Browsing: Economy and Infastructure

One of the following two things happened this month. Guess which one didn’t:

The following is testimony delivered by Badger Institute Senior Vice President Michael Jahr on strategies for reducing the occupational licensing backlog.

Wisconsin voters could make 2023 a watershed year for oversight of currently unchecked spending of billions of dollars of federal funding flowing into the state.

Reforms would expand oversight of federal funds, school and health care options, increase workforce participation.

The Badger Institute today announced partnerships with several leading research organizations and subject matter experts who will contribute to its 2022 Mandate for Madison, a policy roadmap for the governor and Legislature beginning in 2023.

The following is testimony submitted by Badger Institute Visiting Fellow Angela Rachidi in favor of AB 935 – FoodShare work and FoodShare employment and training requirements and drug testing.

Pulling cops out of public schools was a crazy idea.

At the height of the initial COVID-19 outbreak, correctional and other public safety agencies in Wisconsin bought at least 55 disinfection robots at a cost of more than $2.2 million.

Professionals should be able to secure state-required credentials in days, not months

It’s an understatement to say that Wisconsin businesses are struggling to find workers.

Shortly after the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the CARES Act, a $2.2 trillion bill designed to alleviate the negative economic consequences of government-mandated shutdowns.

Watch the complete presentation of our 2021 Annual Dinner, featuring Robert Doar, president of the American Enterprise Institute.

Wisconsin’s unemployment situation has rebounded, but participation in government programs remains elevated. Angela K. Rachidi, PhD is the author of a Badger Institute report “Employment and the Safety Net During the Pandemic”
October 21, 2021

New staff and board members will increase institute’s reach and impact

Watch a forward-looking update on the life changing work of the Badger Institute

The former governor reflects and responds to his critics 

Public-private hybrids underperform and are fraught with risk 

Inside a $1.2 trillion bill, state Republicans say, is a progressive spending dream list 

A frank conversation excerpted from the Badger Institute’s podcast series, Free Exchange 

No strings attached entitlements for targeted groups is preview of something more permanent