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- Wisconsin’s southern border shows what freedom brings
- When students harm themselves economically by going to college
- Bill to increase Wisconsin housing supply is now law
- Forty-year-old vehicle emissions program under new scrutiny
- In memory of Tom Howatt, embodiment of American Dream
- The Wisconsin experiment in economic freedom
- An agenda for opportunity and prosperity in Wisconsin
- From mudslinging to Mandate
Browsing: Economy and Infastructure
Institute welcomes first member of new Visiting Fellows Program.
Wisconsin ranks #38 in Reason Foundation’s annual report on best and worst state highway systems.
Wisconsin ranks 38th in the latest state highway systems report.
Palmer College chiropractic student Amanda Berkley testifies in favor of 2017 AB 834 before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform on January 18, 2018
2017 AB 834 would lower score required for successful completion of chiropractic examinations.
Several regulations removed from the books, freeing professionals from onerous and unneeded requirements
Wisconsin leaders, policy-makers and dignitaries explain why supporting the Badger Institute is so important.
Measures lift onerous restrictions on barbers and cosmetologists that stifle careers and businesses.
On its 30th anniversary, institute announces new, ambitious tax policy initiative, new magazine, fellows program and statewide events.
Private contractors help states grab more U.S. dollars at the expense of serving children and the poor
Federal regulations force school districts to spend that money or face funding cuts
Wisconsin’s huge investment hinges on the ever-evolving world of display technology
The left’s complaints about cultural appropriation keep Americans separated rather than united
And how tax reform and transportation upgrades can help Wisconsin take full advantage
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.
The announcement of Foxconn’s $10 billion planned investment in Wisconsin with up to 13,000 new jobs was broadly hailed as “transformational.”
When Taiwan-based Foxconn, manufacturer of iPhones and iPads for Apple, announced it wanted to build a $10 billion LCD panel plant in Wisconsin by 2020, it seemed like the timing couldn’t be better.
The potential for the Foxconn deal to provide a boost to Wisconsin’s economy and the excitement provided by media coverage make it difficult to think objectively about the deal.

