Browsing: Economy and Infastructure

Lawmakers should reinstate work requirements to encourage labor force participation, says author

Wisconsin’s unemployment situation has rebounded, but participation in government programs remains elevated.

Milwaukee, Madison and Wausau plan to pay certain low-income families monthly stipends with no strings attached

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New law makes it clear natural braiders don’t need state license

Changes to TPP, UI, and tax brackets are all being debated

Premiere features youngest hostage during 1979 embassy crisis in Iran, now president of Mosinee school board

Primer analyzes proposed policies and makes recommendations for Wisconsin

In a joint brief with the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, we lay out the problems with occupational licensing in Wisconsin and what meaningful reforms can be enacted.

A menu of pro-growth tax reform options from the Tax Foundation and the Badger Institute.

The Evers administration included a $100 million public venture capital fund in its state budget proposal. While the Republican-controlled Legislature cut 400 items from the governor’s budget, this measure survived. In an open letter, the Wisconsin Free Market Coalition today calls on legislators to jettison this expensive and risky proposal.

Badger Institute Policy Analyst Julie Grace testified in favor of 2021 SB 232 and SB 233 before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry on May 26, 2021.

These bills would streamline the process to obtain an occupational license in Wisconsin.

Why Wisconsin shouldn’t spend $100 million in taxpayer money to invest in private enterprise

Badger Institute Policy Analyst Julie Grace testified in favor of 2021 AB 320 before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform on May 18, 2021.

2021 AB 320 would broaden the scope of practice of interior designers

Nichols: Both hires are ‘rare finds’

Pastor Jerome Smith got a second chance and made sure countless others received one too

Badger Institute Policy Analyst Julie Grace testified in favor of 2021 AB 218 before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform on April 27, 2021.

2021 AB 218 would streamline the process to obtain an occupational license in Wisconsin

An unnecessary second stimulus is an invitation for state, county and local officials to act irresponsibly with our tax money

Federal dollars drove personal, small bankruptcies down, but Chapter 11s were flat and could spike

Two very different COVID-19 responses produce different economic outcomes in Hudson, WI, and Stillwater, MN