense
Rewards for good teaching, wins for kids Recently a Yale professor wrote something that was astonishing because it shouldn’t have been astonishing. Barbara Biasi, a labor economist, vindicated the labor…
Study: A Flat-Rate Income Tax Would Spur Growth and Opportunity
Badger InstituteTax 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…
It’s time to put away progressive taxes, Wisconsin
Let’s forget about economic pie-growing for a minute (just a minute) as our legislators start to debate tax reform in Madison. Let’s, just for now, debate the issue on the…
Why a Limited Government Institute Supports Increased Government Spending
Jeremiah MostellerOver the past year, the Badger Institute has explored how Wisconsin’s justice system is facing massive criminal case backlogs that are fueling severe delays in justice for victims and defendants…