Parents with disabilities or health limitations often time out of the program or end up on disability insurance By Angela Rachidi, Ph.D. October 2020
A call for greater transparency By Patrick Hughes August 2020
The racial disparities in Wisconsin's criminal justice system are among the worst in the country. By Mike Nichols, Patrick Hughes and Julie Grace July 2020
Partial shutdown costs state $178.9 million in lost GDP every day By Andrew Hanson May 2020
What is occupational licensing, how does it affect employment and consumer costs, and what options exist for reform? By Julie Grace and Collin Roth January 2020
Policies linked to work are critical to lifting people out of poverty. By Angela Rachidi, Ph.D. January 2020
Why hiring the previously incarcerated is good for business: An employer handbook. By Julie Grace and Thomas Lyons November 2019
Wisconsin licensing boards are routinely in violation of law requiring public representation By Julie Grace October 2019
Revocation study looks at Wisconsin's complex community corrections system and why many on supervision are failing and data analysis provides quantitative look at supervision terms. By Cecelia Klingele, Julie Grace and Patrick Hughes July 2019
An analysis of the accelerating outbound migration across the border to the Badger State By Mark J. Perry June 2019
A better way to help the disabled get to work By Baruch Feigenbaum June 2019
Context and Trends By Todd A. Berry April 2019
The High Cost of Increasing the Minimum Wage in Wisconsin to $15 By Ike Brannon and Andrew Hanson April 2019
A primer on Wisconsin's unsustainable transportation revenues By Dale Knapp February 2019
A new Badger Institute and Tax Foundation report offers a menu of reforms to foster opportunity and make Wisconsin more competitive. February 2019
How Wisconsin policy punishes low-income families for getting married - and what to do about it February 2019
Fair-chance hiring laws may hurt the job-seekers they aim to help February 2019
A Solution to Wisconsin's Costly Dental Access Program? By Jason Hicks and Morris M. Kleiner February 2019
The Wisconsin Criminal Justice Coalition, led by the Badger Institute, offers policy ideas for combating recidivism, fostering opportunity, saving taxpayer money and maintaining public safety.
How federal grants are depriving us of our money, liberty and trust in government — and what we can do about it. New book by the Badger Institute urges states to push back.
An overview of labor force participation By Ike Brannon and Andrew Hanson August 2018
An interactive map shows the labor force participation rate for every Wisconsin county. Washington County enjoys the highest participation rate (74.8%), while Adams County has the lowest rate (48.6%).
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SCOTT WALKER OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE OF WISCONSIN Dr. Tony Evers State Superintendent of Public Instruction Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
As the labor market for teachers evolves, we need more competition and less regulation. By Scott Niederjohn and Mark Schug April 2017