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State Rep. Joy Goeben and state Sen. Steve Nass have introduced a bill that would prohibit local governments from enacting a “rights of nature” ordinance.

In both Washington and Madison, basic economic principles are routinely ignored, as if policymakers believe they can repeal the laws of supply and demand with campaign slogans.

Teen birthrates are a small fraction of what they used to be As some of America’s most prominent conservative voices…

Tony Evers has had enough and that’s not a good thing for Democrats. More Wisconsinites (48%) approve of the way…

A state Supreme Court decision wresting rulemaking authority from elected state representatives has opened the door to a barrage of new regulations and fees in Wisconsin.

The U.S. Senate has an opportunity to slow the growth of Medicaid, something that hasn’t been seriously tried for decades, Sen. Ron Johnson says.

Public subsidies turn journalists into sycophants, undermine true scrutiny of government excess, distort the market for news and entertainment, create unfair competition for privately funded media, and are a waste of tax dollars.

Rich Lowry shares initial reactions to Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, chatting with Badger Institute policy director Pat McIlheran.

If Brittany Kinser wins Wisconsin’s race for state school superintendent, it would be the first victory over union-backed candidates since 1981.

Scouting leaders say they’re hoping that legislation granting them a few minutes for a recruiting talk at the start of Wisconsin public schools’ academic year is more successful this time around.

The Trump Administration’s focus on federal grants is part of a fundamental dispute over whether Americans should adhere to the Tenth Amendment.

Wisconsin voters will on the same day this April choose a new state Supreme Court justice and also decide whether the state’s voter ID law will become part of the state Constitution.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he will lead an effort to produce a balanced budget and restore the value of the dollar.

Sen. Ron Johnson kicked off Badger Institute’s 2025 Speaker Series with a clarion call to fiscal responsibility.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has renewed his proposal that legislators allow themselves to be cut out of the process of making state law and permit bills to be passed or statutes to be repealed by petition and referendum, an idea that the Legislature’s leaders dismissed as dead on arrival.

Wisconsinites are increasingly interracial, challenging a deeply embedded and divisive system that relies on racial categories to apportion billions of dollars in government programs and subsidies in the name of equity.

Populist trade policy at the national level is especially dangerous for Wisconsin workers.

Since 1854, Wisconsin has cast its presidential votes in favor of Republican candidates 26 times, Democrat candidates 16 times, and the Progressive candidate once.

If we all reject violence in politics, why does a Milwaukee mural honor a woman who shot up the U.S. Capitol?

“The only reason you’re free is because of checks and balances. Period. And one of the central checks is the Electoral College.”