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Digging into the decline of marriage, fire department staffing, overused TIFs and driverless transit

Editor’s Note Digging into the decline of marriage, fire department staffing, overused TIFs and driverless transit.By Mike Nichols Read More……

Wisconsin leaders, policy-makers and dignitaries explain why supporting the Badger Institute is so important.

On its 30th anniversary, institute announces new, ambitious tax policy initiative, new magazine, fellows program and statewide events.

Editor’s Note WPRI has transformed itself into the Badger Institute — a name that reaches back to the industrious miners…

Diggings: Badgers persevere — and adapt

Gov. Scott Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and others discuss the impact that the Badger Institute has had – and continues to have – in advancing free-market principles and policies.

The Badger moniker has deep, meaningful roots in Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin could lead the way again Let us take a moment to celebrate our unique political culture here in Wisconsin.…

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Rightward, ho! In 2011, it was Act 10.In 2015, right-to-work. In our cover story, WPRI President Mike Nichols explains the…

Scott Walker is back in town Postmortems — complete with recriminations and finger-pointing — will continue to be written about…

WPRI launches digital newsletter

Howatt replaces James Klauser

Eventful, yes; apocalypse, no Consider for a moment that Scott Walker has been governor for just nine months: a period…

The revolution is now These are tumultuous and consequential times in Wisconsin. The pace of change in Madison — and…

Now what? In November, notes progressive pundit John Nichols, Wisconsin Democrats suffered “the worst defeat of any state party in…

Hard choices For a rising political star, Paul Ryan remains a remarkably lonely political figure. For years, under both Democrats…