Derail the Hop permanently
Mike Nichols‘Free’ federal money put Milwaukee on the hook for ongoing expenses; time to say ‘enough’ Milwaukee’s $128 million streetcar, the Hop — despite adding a second line — has even…
Wisconsin cities can grow if they let housing markets work, say scholars
Patrick McIlheranStudy from AEI calculates more than 21,000 new homes a year from permitting economically feasible urban infill Concerned that exorbitant housing is out of reach for middle-class families, cities without…
Half of Wisconsin state employees may be working from home — though no one has a complete count
Mark Lisheron‘There has been no productivity analysis, no data,’ says lawmaker pushing for return and accountability. More than half of the employees in the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and more…
Troubled Milwaukee streetcar remains 30% under pre-pandemic peak despite new tracks
End of federal money makes city scramble to cover operating costs of the Hop Despite a much ballyhooed second line added last April, ridership on Milwaukee’s financially challenged streetcar, the…
AEI: Building more homes in Wisconsin would drive down cost
Policy playbook shows how it could be done without taxpayer subsidies or taking up more land Allowing more home construction on smaller lots in Wisconsin would substantially drive down prices,…
Kinser DPI victory would alter decades-long trend
Union-backed candidates have won state superintendent job over and over Early voting is ongoing in the April 1 election pitting the incumbent union-supported head of the Department of Public Instruction,…
Where Wisconsin’s crazy meth infestation appears most prevalent
Ken Wysocky 38 Mike NicholsBy one measure, Outagamie and Brown at top of list Meth is injected, smoked, snorted or ingested in just about every corner of Wisconsin. But by at least one measure…
‘Predictable’ Hobart a rarity for developers in Wisconsin
While many municipalities throw up roadblocks, Brown County village welcomes increased supply of homes Unlike many places in Wisconsin, there is no housing crisis in the Village of Hobart because…
MPS finally puts cops back in crime-ridden schools
Badger InstituteWhat took them so long? Years after we first reported on daily calls to police from MPS high schools, the Milwaukee Public Schools finally obeyed a judge’s order and placed…
Why support a pro-nuclear resolution?
Download the fact sheet Facts for Wisconsin citizens and legislators Situation now Click to expand Nuclear provides 16% of all electricity generated in Wisconsin. Down from 24% in 1990. Coal:…