Browsing: Economy and Infastructure

The untold story — finally — of Milwaukee’s socialist icon and his appalling views toward blacks, immigrants and women

In a free society, it’s better when we the people — not the government — make the decisions

What we have seen happen in retail is mirrored throughout the economy

Detours, obstacles and deals gone bad didn’t deter Mike Mooney, chairman of leading commercial real estate firm MLG Capital

Claims that the streetcar swayed major development decisions in downtown Milwaukee are off track

Institute also announces promotion of Michael Jahr to senior vice president, addition of Gail Hanson to Board of Directors.

The high cost of increasing the minimum wage in Wisconsin to $15

A primer on Wisconsin’s unsustainable transportation revenues

Wisconsin’s deal should be scrapped for reasons far beyond the possible switch from factory jobs to research jobs

Commission staff adds expensive requirement to solar farm project without considering the cost or whether a bird-death problem even exists…

What is occupational licensing? How does it affect labor markets, wages, prices and interstate migration? Morris Kleiner, professor and AFL-CIO chair in Labor Policy at the University of Minnesota and author of “At What Cost? State and National Estimates of the Economic Cost of Occupational Licensing,” discusses his research at the Badger Institute’s Policy Symposium.

Wisconsin has a transportation funding dilemma. How did it occur, and how can we fix it? Dale Knapp, director of Forward Analytics, and Robert W. Poole Jr., director of transportation policy at the Reason Foundation, discuss growing expenditures, shrinking revenues and tolling solutions. Their presentation was delivered at the Badger Institute’s Policy Symposium.

WI can pioneer 21st century interstates, become a model for other states.

Fair-chance hiring laws may hurt the job-seekers they aim to help

Badger Institute analysis: Current restrictions undermine lawmakers’ intent, create obstacles to employment.

New report doesn’t include comparisons with other states and policy recommendations

Bipartisan legislative support for a tolling study likely exists and is validated by two major reports

The fiscal calamity looming for our neighbor to the south could help lure businesses and workers to the Badger State

Nichols: Growth will allow even greater impact on key policy issues.

With trade protection and corporate incentives, politicians could lose the firm footing of their free-market principles