New research quantifies states’ regulations and puts a number on the harm Wisconsin, it turns out, is among the states working most diligently at making childcare more expensive. Makes you…
From the desk of Mike Nichols, Badger Institute President The 132 members of the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate who will head to the Capitol this January will include at least…
Unconditional cash did nothing to raise recipients out of poverty; Madison and Milwaukee have dabbled with idea Results from the nation’s most comprehensive experiment in offering people a guaranteed basic…
Still 6% fewer officers than decade ago While Milwaukee continues to struggle putting sworn officers on the streets, the police departments in Wisconsin’s other largest cities are at or fast…
Cheeseheads have a new bleating heart When it comes to dairy cow production, Wisconsin was long, well, the GOAT. For decades, the state had both the largest number of dairy…
Two years after the Badger Institute and others rang alarm bells about delays in criminal justice because of staffing problems among Wisconsin’s prosecutors and public defenders, and one year after…
Since his book cited Badger Institute research on federal role in bloated bureaucracy, we update the grim figures In his new book, “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much…
Police in DeForest more than 13 times as likely to issue cannabis citations than counterparts in Milwaukee, Fitchburg or Hobart/Lawrence It can’t be known whether residents of DeForest are more…
Former superintendent criticizes suggestion that police are evil In the 2023-24 school year, after Milwaukee officials agreed to put police officers back into local high schools — something that still…
Lower standards set kids up for failure in college and workplaces Quite the wonder this month when Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction released the latest results of state proficiency tests:…
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